Population density is calculated by dividing the total population by the area. In this case, New Zealand's population density is:
4,326,380 / 103,736 = 41.7 people per square mile
While Australia's population density is:
21,905,140 / 2,967,909 = 7.4 people per square mile
Therefore, even though New Zealand has a smaller total population than Australia, it has a much smaller area, resulting in a higher population density. This means that there are more people per square mile in New Zealand than in Australia.
New Zealand has a population of 4,326,380 and has an area of 103,736 mi2028-02-04-03-00_files/i0370000.jpg while Australia has an area of 2,967,909 mi2028-02-04-03-00_files/i0370001.jpg and a population of 21,905,140. Explain how New Zealand can have a larger population density than Australia even though it has a smaller total population.
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