New Zealand vs Peru: Rural population, per capita
New Zealand
0.16 units per person
in 2025
Peru
0.144 units per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
169th
Peru rank
171st
Rural population, per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Peru
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.16 units per person against 0.144 units per person in Peru, a difference of 0.016 units per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Peru ahead.
New Zealand ranks 169th and Peru ranks 171st of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3167 units per person | 0.4876 units per person | 0.171 units per person | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.1762 units per person | 0.3877 units per person | 0.2115 units per person | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.1617 units per person | 0.3327 units per person | 0.171 units per person | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.147 units per person | 0.2932 units per person | 0.1462 units per person | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.1414 units per person | 0.2532 units per person | 0.1119 units per person | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.1497 units per person | 0.1965 units per person | 0.0468 units per person | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.1611 units per person | 0.1543 units per person | 0.0068 units per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, New Zealand or Peru?
- New Zealand, at 0.16 units per person against 0.144 units per person in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between New Zealand and Peru?
- 0.016 units per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Peru?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Peru rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 169th and Peru ranks 171st 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.