Bhutan vs New Zealand: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square

Bhutan
0.0206 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0196 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Bhutan rank
161st
New Zealand rank
162nd

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square over time

  • Bhutan
  • New Zealand
0.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.0206 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0196 1000 No per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

Bhutan ranks 161st and New Zealand ranks 162nd of 191 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0056 1000 No per square kilometre 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0043 1000 No per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 0.0077 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0115 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 0.0107 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0123 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 0.0134 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0138 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.0168 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0155 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre Bhutan
2010s 0.0193 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0175 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre Bhutan
2020s 0.0204 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0194 1000 No per square kilometre 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square, Bhutan or New Zealand?
Bhutan, at 0.0206 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0196 1000 No per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square between Bhutan and New Zealand?
0.001 1000 No per square kilometre, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and New Zealand rank globally for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, per square?
Bhutan ranks 161st and New Zealand ranks 162nd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 10,981 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 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.