Australia vs New Zealand - a comparison

Area of Australia - 7.7 million square kilometers (2.96 million square miles) Area of New Zealand - about 268,000 square kilometers (103,475 square miles)

Flag of Australia

Population of Australia - about 25.5 million Population of New Zealand - about 5 million

Flag of New Zealand

Capital of Australia - Canberra Capital of New Zealand - Wellington

Wellington

Largest city in Australia - Sydney Largest city in New Zealand - Auckland

Sydney Opera House

Highest mountain peak in mainland Australia - Mount Kosciuszko (2,228 meters/7,310 ft) Highest mountain peak in New Zealand - Aoraki / Mount Cook (3,724 meters/12,218 ft)

Aoraki / Mount Cook

Number of islands in Australia - over 8,200 Number of islands in New Zealand - over 600

Number of t20 cricket world cups won New Zealand - 0 Australia - 1

Melbourne Cricket Ground

Number of One Day International cricket world cups won New Zealand - 0 Australia - 5

Melbourne Cricket Ground

Number of Rugby world cups won New Zealand - 3 Australia - 2

Sky Stadium, Wellington

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