Country size comparison
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Tuvalu is about 10,340 times smaller than New Zealand.
New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km, while Tuvalu is approximately 26 sq km, making Tuvalu 0.01% the size of New Zealand. Meanwhile, the population of New Zealand is ~5.3 million people (5.3 million fewer people live in Tuvalu).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 15 statistics
Make 8.2 times more money in New Zealand
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Cost of Living Comparison · 3 categories - 2026 data
New Zealand is 2.7 times more expensive than Tuvalu overall
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Moving from Tuvalu to New Zealand · OECD 2023
351 people moved from Tuvalu to New Zealand.
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