New Zealand vs Saint Lucia: Rural population, annual growth rate
New Zealand
0.275 % change on previous year
in 2025
Saint Lucia
0.2268 % change on previous year
in 2025
New Zealand rank
97th
Saint Lucia rank
100th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- New Zealand
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.275 % change on previous year against 0.2268 % change on previous year in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.0482 % change on previous year.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
New Zealand ranks 97th and Saint Lucia ranks 100th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.99 % change on previous year | 0.8459 % change on previous year | 4.84 % change on previous year | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | -1.59 % change on previous year | 0.887 % change on previous year | 2.47 % change on previous year | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | -0.1825 % change on previous year | 1.03 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 0.7742 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | 0.7938 % change on previous year | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 0.9899 % change on previous year | 2.03 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 2.88 % change on previous year | -0.2207 % change on previous year | 3.1 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.957 % change on previous year | -0.8605 % change on previous year | 1.82 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, New Zealand or Saint Lucia?
- New Zealand, at 0.275 % change on previous year against 0.2268 % change on previous year in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between New Zealand and Saint Lucia?
- 0.0482 % change on previous year, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Saint Lucia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Saint Lucia rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- New Zealand ranks 97th and Saint Lucia ranks 100th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.