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

Faroe Islands
15.65 people per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
16.48 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
173rd
New Zealand rank
170th

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

  • Faroe Islands
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 16.48 people per square kilometre against 15.65 people per square kilometre in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.83 people per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Faroe Islands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 173rd and New Zealand ranks 170th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 6.42 people per square kilometre 6.9 people per square kilometre 0.4789 people per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 8.75 people per square kilometre 9.48 people per square kilometre 0.7213 people per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 10.5 people per square kilometre 10.34 people per square kilometre 0.1616 people per square kilometre Faroe Islands
1990s 11.17 people per square kilometre 11.8 people per square kilometre 0.6302 people per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 12.37 people per square kilometre 13.34 people per square kilometre 0.9701 people per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 13.38 people per square kilometre 14.9 people per square kilometre 1.52 people per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 15.25 people per square kilometre 16.31 people per square kilometre 1.05 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, Faroe Islands or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 16.48 people per square kilometre against 15.65 people per square kilometre in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Faroe Islands and New Zealand?
0.83 people per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and New Zealand rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Faroe Islands ranks 173rd 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.