New Zealand vs Oman: Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre

New Zealand
3.16 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Oman
3.33 units per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
180th
Oman rank
178th

Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • Oman
0123196119922023

How they compare

Oman currently reports 3.33 units per square kilometre against 3.16 units per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.17 units per square kilometre.

That makes Oman's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 180th and Oman ranks 178th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Oman Difference Ahead
1960s 3.07 units per square kilometre 1.44 units per square kilometre 1.63 units per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 2.02 units per square kilometre 1.41 units per square kilometre 0.6072 units per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 1.99 units per square kilometre 1.53 units per square kilometre 0.4642 units per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 2.03 units per square kilometre 1.9 units per square kilometre 0.1321 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 2.2 units per square kilometre 2.19 units per square kilometre 0.005 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 2.63 units per square kilometre 2.88 units per square kilometre 0.2529 units per square kilometre Oman
2020s 3.14 units per square kilometre 3.05 units per square kilometre 0.0917 units per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Oman?
Oman, at 3.33 units per square kilometre against 3.16 units per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Oman?
0.17 units per square kilometre, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Oman?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Oman rank globally for urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 180th and Oman ranks 178th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.