---
title: "Italy vs New Zealand — area, population, currency"
description: "Italy is 301,340 km² with 58,915,656 people; New Zealand is 268,838 km² with 5,324,700. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/italy-vs-new-zealand/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Italy vs New Zealand

**Italy vs New Zealand: Italy is larger; Italy has more people**

301,340 km² vs 268,838 km² · 58,915,656 vs 5,324,700

Italy is 1.1 times larger than New Zealand — 301,340 against 268,838 km². Italy is 11 times more populous than New Zealand — 58,915,656 against 5,324,700 people.

## Side by side

|  | Italy | New Zealand |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Rome | Wellington |
| Area | 301,340 km² | 268,838 km² |
| Population | 58,915,656 (2025) | 5,324,700 (2025) |
| Density | 195.5 /km² | 19.8 /km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) | New Zealand dollar (NZD) |
| Official languages | Italian | English, Māori, New Zealand Sign Language |
| Time zones | UTC+01:00 | UTC+12:00, UTC+12:45 |
| Calling code | +39 | +64 |
| Drives on the | right | left |
| Continent | Europe | Oceania |
| ISO codes | IT / ITA | NZ / NZL |

## Population density

Italy is 9.9 times more densely populated than New Zealand — 196 against 20 people per km². Density is where area and population interact, and it often reverses the impression the headline figures give — a large country with a small population can feel emptier than a small crowded one by an enormous margin.

## Practical differences

- They drive on opposite sides — Italy on the right, New Zealand on the left.
- Different currencies: the Euro and the New Zealand dollar.
- New Zealand spans 2 time zones, so "local time" there is not a single answer.
- Different continents — Europe and Oceania.

## Italy

Italy has three of Europe's most active volcanoes — Etna, Stromboli and Vesuvius — and Stromboli has been erupting more or less continuously for at least 2,000 years. It has more UNESCO World Heritage sites than any other country. The Alps and Apennines mean about three-quarters of the land is mountain or hill.

## New Zealand

Two main islands and around 600 smaller ones, roughly 1,600 km long. New Zealand broke away from Gondwana about 80 million years ago and had no land mammals except bats until people arrived, which is why so many of its birds are flightless. The Southern Alps run most of the South Island and reach 3,724 m at Aoraki / Mount Cook.

> Neutral facts only. Nothing here addresses politics, government, economics or which country is preferable in any respect — population is the one figure that dates, and it carries its year.

## Common questions

### Is Italy bigger than New Zealand?

Italy is larger — 301,340 km² against 268,838 km².

### Which has more people, Italy or New Zealand?

Italy, with 58,915,656 against 5,324,700.

### What is the time difference between Italy and New Zealand?

Italy is UTC+01:00 and New Zealand is UTC+12:00, UTC+12:45. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

## Related pages

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- [New Zealand](https://atoneplace.net/country/new-zealand/)
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## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]