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

Madagascar
17.15 people per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
16.48 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
168th
New Zealand rank
170th

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

  • Madagascar
  • New Zealand
051015196119922023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 17.15 people per square kilometre against 16.48 people per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.67 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

Madagascar ranks 168th 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 Madagascar New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 1.25 people per square kilometre 6.9 people per square kilometre 5.64 people per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 2.15 people per square kilometre 9.48 people per square kilometre 7.33 people per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 3.57 people per square kilometre 10.34 people per square kilometre 6.76 people per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 5.6 people per square kilometre 11.8 people per square kilometre 6.21 people per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 8.6 people per square kilometre 13.34 people per square kilometre 4.74 people per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 12.58 people per square kilometre 14.9 people per square kilometre 2.32 people per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 16.2 people per square kilometre 16.31 people per square kilometre 0.1044 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, Madagascar or New Zealand?
Madagascar, at 17.15 people per square kilometre against 16.48 people per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Madagascar and New Zealand?
0.67 people per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and New Zealand rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Madagascar ranks 168th 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.