New Zealand vs Vanuatu: Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre

New Zealand
0.016 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu
0.0161 units per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
152nd
Vanuatu rank
151st

Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • Vanuatu
00.0050.010.015199020062023

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 0.0161 units per square kilometre against 0.016 units per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0001 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 152nd and Vanuatu ranks 151st of 186 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0106 units per square kilometre 0.0075 units per square kilometre 0.0031 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.0122 units per square kilometre 0.0102 units per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.014 units per square kilometre 0.0133 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.0158 units per square kilometre 0.0155 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre, New Zealand or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 0.0161 units per square kilometre against 0.016 units per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre between New Zealand and Vanuatu?
0.0001 units per square kilometre, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Vanuatu?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Vanuatu rank globally for population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 152nd and Vanuatu ranks 151st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,278 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Population (UN estimates and projections) 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.