Country size comparison
compared to
New Zealand is about 1.5 times bigger than Uruguay.
Uruguay is approximately 176,215 sq km, while New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km, making New Zealand 53% larger than Uruguay. Meanwhile, the population of Uruguay is ~3.4 million people (1.6 million more people live in New Zealand).
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