New Zealand vs Switzerland: Rural population, per capita
New Zealand
0.16 units per person
in 2025
Switzerland
0.1427 units per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
169th
Switzerland rank
172nd
Rural population, per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.16 units per person against 0.1427 units per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0173 units per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.
New Zealand ranks 169th and Switzerland ranks 172nd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3167 units per person | 0.4598 units per person | 0.1431 units per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.1762 units per person | 0.4081 units per person | 0.2319 units per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.1617 units per person | 0.3551 units per person | 0.1935 units per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.147 units per person | 0.2888 units per person | 0.1418 units per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.1414 units per person | 0.2653 units per person | 0.1239 units per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.1497 units per person | 0.2399 units per person | 0.0902 units per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.1611 units per person | 0.1536 units per person | 0.0075 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 Switzerland?
- New Zealand, at 0.16 units per person against 0.1427 units per person in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 0.0173 units per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 169th and Switzerland ranks 172nd 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.