New Zealand vs Switzerland: Urban population, per capita
New Zealand
0.84 units per person
in 2025
Switzerland
0.8573 units per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
48th
Switzerland rank
45th
Urban population, per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.8573 units per person against 0.84 units per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0173 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 Switzerland ranks 45th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6833 units per person | 0.5402 units per person | 0.1431 units per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.8238 units per person | 0.5919 units per person | 0.2319 units per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.8383 units per person | 0.6449 units per person | 0.1935 units per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.853 units per person | 0.7112 units per person | 0.1418 units per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.8586 units per person | 0.7347 units per person | 0.1239 units per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.8503 units per person | 0.7601 units per person | 0.0902 units per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.8389 units per person | 0.8464 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, New Zealand or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.8573 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 Switzerland?
- 0.0173 units per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 48th and Switzerland ranks 45th 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.