Kansas is a state in the United States of America located in the Midwestern region of the country, whereas New Zealand is an island country in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Kansas and New Zealand regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Kansas bigger than New Zealand?
The total area of Kansas is 82,278 sq mi, and the total area of New Zealand is 103,483 sq mi. Kansas is smaller than New Zealand by 21,205 sq mi. Kansas is around 1.26 times smaller than New Zealand.
Area of Kansas: 82,278 sq mi ( 213,100 km2 )
Area of New Zealand: 103,483 sq mi ( 268,021 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Kansas as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 2,934,582.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of New Zealand as of 2020, was estimated to be around 5,084,300.
Here is some more data comparison between Kansas and New Zealand.
The capital city of Kansas is Topeka, and the capital city of New Zealand is Wellington.
Official Languages
Kansas: English
New Zealand: English, Maori, NZ Sign Language
Demonym(s)
Kansas: Kansan
New Zealand: New Zealander
ISO 3166 Code
Kansas: US-KS
New Zealand: NZ
Human Development Index
HDI of Kansas as of 2019: 0.927
HDI of New Zealand as of 2019: 0.931
Kansas Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Time Zone)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
New Zealand Time Zone:
UTC + 12 (Time in New Zealand)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 13 (New Zealand Day Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Kansas:
38° 29′ 37.32″ N, 98° 22′ 49.44″ W
Coordinates of New Zealand:
42° 0′ 0″ S, 173° 0′ 0″ E
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