New Zealand vs Uruguay: Population density
Population density over time
- New Zealand
- Uruguay
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 19.75 people per sq. km of land area against 19.36 people per sq. km of land area in Uruguay, a difference of 0.39 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
New Zealand ranks 185th and Uruguay ranks 188th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.95 people per sq. km of land area | 15.29 people per sq. km of land area | 5.34 people per sq. km of land area | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 11.43 people per sq. km of land area | 16.37 people per sq. km of land area | 4.94 people per sq. km of land area | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 12.22 people per sq. km of land area | 17.22 people per sq. km of land area | 5 people per sq. km of land area | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 13.82 people per sq. km of land area | 18.17 people per sq. km of land area | 4.36 people per sq. km of land area | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 15.54 people per sq. km of land area | 18.78 people per sq. km of land area | 3.24 people per sq. km of land area | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 17.51 people per sq. km of land area | 19.2 people per sq. km of land area | 1.69 people per sq. km of land area | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 19.41 people per sq. km of land area | 19.39 people per sq. km of land area | 0.0154 people per sq. km of land area | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, New Zealand or Uruguay?
- New Zealand, at 19.75 people per sq. km of land area against 19.36 people per sq. km of land area in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 0.39 people per sq. km of land area, with New Zealand 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 density?
- New Zealand ranks 185th and Uruguay ranks 188th 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.