Country size comparison
compared to
New Zealand is about 2.1 times bigger than North Carolina.
North Carolina is approximately 126,161 sq km, while New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km, making New Zealand 113% larger than North Carolina. Meanwhile, the population of North Carolina is ~9.5 million people (4.5 million fewer people live in New Zealand).
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