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

Faroe Islands
0.0158 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0164 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
152nd
New Zealand rank
150th

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

  • Faroe Islands
  • New Zealand
0.0050.0070.010.0130.0150.018196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0164 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0158 1000 No per square kilometre in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.0006 1000 No per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 152nd and New Zealand ranks 150th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0067 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0078 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 0.0088 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0095 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0006 1000 No per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0104 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 0.0112 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0118 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0006 1000 No per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.0135 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0134 1000 No per square kilometre 0 1000 No per square kilometre Faroe Islands
2010s 0.0146 1000 No per square kilometre 0.015 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.0157 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0161 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0005 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, Faroe Islands or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.0164 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0158 1000 No per square kilometre in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Faroe Islands and New Zealand?
0.0006 1000 No per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and New Zealand rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Faroe Islands ranks 152nd 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.