Belize vs New Zealand: Population density
Belize
19.61 people per km²
in 2100
New Zealand
22.07 people per km²
in 2100
Belize rank
203rd
New Zealand rank
200th
Population density over time
- Belize
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 22.07 people per km² against 19.61 people per km² in Belize, a difference of 2.46 people per km².
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 316 shared years of data; in 1200 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 203rd and New Zealand ranks 200th of 235 countries.
Across the 46 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 16 and New Zealand in 30.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200s | 0.2325 people per km² | 0.0608 people per km² | 0.1717 people per km² | Belize |
| 1300s | 0.2536 people per km² | 0.076 people per km² | 0.1777 people per km² | Belize |
| 1400s | 0.2767 people per km² | 0.076 people per km² | 0.2007 people per km² | Belize |
| 1500s | 0.3018 people per km² | 0.3038 people per km² | 0.002 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1600s | 0.3293 people per km² | 0.5317 people per km² | 0.2024 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1700s | 0.3592 people per km² | 0.7596 people per km² | 0.4003 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1710s | 0.3887 people per km² | 0.713 people per km² | 0.3243 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1720s | 0.4205 people per km² | 0.7059 people per km² | 0.2854 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1730s | 0.455 people per km² | 0.6989 people per km² | 0.2439 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1740s | 0.4923 people per km² | 0.692 people per km² | 0.1997 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1750s | 0.5327 people per km² | 0.6852 people per km² | 0.1525 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1760s | 0.5763 people per km² | 0.6784 people per km² | 0.1021 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1770s | 0.6235 people per km² | 0.6717 people per km² | 0.0481 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1780s | 0.6747 people per km² | 0.665 people per km² | 0.0096 people per km² | Belize |
| 1790s | 0.73 people per km² | 0.6584 people per km² | 0.0715 people per km² | Belize |
| 1800s | 1.12 people per km² | 0.6531 people per km² | 0.466 people per km² | Belize |
| 1810s | 1.12 people per km² | 0.4626 people per km² | 0.6565 people per km² | Belize |
| 1820s | 1.12 people per km² | 0.3806 people per km² | 0.7408 people per km² | Belize |
| 1830s | 1.13 people per km² | 0.3248 people per km² | 0.8018 people per km² | Belize |
| 1840s | 1.13 people per km² | 0.3 people per km² | 0.8317 people per km² | Belize |
| 1850s | 1.14 people per km² | 0.4099 people per km² | 0.7297 people per km² | Belize |
| 1860s | 1.13 people per km² | 0.7393 people per km² | 0.3893 people per km² | Belize |
| 1870s | 1.15 people per km² | 1.46 people per km² | 0.3046 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 1.28 people per km² | 2.2 people per km² | 0.92 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 1.51 people per km² | 2.76 people per km² | 1.25 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 1.73 people per km² | 3.45 people per km² | 1.72 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 1.91 people per km² | 4.28 people per km² | 2.37 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 2.16 people per km² | 5.12 people per km² | 2.95 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 2.48 people per km² | 5.89 people per km² | 3.42 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 2.82 people per km² | 6.65 people per km² | 3.84 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 3.46 people per km² | 8.04 people per km² | 4.59 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 4.55 people per km² | 9.88 people per km² | 5.32 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 5.71 people per km² | 11.5 people per km² | 5.79 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 7.1 people per km² | 12.33 people per km² | 5.23 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 8.97 people per km² | 13.84 people per km² | 4.87 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 12.11 people per km² | 15.54 people per km² | 3.43 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 15.49 people per km² | 17.53 people per km² | 2.04 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 18.36 people per km² | 19.86 people per km² | 1.5 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 2030s | 20.61 people per km² | 20.92 people per km² | 0.3033 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 2040s | 22.09 people per km² | 21.6 people per km² | 0.4892 people per km² | Belize |
| 2050s | 22.92 people per km² | 22.02 people per km² | 0.902 people per km² | Belize |
| 2060s | 23.11 people per km² | 22.2 people per km² | 0.9119 people per km² | Belize |
| 2070s | 22.67 people per km² | 22.27 people per km² | 0.394 people per km² | Belize |
| 2080s | 21.66 people per km² | 22.22 people per km² | 0.5628 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 2090s | 20.37 people per km² | 22.14 people per km² | 1.77 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 2100s | 19.61 people per km² | 22.07 people per km² | 2.46 people per km² | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Belize or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 22.07 people per km² against 19.61 people per km² in Belize as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Belize and New Zealand?
- 2.46 people per km², with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and New Zealand?
- 316 years are reported by both, from 1200 to 2100.
- How do Belize and New Zealand rank globally for population density?
- Belize ranks 203rd and New Zealand ranks 200th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.