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

New Zealand
0.1578 units per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.1439 units per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
168th
Saudi Arabia rank
170th

Urban and rural population 2050, per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • Saudi Arabia
0.20.40.6196019922025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.1578 units per person against 0.1439 units per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0139 units per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

New Zealand ranks 168th and Saudi Arabia ranks 170th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3174 units per person 0.6139 units per person 0.2965 units per person Saudi Arabia
1970s 0.1772 units per person 0.4262 units per person 0.249 units per person Saudi Arabia
1980s 0.1631 units per person 0.2803 units per person 0.1172 units per person Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.1472 units per person 0.2136 units per person 0.0663 units per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.1414 units per person 0.1911 units per person 0.0497 units per person Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.1498 units per person 0.1744 units per person 0.0246 units per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.1606 units per person 0.1549 units per person 0.0057 units per person New Zealand

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 Saudi Arabia?
New Zealand, at 0.1578 units per person against 0.1439 units per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050, per capita between New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
0.0139 units per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Saudi Arabia rank globally for urban and rural population 2050, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 168th and Saudi Arabia ranks 170th 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.