Canada vs New Zealand: Rural population, per capita
Canada
0.1712 units per person
in 2025
New Zealand
0.16 units per person
in 2025
Canada rank
166th
New Zealand rank
169th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.1712 units per person against 0.16 units per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0112 units per person.
That makes Canada'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.
Canada ranks 166th and New Zealand ranks 169th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.276 units per person | 0.3167 units per person | 0.0406 units per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.2425 units per person | 0.1762 units per person | 0.0663 units per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.2381 units per person | 0.1617 units per person | 0.0764 units per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.2255 units per person | 0.147 units per person | 0.0784 units per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.2022 units per person | 0.1414 units per person | 0.0608 units per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.1871 units per person | 0.1497 units per person | 0.0374 units per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.1757 units per person | 0.1611 units per person | 0.0146 units per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Canada or New Zealand?
- Canada, at 0.1712 units per person against 0.16 units per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Canada and New Zealand?
- 0.0112 units per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Canada ranks 166th and New Zealand ranks 169th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.