Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
New Zealand fits inside India 12 times
India: 3,287,260 km² (2024) · New Zealand: 267,710 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
New Zealand’s coastline is 2.2 times as long as India’s
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 8,556 m above New Zealand’s
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of India, versus 37% of New Zealand
India: 59.9% (2024) · New Zealand: 36.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 275 times as many people as New Zealand
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 24 times as densely populated as New Zealand
India: 492 per km² (2025) · New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in New Zealand are 11.2 cm taller than in India
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 177.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in New Zealand are 9.5 cm taller than in India
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · New Zealand: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in New Zealand is 9.2 years older than in India
India: 28.1 years (2023) · New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in India have 0.4 more children on average than in New Zealand
India: 1.96 children per woman (2024) · New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in New Zealand are 65 or older, versus 7.4% in India
India: 7.4% (2025) · New Zealand: 17.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
New Zealand hosts 2.5 times as many refugees per resident as India
India: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · New Zealand: 0.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
New Zealand has produced 5.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1
India: 0.1 (2026) · New Zealand: 5.6 (2026)
How many official languages?
India and New Zealand are practically level
India: 3 (2026) · New Zealand: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 15 times the size of New Zealand’s
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · New Zealand: $264 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
New Zealand produces 4.9 times as much per person as India
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
India: 23 (2023) · New Zealand: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
India: 2.6% (2023) · New Zealand: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in New Zealand, versus 4.2% in India
India: 4.2% (2025) · New Zealand: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, New Zealand 1.1%
India: 2.3% (2025) · New Zealand: 1.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
New Zealand’s central government collects 30% of GDP in tax, India’s 6.9%
India: 6.9% (2022) · New Zealand: 29.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 3.8× India’s
India: 23% (2025) · New Zealand: 86% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
New Zealand spends 59 times as much on health per person as India
India: $85 (2023) · New Zealand: $5,022 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in New Zealand live 9.8 years longer than in India
India: 72.2 years (2024) · New Zealand: 82 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in India is 5.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in New Zealand
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
New Zealand has 5 times as many doctors per person as India
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
New Zealand has 58% more hospital beds per person than India
India: 1.6 per 1,000 (2021) · New Zealand: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in India is 18% higher than in New Zealand
India: 15.3 per 100k (2023) · New Zealand: 13 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 8.0% in India
India: 8% (2024) · New Zealand: 34.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand
India: 22.6% (2024) · New Zealand: 9.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in New Zealand rate their lives 2.46 points higher than in India
India: 4.54 (2025) · New Zealand: 7.00 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in New Zealand drink 69% more alcohol than in India
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
New Zealand has 9.8 times as much meat per person as India
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
New Zealand has 453 kcal more food per person per day than India
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 675 more hours a year than in New Zealand
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in New Zealand went to school 6 years longer than in India
India: 6.9 years (2023) · New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
New Zealand welcomed 89 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019)
India: 0.01 (2024) · New Zealand: 0.6 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
India has 42 more World Heritage sites than New Zealand (45 against 3)
India: 45 (2026) · New Zealand: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
New Zealand has won 166 Olympic medals, India 41
India: 41 (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 166 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in New Zealand are online, versus 70% in India
India: 70% (2025) · New Zealand: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in New Zealand is 3 times as fast as in India
India: 91 Mbps (2026) · New Zealand: 272 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
New Zealand and India are practically level
India: 99.9% (2024) · New Zealand: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
84% of people in New Zealand live in cities, versus 36% in India
India: 36% (2025) · New Zealand: 84% (2025)
How many phones per person?
New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79
India: 79 (2024) · New Zealand: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 16 times as long as New Zealand’s
India: 68,103 km (2021) · New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from New Zealand fly 23 times as many passengers per resident as those from India
India: 0.12 (2023) · New Zealand: 2.82 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 39% of New Zealand, but only 24% of India
India: 24.4% (2024) · New Zealand: 38.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in New Zealand emits 2.8 times as much CO₂ as someone in India
India: 2.2 t (2024) · New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India
India: 24.1% (2025) · New Zealand: 88.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 6.3 times as much fine dust as in New Zealand
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 93% more likely to be murdered in India than in New Zealand
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in India are 2.3 times as deadly as in New Zealand
India: 25.4 per 100k (2023) · New Zealand: 10.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
India is on average 13.4 °C warmer than New Zealand
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
New Zealand gets 26% more rain than India
India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is India bigger than New Zealand?
India is larger. New Zealand fits inside India 12 times.
Which has more people, India or New Zealand?
India has 275 times as many people as New Zealand (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or New Zealand?
People in New Zealand live 9.8 years longer than in India. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 82.0 in New Zealand.
Are people taller in India or New Zealand?
Men in New Zealand are 11.2 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
