New Zealand vs Switzerland: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
New Zealand
0.8009 % change on previous year
in 2025
Switzerland
0.8217 % change on previous year
in 2025
New Zealand rank
138th
Switzerland rank
137th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.8217 % change on previous year against 0.8009 % change on previous year in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0208 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Switzerland ahead.
New Zealand ranks 138th and Switzerland ranks 137th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.25 % change on previous year | 2.73 % change on previous year | 0.5224 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 4.43 % change on previous year | 2.8 % change on previous year | 1.63 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.9 % change on previous year | 0.9294 % change on previous year | 0.9728 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.746 % change on previous year | 1.68 % change on previous year | 0.9293 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1.54 % change on previous year | 1.46 % change on previous year | 0.087 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.19 % change on previous year | 0.8617 % change on previous year | 0.3265 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.24 % change on previous year | 1.99 % change on previous year | 0.7465 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.8974 % change on previous year | 1.75 % change on previous year | 0.8529 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
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, New Zealand or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.8217 % change on previous year against 0.8009 % change on previous year in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 0.0208 % change on previous year, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- New Zealand ranks 138th and Switzerland ranks 137th 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.