Norway is a Nordic country located in Northern Europe, whereas New Zealand is an island country in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Norway and New Zealand regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Norway bigger than New Zealand?
The total area of Norway is 385,207 sq km, and the total area of New Zealand is 268,021 sq km. Norway is bigger than New Zealand by 117,186 sq km. Norway is around 1.44 times bigger than New Zealand.
Area of Norway: 148,729 sq mi ( 385,207 km2 )
Area of New Zealand: 103,483 sq mi ( 268,021 km2 )
Population
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Norway as of 27th March 2022, is estimated to be around 5,495,517.
According to the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of New Zealand as of 27th March 2022, is estimated to be around 4,890,895.
Here is some more data comparison between Norway and New Zealand.
The capital of Norway is Oslo, and the capital city of New Zealand is Wellington.
Official Languages
Norway: Norwegian, Sami
New Zealand: English, Maori, NZ Sign Language
Demonym(s)
Norway: Norwegian
New Zealand: New Zealander
ISO 3166 Code
Norway: NO
New Zealand: NZ
Human Development Index
HDI of Norway as of 2019: 0.957
HDI of New Zealand as of 2019: 0.931
Norway Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
New Zealand Time Zone:
UTC + 12 (Time in New Zealand)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 13 (New Zealand Day Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Norway:
61° 0′ 0″ N, 8° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of New Zealand:
42° 0′ 0″ S, 173° 0′ 0″ E
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