---
title: "New Zealand vs Pakistan — area, population, currency"
description: "New Zealand is 268,838 km² with 5,324,700 people; Pakistan is 796,095 km² with 255,219,554. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/new-zealand-vs-pakistan/
site: "At One Place"
---

# New Zealand vs Pakistan

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

268,838 km² vs 796,095 km² · 5,324,700 vs 255,219,554

Pakistan is 3.0 times larger than New Zealand — 796,095 against 268,838 km². Pakistan is 48 times more populous than New Zealand — 255,219,554 against 5,324,700 people.

## Side by side

|  | New Zealand | Pakistan |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Wellington | Islamabad |
| Area | 268,838 km² | 796,095 km² |
| Population | 5,324,700 (2025) | 255,219,554 (2025) |
| Density | 19.8 /km² | 320.6 /km² |
| Currency | New Zealand dollar (NZD) | Pakistani rupee (PKR) |
| Official languages | English, Māori, New Zealand Sign Language | English, Urdu |
| Time zones | UTC+12:00, UTC+12:45 | UTC+05:00 |
| Calling code | +64 | +92 |
| Drives on the | left | left |
| Continent | Oceania | Asia |
| ISO codes | NZ / NZL | PK / PAK |

## Population density

Pakistan is 16 times more densely populated than New Zealand — 321 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

- Different currencies: the New Zealand dollar and the Pakistani rupee.
- New Zealand spans 2 time zones, so "local time" there is not a single answer.
- Different continents — Oceania and Asia.

## 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.

## Pakistan

Five of the world's fourteen 8,000 m peaks stand in northern Pakistan, including K2 at 8,611 m. Outside the polar regions, this is the most heavily glaciated place on Earth: the Karakoram holds several glaciers over 50 km long, among them Siachen and Baltoro. The Indus runs about 3,200 km from Tibet to the Arabian Sea.

> 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 New Zealand bigger than Pakistan?

Pakistan is larger — 796,095 km² against 268,838 km².

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

Pakistan, with 255,219,554 against 5,324,700.

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

New Zealand is UTC+12:00, UTC+12:45 and Pakistan is UTC+05:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

## Related pages

- [New Zealand](https://atoneplace.net/country/new-zealand/)
- [Pakistan](https://atoneplace.net/country/pakistan/)
- [India vs New Zealand](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/india-vs-new-zealand/)
- [India vs Pakistan](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/india-vs-pakistan/)
- [China vs New Zealand](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-new-zealand/)
- [China vs Pakistan](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/china-vs-pakistan/)
- [Japan vs New Zealand](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/japan-vs-new-zealand/)
- [Japan vs Pakistan](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/japan-vs-pakistan/)
- [Canada vs New Zealand](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-new-zealand/)
- [Canada vs Pakistan](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/canada-vs-pakistan/)
- [Australia vs New Zealand](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-new-zealand/)
- [Australia vs Pakistan](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/australia-vs-pakistan/)
- [New Zealand vs United States](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/new-zealand-vs-united-states/)
- [New Zealand vs United Kingdom](https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/new-zealand-vs-united-kingdom/)

## 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]