Bhutan vs New Zealand: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

Bhutan
0.0206 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0199 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Bhutan rank
138th
New Zealand rank
139th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

  • Bhutan
  • New Zealand
00.0050.010.0150.02199020062023

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.0206 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0199 Persons per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0007 Persons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.

Bhutan ranks 138th and New Zealand ranks 139th of 167 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0129 Persons per square kilometre 0.0138 Persons per square kilometre 0.0009 Persons per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.0168 Persons per square kilometre 0.0155 Persons per square kilometre 0.0013 Persons per square kilometre Bhutan
2010s 0.0194 Persons per square kilometre 0.0174 Persons per square kilometre 0.0019 Persons per square kilometre Bhutan
2020s 0.0205 Persons per square kilometre 0.0196 Persons per square kilometre 0.0009 Persons per square kilometre Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Bhutan or New Zealand?
Bhutan, at 0.0206 Persons per square kilometre against 0.0199 Persons per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Bhutan and New Zealand?
0.0007 Persons per square kilometre, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and New Zealand?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and New Zealand rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Bhutan ranks 138th and New Zealand ranks 139th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
Unit
Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.