New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
New Zealand
0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
166th
Saudi Arabia rank
164th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- New Zealand
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0001 1000 No 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 166th and Saudi Arabia ranks 164th of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 No per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 No per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.002 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre | 0 1000 No per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 No per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 No per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0001 1000 No per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Saudi Arabia rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 166th and Saudi Arabia ranks 164th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural 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
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural 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.