Italy vs New Zealand: Surface area

Italy

302,070 sq. km

in 2023

New Zealand

267,710 sq. km

in 2023

Italy rank

72nd

New Zealand rank

75th

Surface area over time

Italy currently reports 302,070 sq. km against 267,710 sq. km in New Zealand, a difference of 34,360 sq. km.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Globally, Italy ranks 72nd and New Zealand ranks 75th of 216 countries.

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.