Country size comparison
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Sweden is about 1.7 times bigger than New Zealand.
New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km, while Sweden is approximately 450,295 sq km, making Sweden 67% larger than New Zealand. Meanwhile, the population of New Zealand is ~5.1 million people (5.4 million more people live in Sweden).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of New Zealand vs. Sweden uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Try dragging the outline to reposition.
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