Oceania · Australia and New Zealand
Capital: Wellington
New Zealand
Explore the facts and rankings that shape New Zealand in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #58
New Zealand's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
5.3M
#123 of 196
37th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$264.06B
#52 of 196
74th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$3.00B
#55 of 196
72nd percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
View data source ↗R&D Spending
$3.97B
#35 of 196
83rd percentile
2023 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$21.19B
#56 of 196
72nd percentile
2023 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Wellington
- Region
- Oceania
- Subregion
- Australia and New Zealand
- Country code
- NZL
- Neighbors
- No land neighbors
Three interesting facts
New Zealand has no land borders, so every international boundary is maritime.
New Zealand spans roughly 270,467 square kilometers, placing it around 75th by area in this factbook.
New Zealand’s position in Australia and New Zealand places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
New Zealand on the map
New Zealand is located in Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of Australia. Its terrain is predominately mountainous with large coastal plains. The climate is temperate with sharp regional contrasts. In area, the country is almost twice the size of North Carolina, about the size of Colorado.
Economy
Economic profile
New Zealand's economy is characterized by high-income, globally integrated Pacific island economy, strong agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism sectors, reliant on Chinese market for exports, recovery trajectory following deep post-pandemic recession, challenges of fiscal deficits, below-average productivity, cost of living, and drop in net migration. Major industries include agriculture, forestry, fishing, logs and wood articles, manufacturing, mining, construction, financial services, real estate services, tourism. Important agricultural products include milk, beef, kiwifruit, apples, grapes, lamb/mutton, potatoes, wheat, barley, chicken (2023). Notable exports include milk, wood, beef, butter, sheep and goat meat (2023).
Demographics
People and population
New Zealand has an estimated population of 5,324,700. Languages spoken include English (de facto official) 95.4%, Maori (de jure official) 4%, Samoan 2.2%, Northern Chinese 2%, Hindi 1.5%, French 1.2%, Yue 1.1%, New Zealand Sign Language (de jure official) 0.5%, other or not stated 17.2% (2018 est.). The population includes European 64.1%, Maori 16.5%, Chinese 4.9%, Indian 4.7%, Samoan 3.9%, Tongan 1.8%, Cook Islands Maori 1.7%, English 1.5%, Filipino 1.5%, New Zealander 1%, other 13.7% (2018 est.). The urban population represents 87% of total population (2023).
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