What is the difference in urban population, per capita between New Zealand and Norway?

0.0043 units per person, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs Norway: Urban population, per capita

New Zealand

0.84 units per person

in 2025

Norway

0.8357 units per person

in 2025

New Zealand rank

48th

Norway rank

49th

Urban population, per capita over time

New Zealand
Norway

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.84 units per person against 0.8357 units per person in Norway, a difference of 0.0043 units per person.

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

New Zealand ranks 48th and Norway ranks 49th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.6833 units per person	0.5546 units per person	0.1287 units per person	New Zealand
1970s	0.8238 units per person	0.6837 units per person	0.1402 units per person	New Zealand
1980s	0.8383 units per person	0.7122 units per person	0.1262 units per person	New Zealand
1990s	0.853 units per person	0.7375 units per person	0.1154 units per person	New Zealand
2000s	0.8586 units per person	0.7763 units per person	0.0823 units per person	New Zealand
2010s	0.8503 units per person	0.8083 units per person	0.042 units per person	New Zealand
2020s	0.8389 units per person	0.8308 units per person	0.0081 units per person	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, New Zealand or Norway?: New Zealand, at 0.84 units per person against 0.8357 units per person in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between New Zealand and Norway?: 0.0043 units per person, with New Zealand 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 population, per capita?: New Zealand ranks 48th and Norway ranks 49th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

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