New Zealand vs Uruguay: Land area in square kilometers, per capita
New Zealand
0.0506 sq. km per person
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0517 sq. km per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
32nd
Uruguay rank
29th
Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.0517 sq. km per person against 0.0506 sq. km per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0011 sq. km per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 32nd and Uruguay ranks 29th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1008 sq. km per person | 0.0655 sq. km per person | 0.0353 sq. km per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.0876 sq. km per person | 0.0611 sq. km per person | 0.0265 sq. km per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.0819 sq. km per person | 0.0581 sq. km per person | 0.0238 sq. km per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.0725 sq. km per person | 0.055 sq. km per person | 0.0175 sq. km per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.0645 sq. km per person | 0.0533 sq. km per person | 0.0112 sq. km per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0572 sq. km per person | 0.0521 sq. km per person | 0.0052 sq. km per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.0515 sq. km per person | 0.0516 sq. km per person | 0 sq. km per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometers, per capita, New Zealand or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.0517 sq. km per person against 0.0506 sq. km per person in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 0.0011 sq. km per person, 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 land area in square kilometers, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 32nd and Uruguay ranks 29th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.