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

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 234 countries.

Indicator: Population density
Unit: people per km²
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.