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
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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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.