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
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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About this data
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.