New Zealand vs Zimbabwe: Urban population, per square kilometre
New Zealand
16.57 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
16.6 units per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
171st
Zimbabwe rank
170th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- New Zealand
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 16.6 units per square kilometre against 16.57 units per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.03 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 171st and Zimbabwe ranks 170th of 216 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.88 units per square kilometre | 1.71 units per square kilometre | 5.17 units per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 9.42 units per square kilometre | 3.05 units per square kilometre | 6.37 units per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 10.24 units per square kilometre | 5.65 units per square kilometre | 4.6 units per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 11.79 units per square kilometre | 8.86 units per square kilometre | 2.93 units per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 13.34 units per square kilometre | 10.5 units per square kilometre | 2.84 units per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 14.88 units per square kilometre | 12.53 units per square kilometre | 2.35 units per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 16.27 units per square kilometre | 15.75 units per square kilometre | 0.5227 units per square kilometre | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 16.6 units per square kilometre against 16.57 units per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Zimbabwe?
- 0.03 units per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Zimbabwe rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 171st and Zimbabwe ranks 170th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.