Country size comparison
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New Zealand is about 586 times bigger than Palau.
Palau is approximately 459 sq km, while New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km, making New Zealand 58,470% larger than Palau. Meanwhile, the population of Palau is ~21,695 people (5.0 million more people live in New Zealand).
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