New Zealand vs Paraguay: Population density
New Zealand
22.07 people per km²
in 2100
Paraguay
22.77 people per km²
in 2100
New Zealand rank
200th
Paraguay rank
199th
Population density over time
- New Zealand
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 22.77 people per km² against 22.07 people per km² in New Zealand, a difference of 0.7 people per km².
The two have swapped places 6 times across 316 shared years of data; in 1200 it was Paraguay ahead.
New Zealand ranks 200th and Paraguay ranks 199th of 234 countries.
Across the 46 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 28 and Paraguay in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200s | 0.0608 people per km² | 0.3524 people per km² | 0.2916 people per km² | Paraguay |
| 1300s | 0.076 people per km² | 0.4027 people per km² | 0.3268 people per km² | Paraguay |
| 1400s | 0.076 people per km² | 0.4531 people per km² | 0.3771 people per km² | Paraguay |
| 1500s | 0.3038 people per km² | 0.5034 people per km² | 0.1996 people per km² | Paraguay |
| 1600s | 0.5317 people per km² | 0.5034 people per km² | 0.0283 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1700s | 0.7596 people per km² | 0.5034 people per km² | 0.2562 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1710s | 0.713 people per km² | 0.5286 people per km² | 0.1844 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1720s | 0.7059 people per km² | 0.5537 people per km² | 0.1522 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1730s | 0.6989 people per km² | 0.5789 people per km² | 0.12 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1740s | 0.692 people per km² | 0.6041 people per km² | 0.0879 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1750s | 0.6852 people per km² | 0.6292 people per km² | 0.0559 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1760s | 0.6784 people per km² | 0.6544 people per km² | 0.024 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1770s | 0.6717 people per km² | 0.6796 people per km² | 0.0079 people per km² | Paraguay |
| 1780s | 0.665 people per km² | 0.7048 people per km² | 0.0397 people per km² | Paraguay |
| 1790s | 0.6584 people per km² | 0.7299 people per km² | 0.0715 people per km² | Paraguay |
| 1800s | 0.6531 people per km² | 0.6428 people per km² | 0.0103 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1810s | 0.4626 people per km² | 0.4449 people per km² | 0.0178 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1820s | 0.3806 people per km² | 0.4155 people per km² | 0.0349 people per km² | Paraguay |
| 1830s | 0.3248 people per km² | 0.5573 people per km² | 0.2325 people per km² | Paraguay |
| 1840s | 0.3 people per km² | 0.7506 people per km² | 0.4505 people per km² | Paraguay |
| 1850s | 0.4099 people per km² | 0.8991 people per km² | 0.4893 people per km² | Paraguay |
| 1860s | 0.7393 people per km² | 0.9457 people per km² | 0.2064 people per km² | Paraguay |
| 1870s | 1.46 people per km² | 0.8269 people per km² | 0.6287 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 2.2 people per km² | 1.05 people per km² | 1.16 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 2.76 people per km² | 1.38 people per km² | 1.38 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 3.45 people per km² | 1.26 people per km² | 2.19 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 4.28 people per km² | 1.58 people per km² | 2.7 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 5.12 people per km² | 2 people per km² | 3.12 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 5.89 people per km² | 2.52 people per km² | 3.38 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 6.65 people per km² | 3.26 people per km² | 3.4 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 8.04 people per km² | 4.2 people per km² | 3.85 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 9.88 people per km² | 5.29 people per km² | 4.58 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 11.5 people per km² | 6.71 people per km² | 4.78 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 12.33 people per km² | 8.74 people per km² | 3.58 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 13.84 people per km² | 11.39 people per km² | 2.45 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 15.54 people per km² | 13.61 people per km² | 1.93 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 17.53 people per km² | 15.4 people per km² | 2.13 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 19.86 people per km² | 17.54 people per km² | 2.32 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 2030s | 20.92 people per km² | 19.44 people per km² | 1.47 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 2040s | 21.6 people per km² | 21.01 people per km² | 0.5933 people per km² | New Zealand |
| 2050s | 22.02 people per km² | 22.24 people per km² | 0.2207 people per km² | Paraguay |
| 2060s | 22.2 people per km² | 23.02 people per km² | 0.8227 people per km² | Paraguay |
| 2070s | 22.27 people per km² | 23.34 people per km² | 1.07 people per km² | Paraguay |
| 2080s | 22.22 people per km² | 23.3 people per km² | 1.08 people per km² | Paraguay |
| 2090s | 22.14 people per km² | 23.02 people per km² | 0.8807 people per km² | Paraguay |
| 2100s | 22.07 people per km² | 22.77 people per km² | 0.6998 people per km² | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, New Zealand or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 22.77 people per km² against 22.07 people per km² in New Zealand as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between New Zealand and Paraguay?
- 0.7 people per km², with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Paraguay?
- 316 years are reported by both, from 1200 to 2100.
- How do New Zealand and Paraguay rank globally for population density?
- New Zealand ranks 200th and Paraguay ranks 199th of 234 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.