New Zealand is about 11 times bigger than Vermont.

Vermont is approximately 23,956 sq km, while New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km, making New Zealand 1,022% larger than Vermont. Meanwhile, the population of Vermont is ~625,741 people (4.4 million more people live in New Zealand).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Vermont vs. New Zealand uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.