New Zealand vs Somalia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
New Zealand
16.48 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
15.82 people per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
170th
Somalia rank
172nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- New Zealand
- Somalia
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 16.48 people per square kilometre against 15.82 people per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.66 people per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 170th and Somalia ranks 172nd of 215 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.9 people per square kilometre | 1.07 people per square kilometre | 5.82 people per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 9.48 people per square kilometre | 1.74 people per square kilometre | 7.74 people per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 10.34 people per square kilometre | 2.93 people per square kilometre | 7.4 people per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 11.8 people per square kilometre | 3.63 people per square kilometre | 8.17 people per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 13.34 people per square kilometre | 5.9 people per square kilometre | 7.45 people per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 14.9 people per square kilometre | 9.82 people per square kilometre | 5.08 people per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 16.31 people per square kilometre | 14.86 people per square kilometre | 1.44 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, New Zealand or Somalia?
- New Zealand, at 16.48 people per square kilometre against 15.82 people per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Somalia?
- 0.66 people per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Somalia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Somalia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 170th and Somalia ranks 172nd 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.