Greenland vs New Zealand: Urban area long term, per capita
Greenland
0.0005 units per person
in 2025
New Zealand
0.0005 units per person
in 2025
Greenland rank
8th
New Zealand rank
11th
Urban area long term, per capita over time
- Greenland
- New Zealand
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 0.0005 units per person against 0.0005 units per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0 units per person.
That makes Greenland's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
Greenland ranks 8th and New Zealand ranks 11th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0 units per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0 units per person | Greenland |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area long term, per capita, Greenland or New Zealand?
- Greenland, at 0.0005 units per person against 0.0005 units per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area long term, per capita between Greenland and New Zealand?
- 0 units per person, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and New Zealand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Greenland and New Zealand rank globally for urban area long term, per capita?
- Greenland ranks 8th and New Zealand ranks 11th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.