| Attribute |
New Zealand × | 
Australia × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 268,838 | 7,741,220 |
| Continent | Australia | Australia |
| Land area (km²) | 264,537 | 7,682,300 |
| Water area (km²) | 4,301 | 58,920 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 0 | 0 |
| Coastline (km) | 15,134 | 25,760 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 388 | 330 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | -15 |
| Highest point (m) | 3,724 | 2,228 |
| People | | |
| Population | 4,925,477 | 25,466,459 |
| Official languages | - English (de facto official)
| |
| Religion | Christian | Protestant |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | - | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Short country name | New Zealand | Australia |
| Government type | Parliamentary democracy | Parliamentary democracy |
| Capital | Wellington | Canberra |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 189,000,000,000 | 1,248,000,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 201,400,000,000 | 1,380,000,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 3 | 2.2 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 39,000 | 50,400 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 21 | 21 |
| Labor force | 2,655,000 | 12,910,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.7 | 5.6 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 74,110,000,000 | 490,000,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 70,970,000,000 | 496,900,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 1.16 | 1.89 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 36.8 | 35.5 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | 1.6 | -0.5 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 31.7 | 40.8 |
| 1↑Inflation rate (%) | 1.9 | 2 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 1.75 | 3 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 5.1 | 5.24 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 46,520,000,000 | 277,700,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 46,520,000,000 | 277,700,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 304,200,000,000 | 2,384,000,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 80,050,000,000 | 1,187,000,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -5,471,000,000 | -36,010,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 37,350,000,000 | 231,600,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 39,740,000,000 | 221,000,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 20,680,000,000 | 66,580,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 91,620,000,000 | 1,714,000,000,000 |
| National currency | New Zealand dollars | Australian dollars |
| National currency (code) | NZD | AUD |
| National currency (symbol) | $ | $ |
| National currency rate to USD | 1.416 | 1.311 |