Germany vs New Zealand: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Germany
0.8271 people per person
in 2025
New Zealand
0.8285 people per person
in 2025
Germany rank
49th
New Zealand rank
48th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- Germany
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.8285 people per person against 0.8271 people per person in Germany, a difference of 0.0014 people per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 49th and New Zealand ranks 48th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7787 people per person | 0.685 people per person | 0.0937 people per person | Germany |
| 1970s | 0.7982 people per person | 0.8287 people per person | 0.0304 people per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.8012 people per person | 0.8459 people per person | 0.0447 people per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.8026 people per person | 0.8542 people per person | 0.0517 people per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.7958 people per person | 0.8588 people per person | 0.063 people per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.8101 people per person | 0.851 people per person | 0.0409 people per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.826 people per person | 0.8362 people per person | 0.0101 people per person | 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, per capita, Germany or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.8285 people per person against 0.8271 people per person in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Germany and New Zealand?
- 0.0014 people per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and New Zealand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Germany and New Zealand rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Germany ranks 49th and New Zealand ranks 48th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.