Brazil vs New Zealand: Long term urban population region

Brazil
89.46
in 2025
New Zealand
89.15
in 2025
Brazil rank
25th
New Zealand rank
28th

Long term urban population region over time

  • Brazil
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 89.46 against 89.15 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.31.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1200 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 25th and New Zealand ranks 28th of 202 countries.

Across the 38 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 9 and New Zealand in 29.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil New Zealand Difference Ahead
1200s 0.0149 0.0041 0.0108 Brazil
1300s 0.0446 0.0123 0.0323 Brazil
1400s 0.1339 0.037 0.0969 Brazil
1500s 0.4018 0.1111 0.2907 Brazil
1600s 1.21 0.3333 0.872 Brazil
1700s 3.62 1 2.62 Brazil
1710s 4.07 3.17 0.9074 Brazil
1720s 4.46 5.33 0.8713 New Zealand
1730s 4.89 7.5 2.61 New Zealand
1740s 5.35 9.67 4.31 New Zealand
1750s 5.86 11.83 5.97 New Zealand
1760s 6.42 14 7.58 New Zealand
1770s 7.03 16.17 9.13 New Zealand
1780s 7.7 18.33 10.63 New Zealand
1790s 8.44 20.5 12.06 New Zealand
1800s 9.24 22.67 13.43 New Zealand
1810s 10.12 24.83 14.72 New Zealand
1820s 11.08 27 15.92 New Zealand
1830s 12.14 29.17 17.03 New Zealand
1840s 13.29 31.33 18.04 New Zealand
1850s 14.56 33.5 18.94 New Zealand
1860s 15.95 35.67 19.72 New Zealand
1870s 17.46 37.83 20.37 New Zealand
1880s 19.13 40 20.87 New Zealand
1890s 20.95 44.65 23.7 New Zealand
1900s 22.94 49.29 26.35 New Zealand
1910s 25.13 53.94 28.81 New Zealand
1920s 27.52 58.58 31.06 New Zealand
1930s 30.14 63.23 33.09 New Zealand
1940s 33.02 67.88 34.86 New Zealand
1950s 40.22 73.71 33.49 New Zealand
1960s 50.23 78.51 28.28 New Zealand
1970s 61.12 82.64 21.52 New Zealand
1980s 70.83 83.66 12.83 New Zealand
1990s 77.49 85.33 7.83 New Zealand
2000s 83.53 86.04 2.51 New Zealand
2010s 87.51 87.17 0.3398 Brazil
2020s 89.09 88.75 0.3324 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Brazil or New Zealand?
Brazil, at 89.46 against 89.15 in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Brazil and New Zealand?
0.31, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and New Zealand?
106 years are reported by both, from 1200 to 2025.
How do Brazil and New Zealand rank globally for long term urban population region?
Brazil ranks 25th and New Zealand ranks 28th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed