New Zealand vs Peru: Urban population, per capita
New Zealand
0.84 units per person
in 2025
Peru
0.856 units per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
48th
Peru rank
46th
Urban population, per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.856 units per person against 0.84 units per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.016 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 48th and Peru ranks 46th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6833 units per person | 0.5124 units per person | 0.171 units per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.8238 units per person | 0.6123 units per person | 0.2115 units per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.8383 units per person | 0.6673 units per person | 0.171 units per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.853 units per person | 0.7068 units per person | 0.1462 units per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.8586 units per person | 0.7468 units per person | 0.1119 units per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.8503 units per person | 0.8035 units per person | 0.0468 units per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.8389 units per person | 0.8457 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, New Zealand or Peru?
- Peru, at 0.856 units per person against 0.84 units per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between New Zealand and Peru?
- 0.016 units per person, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Peru?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Peru rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 48th and Peru ranks 46th 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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About this data
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.