Country size comparison

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Republic of the Congo is about 1.3 times bigger than New Zealand.

New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km, while Republic of the Congo is approximately 342,000 sq km, making Republic of the Congo 27% larger than New Zealand. Meanwhile, the population of New Zealand is ~5.1 million people (493,303 more people live in Republic of the Congo).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of New Zealand vs. Republic of the Congo uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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