New Zealand vs Switzerland: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
New Zealand
0.8285 people per person
in 2025
Switzerland
0.8455 people per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
48th
Switzerland rank
45th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.8455 people per person against 0.8285 people per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.017 people per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 48th and Switzerland ranks 45th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.685 people per person | 0.5402 people per person | 0.1448 people per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.8287 people per person | 0.5919 people per person | 0.2368 people per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.8459 people per person | 0.6449 people per person | 0.2009 people per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.8542 people per person | 0.7111 people per person | 0.1431 people per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.8588 people per person | 0.7342 people per person | 0.1246 people per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.851 people per person | 0.7603 people per person | 0.0908 people per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.8362 people per person | 0.8431 people per person | 0.007 people per person | 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, per capita, New Zealand or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.8455 people per person against 0.8285 people per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 0.017 people per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 48th and Switzerland ranks 45th 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.