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New Zealand

New Zealand · Aotearoa

Capital
Wellington
Population
5.32 million 2025
Area
270,467 km²
Neighbours
0
Locator map of New ZealandNEW ZEALANDWellingtonSouthPacific OceanIndian OceanTasman Sea0500 km
New Zealand hatched, Wellington marked with a triangle. Orthographic projection centred on 40.8°S 172.5°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

New Zealand is an island country in Oceania. Of the other 194 countries in this atlas, the nearest capital to Wellington is Canberra, in Australia, 2,327 km away. With 270,467 km², it is about the size of Burkina Faso and Gabon and ranks 75th of 195 by area.

Its population was 5.32 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 72nd-smallest of the 194 countries with data. That works out at 20 people per km². 84.0% of people lived in urban areas in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$49,591 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 25th of 191 and 2nd of 14 in Oceania. Life expectancy at birth was 82.0 years in 2024.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. Territory away from the main landmass also reaches the Western Hemisphere. North to south it runs about 1,427 km, between 47.3°S and 34.4°S. Directly through the Earth from Wellington, the antipode falls on land, in Spain.

How it compares Oceania: 14 countries

MeasureFigureWorldOceania
Population5,324,7002025, World Bank123rd of 1943rd of 14
Area270,467 km²world-countries75th of 1953rd of 14
GDPUS$264.1 billion2025, World Bank, current US$52nd of 1912nd of 14
GDP per capitaUS$49,5912025, World Bank, current US$25th of 1912nd of 14
Population density20 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries167th of 19413th of 14
Life expectancy82.0 years2024, World Bank29th of 1942nd of 14
Urban population84.0%2025, World Bank34th of 1943rd of 14
Forest area38.9% of land2024, World Bank74th of 19410th of 14
Population growth+0.65% a year2025, World Bank117th of 1946th of 14
Internet users93.5%2024, World Bank36th of 1882nd of 11
Fertility rate1.57 births per woman2024, World Bank128th of 19413th of 14
Land neighbours0world-countries; among the 195157th of 1952nd of 14
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaBurkina Faso, Gabon and Ecuador

Closest in populationMauritania, Palestine and Slovakia

Neighbours none by land

No land borders. The nearest capitals:

  • Australia2,327 km
    Wellington to Canberra
  • Tonga2,431 km
    Wellington to Nuku'alofa
  • Fiji2,600 km
    Wellington to Suva

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Southern and Eastern
outlying territory also: Western
Capital
Wellington
41.30°S 174.78°E
Northernmost latitude
34.43°S
Southernmost latitude
47.26°S
Westernmost longitude
166.48°E
Easternmost longitude
178.54°E
North to south
about 1,427 km
Antipode of Wellington
41.30°N 5.22°W
on land, in Spain