New Zealand vs Zimbabwe: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
New Zealand
16.48 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
16.6 people per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
170th
Zimbabwe rank
169th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- New Zealand
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 16.6 people per square kilometre against 16.48 people per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.12 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 170th and Zimbabwe ranks 169th 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 | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.9 people per square kilometre | 1.71 people per square kilometre | 5.19 people per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 9.48 people per square kilometre | 3.05 people per square kilometre | 6.43 people per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 10.34 people per square kilometre | 5.65 people per square kilometre | 4.69 people per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 11.8 people per square kilometre | 8.86 people per square kilometre | 2.94 people per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 13.34 people per square kilometre | 10.5 people per square kilometre | 2.84 people per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 14.9 people per square kilometre | 12.53 people per square kilometre | 2.37 people per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 16.31 people per square kilometre | 15.75 people per square kilometre | 0.5573 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 16.6 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 New Zealand and Zimbabwe?
- 0.12 people per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 170th and Zimbabwe ranks 169th 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.