New Zealand vs Paraguay: Population density

New Zealand
22.07
in 2100
Paraguay
22.77
in 2100
New Zealand rank
200th
Paraguay rank
199th

Population density over time

  • New Zealand
  • Paraguay
0510152025100015502100

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 22.77 against 22.07 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.7.

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 235 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 0.3524 0.2916 Paraguay
1300s 0.076 0.4027 0.3268 Paraguay
1400s 0.076 0.4531 0.3771 Paraguay
1500s 0.3038 0.5034 0.1996 Paraguay
1600s 0.5317 0.5034 0.0283 New Zealand
1700s 0.7596 0.5034 0.2562 New Zealand
1710s 0.713 0.5286 0.1844 New Zealand
1720s 0.7059 0.5537 0.1522 New Zealand
1730s 0.6989 0.5789 0.12 New Zealand
1740s 0.692 0.6041 0.0879 New Zealand
1750s 0.6852 0.6292 0.0559 New Zealand
1760s 0.6784 0.6544 0.024 New Zealand
1770s 0.6717 0.6796 0.0079 Paraguay
1780s 0.665 0.7048 0.0397 Paraguay
1790s 0.6584 0.7299 0.0715 Paraguay
1800s 0.6531 0.6428 0.0103 New Zealand
1810s 0.4626 0.4449 0.0178 New Zealand
1820s 0.3806 0.4155 0.0349 Paraguay
1830s 0.3248 0.5573 0.2325 Paraguay
1840s 0.3 0.7506 0.4505 Paraguay
1850s 0.4099 0.8991 0.4893 Paraguay
1860s 0.7393 0.9457 0.2064 Paraguay
1870s 1.46 0.8269 0.6287 New Zealand
1880s 2.2 1.05 1.16 New Zealand
1890s 2.76 1.38 1.38 New Zealand
1900s 3.45 1.26 2.19 New Zealand
1910s 4.28 1.58 2.7 New Zealand
1920s 5.12 2 3.12 New Zealand
1930s 5.89 2.52 3.38 New Zealand
1940s 6.65 3.26 3.4 New Zealand
1950s 8.04 4.2 3.85 New Zealand
1960s 9.88 5.29 4.58 New Zealand
1970s 11.5 6.71 4.78 New Zealand
1980s 12.33 8.74 3.58 New Zealand
1990s 13.84 11.39 2.45 New Zealand
2000s 15.54 13.61 1.93 New Zealand
2010s 17.53 15.4 2.13 New Zealand
2020s 19.86 17.54 2.32 New Zealand
2030s 20.92 19.44 1.47 New Zealand
2040s 21.6 21.01 0.5933 New Zealand
2050s 22.02 22.24 0.2207 Paraguay
2060s 22.2 23.02 0.8227 Paraguay
2070s 22.27 23.34 1.07 Paraguay
2080s 22.22 23.3 1.08 Paraguay
2090s 22.14 23.02 0.8807 Paraguay
2100s 22.07 22.77 0.6998 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 against 22.07 in New Zealand as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between New Zealand and Paraguay?
0.7, 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 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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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Indicator
Population density
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed