New Zealand vs Sweden: Police officers per 1,000 people
New Zealand
2.98
in 2013
Sweden
3.04
in 2015
New Zealand rank
78th
Sweden rank
76th
Police officers per 1,000 people over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.04 against 2.98 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Sweden ahead.
New Zealand ranks 78th and Sweden ranks 76th of 103 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.65 | 3.25 | 0.6076 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.65 | 3.19 | 0.5426 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.84 | 3.69 | 0.853 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.91 | 2.92 | 0.0062 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.01 | 3.12 | 0.1157 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher police officers per 1,000 people, New Zealand or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.04 against 2.98 in New Zealand as of 2015.
- What is the difference in police officers per 1,000 people between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 0.06, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2013.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for police officers per 1,000 people?
- New Zealand ranks 78th and Sweden ranks 76th of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) β 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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About this data
Measures the number of police officers per 1,000 people.