Which has higher land area, New Zealand or Philippines?

Philippines, at 298,170 sq. km against 263,310 sq. km in New Zealand as of 2023.

What is the difference in land area between New Zealand and Philippines?

34,860 sq. km, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Philippines?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs Philippines: Land area

New Zealand

263,310 sq. km

in 2023

Philippines

298,170 sq. km

in 2023

New Zealand rank

75th

Philippines rank

72nd

Land area over time

New Zealand
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 298,170 sq. km against 263,310 sq. km in New Zealand, a difference of 34,860 sq. km.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 75th and Philippines ranks 72nd of 215 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1960s	263,310 sq. km	298,260 sq. km	34,950 sq. km	Philippines
1970s	263,310 sq. km	298,205 sq. km	34,895 sq. km	Philippines
1980s	263,310 sq. km	298,170 sq. km	34,860 sq. km	Philippines
1990s	263,310 sq. km	298,170 sq. km	34,860 sq. km	Philippines
2000s	263,310 sq. km	298,170 sq. km	34,860 sq. km	Philippines
2010s	263,310 sq. km	298,170 sq. km	34,860 sq. km	Philippines
2020s	263,310 sq. km	298,170 sq. km	34,860 sq. km	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, New Zealand or Philippines?: Philippines, at 298,170 sq. km against 263,310 sq. km in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between New Zealand and Philippines?: 34,860 sq. km, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Philippines?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Philippines rank globally for land area?: New Zealand ranks 75th and Philippines ranks 72nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.