Scotland is a country located in Europe and is a part of the United Kingdom, whereas New Zealand is an island country in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Scotland and New Zealand regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Scotland bigger than New Zealand?
The total area of Scotland is 77,933 sq km, and the total area of New Zealand is 268,021 sq km. Scotland is smaller than New Zealand by 190,088 sq km. Scotland is around 3.44 times smaller than New Zealand.
Area of Scotland: 30,090 sq mi ( 77,933 km2 )
Area of New Zealand: 103,483 sq mi ( 268,021 km2 )
Population
According to the Eurostat data, the total population of Scotland as of 2019 was estimated to be around 5.454 Million.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of New Zealand as of 13th July 2021, is 4,863,027.
Here is some more data comparison between Scotland and New Zealand.
The capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital city of New Zealand is Wellington.
Official Languages
Scotland: English, Scottish Gaelic
New Zealand: English, Maori, NZ Sign Language
Human Development Index
HDI of Scotland as of 2018: 0.913
HDI of New Zealand as of 2018: 0.931
Scotland Timezone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
New Zealand Timezone:
UTC + 12 (Time in New Zealand)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 13 (New Zealand Day Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Scotland:
57° 0′ 0″ N, 4° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of New Zealand:
42° 0′ 0″ S, 173° 0′ 0″ E
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