Jamaica vs New Zealand: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Jamaica
0.7656 % change on previous year
in 2025
New Zealand
0.8009 % change on previous year
in 2025
Jamaica rank
141st
New Zealand rank
138th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Jamaica
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.8009 % change on previous year against 0.7656 % change on previous year in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0353 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 141st and New Zealand ranks 138th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.78 % change on previous year | 3.25 % change on previous year | 1.53 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 4.83 % change on previous year | 4.43 % change on previous year | 0.3957 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 2.78 % change on previous year | 1.9 % change on previous year | 0.8804 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1.62 % change on previous year | 0.746 % change on previous year | 0.87 % change on previous year | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.37 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year | 0.1702 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.9513 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | 0.237 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.8829 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | 0.3564 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.8687 % change on previous year | 0.8974 % change on previous year | 0.0287 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Jamaica or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.8009 % change on previous year against 0.7656 % change on previous year in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Jamaica and New Zealand?
- 0.0353 % change on previous year, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and New Zealand?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and New Zealand rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 141st and New Zealand ranks 138th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.