New Zealand vs Norway: Urban and rural population 2050, per capita

New Zealand
0.1578 units per person
in 2025
Norway
0.1647 units per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
168th
Norway rank
167th

Urban and rural population 2050, per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.1647 units per person against 0.1578 units per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0069 units per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 168th and Norway ranks 167th of 215 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3174 units per person 0.4454 units per person 0.1279 units per person Norway
1970s 0.1772 units per person 0.3163 units per person 0.1391 units per person Norway
1980s 0.1631 units per person 0.2878 units per person 0.1247 units per person Norway
1990s 0.1472 units per person 0.2625 units per person 0.1152 units per person Norway
2000s 0.1414 units per person 0.2237 units per person 0.0823 units per person Norway
2010s 0.1498 units per person 0.1918 units per person 0.0419 units per person Norway
2020s 0.1606 units per person 0.1693 units per person 0.0086 units per person Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, per capita, New Zealand or Norway?
Norway, at 0.1647 units per person against 0.1578 units per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050, per capita between New Zealand and Norway?
0.0069 units per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for urban and rural population 2050, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 168th and Norway ranks 167th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban and rural population 2050, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.