Iceland vs New Zealand: Police officers per 1,000 people

Iceland
2.96
in 2015
New Zealand
2.98
in 2013
Iceland rank
80th
New Zealand rank
78th

Police officers per 1,000 people over time

  • Iceland
  • New Zealand
01234197319942015

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2.98 against 2.96 in Iceland, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 80th and New Zealand ranks 78th of 103 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 3.26 2.84 0.4259 Iceland
2000s 3.7 2.91 0.7922 Iceland
2010s 3.04 3.01 0.0302 Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher police officers per 1,000 people, Iceland or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 2.98 against 2.96 in Iceland as of 2013.
What is the difference in police officers per 1,000 people between Iceland and New Zealand?
0.02, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and New Zealand?
13 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
How do Iceland and New Zealand rank globally for police officers per 1,000 people?
Iceland ranks 80th and New Zealand ranks 78th of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Police officers per 1,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Police officers per 1,000 people
Source
Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,617 data points, 1973–2015
Last refreshed

Measures the number of police officers per 1,000 people.