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

0.0061 units per person, with Saudi Arabia 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.

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 Saudi Arabia: Urban population, per capita

New Zealand

0.84 units per person

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

0.8461 units per person

in 2025

New Zealand rank

48th

Saudi Arabia rank

47th

Urban population, per capita over time

New Zealand
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.8461 units per person against 0.84 units per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0061 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 Saudi Arabia ranks 47th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.6833 units per person	0.3861 units per person	0.2973 units per person	New Zealand
1970s	0.8238 units per person	0.5738 units per person	0.2501 units per person	New Zealand
1980s	0.8383 units per person	0.7197 units per person	0.1186 units per person	New Zealand
1990s	0.853 units per person	0.7864 units per person	0.0666 units per person	New Zealand
2000s	0.8586 units per person	0.8089 units per person	0.0498 units per person	New Zealand
2010s	0.8503 units per person	0.8287 units per person	0.0216 units per person	New Zealand
2020s	0.8389 units per person	0.8421 units per person	0.0033 units per person	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, New Zealand or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 0.8461 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 Saudi Arabia?: 0.0061 units per person, with Saudi Arabia 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 population, per capita?: New Zealand ranks 48th and Saudi Arabia ranks 47th 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.