Afghanistan vs New Zealand: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
16.19 people per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
16.48 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
171st
New Zealand rank
170th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • New Zealand
051015196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 16.48 people per square kilometre against 16.19 people per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.29 people per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 171st and New Zealand ranks 170th of 215 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 1.48 people per square kilometre 6.9 people per square kilometre 5.41 people per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 2.61 people per square kilometre 9.48 people per square kilometre 6.87 people per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 2.93 people per square kilometre 10.34 people per square kilometre 7.41 people per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 4.41 people per square kilometre 11.8 people per square kilometre 7.39 people per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 7.26 people per square kilometre 13.34 people per square kilometre 6.09 people per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 12.26 people per square kilometre 14.9 people per square kilometre 2.63 people per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 15.67 people per square kilometre 16.31 people per square kilometre 0.6389 people per square kilometre 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 square kilometre, Afghanistan or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 16.48 people per square kilometre against 16.19 people per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and New Zealand?
0.29 people per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and New Zealand rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 171st and New Zealand ranks 170th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.