Bhutan vs New Zealand: Population density
Population density over time
- Bhutan
- New Zealand
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 20.62 people per sq. km of land area against 19.75 people per sq. km of land area in New Zealand, a difference of 0.87 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
Bhutan ranks 184th and New Zealand ranks 185th of 216 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 | 5.62 people per sq. km of land area | 9.95 people per sq. km of land area | 4.33 people per sq. km of land area | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 7.73 people per sq. km of land area | 11.43 people per sq. km of land area | 3.7 people per sq. km of land area | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 10.74 people per sq. km of land area | 12.22 people per sq. km of land area | 1.48 people per sq. km of land area | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 13.42 people per sq. km of land area | 13.82 people per sq. km of land area | 0.4027 people per sq. km of land area | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 16.81 people per sq. km of land area | 15.54 people per sq. km of land area | 1.27 people per sq. km of land area | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 19.29 people per sq. km of land area | 17.51 people per sq. km of land area | 1.78 people per sq. km of land area | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 20.4 people per sq. km of land area | 19.41 people per sq. km of land area | 0.9979 people per sq. km of land area | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Bhutan or New Zealand?
- Bhutan, at 20.62 people per sq. km of land area against 19.75 people per sq. km of land area in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Bhutan and New Zealand?
- 0.87 people per sq. km of land area, 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 density?
- Bhutan ranks 184th and New Zealand ranks 185th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.