New Zealand vs United Kingdom: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
New Zealand
0.8285 people per person
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.834 people per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
48th
United Kingdom rank
47th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- New Zealand
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.834 people per person against 0.8285 people per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0055 people per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.
New Zealand ranks 48th and United Kingdom ranks 47th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.685 people per person | 0.7778 people per person | 0.0928 people per person | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.8287 people per person | 0.7752 people per person | 0.0534 people per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.8459 people per person | 0.7846 people per person | 0.0613 people per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.8542 people per person | 0.7887 people per person | 0.0656 people per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.8588 people per person | 0.8063 people per person | 0.0525 people per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.851 people per person | 0.8217 people per person | 0.0294 people per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.8362 people per person | 0.8351 people per person | 0.001 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, New Zealand or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.834 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 United Kingdom?
- 0.0055 people per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Kingdom?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and United Kingdom rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 48th and United Kingdom ranks 47th 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.