Afghanistan vs New Zealand: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.0168 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0164 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
149th
New Zealand rank
150th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • New Zealand
00.0050.010.015196119922023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0168 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0164 1000 No per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0004 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.

Afghanistan ranks 149th and New Zealand ranks 150th of 190 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0078 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0063 1000 No per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0095 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0069 1000 No per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 0.0035 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0104 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0069 1000 No per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 0.0054 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0118 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0064 1000 No per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.0085 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0134 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.0126 1000 No per square kilometre 0.015 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.016 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0161 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or New Zealand?
Afghanistan, at 0.0168 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0164 1000 No per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and New Zealand?
0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and New Zealand rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 149th and New Zealand ranks 150th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — 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.