New Zealand vs United States: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
New Zealand
0.8285 people per person
in 2025
United States
0.8148 people per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
48th
United States rank
50th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- New Zealand
- United States
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.8285 people per person against 0.8148 people per person in United States, a difference of 0.0137 people per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
New Zealand ranks 48th and United States ranks 50th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.685 people per person | 0.7233 people per person | 0.0383 people per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.8287 people per person | 0.7462 people per person | 0.0825 people per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.8459 people per person | 0.7537 people per person | 0.0922 people per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.8542 people per person | 0.7758 people per person | 0.0784 people per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.8588 people per person | 0.8004 people per person | 0.0584 people per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.851 people per person | 0.8159 people per person | 0.0351 people per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.8362 people per person | 0.8171 people per person | 0.0191 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 States?
- New Zealand, at 0.8285 people per person against 0.8148 people per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between New Zealand and United States?
- 0.0137 people per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and United States rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 48th and United States ranks 50th 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.