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

New Zealand
0.0164 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0193 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
150th
Uruguay rank
147th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Uruguay
00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0193 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0164 1000 No per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 150th and Uruguay ranks 147th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0078 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0125 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0047 1000 No per square kilometre Uruguay
1970s 0.0095 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0135 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0041 1000 No per square kilometre Uruguay
1980s 0.0104 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0149 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0046 1000 No per square kilometre Uruguay
1990s 0.0118 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0166 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0048 1000 No per square kilometre Uruguay
2000s 0.0134 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0177 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0043 1000 No per square kilometre Uruguay
2010s 0.015 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0186 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0036 1000 No per square kilometre Uruguay
2020s 0.0161 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0192 1000 No per square kilometre 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.0193 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 New Zealand and Uruguay?
0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 150th and Uruguay ranks 147th 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.