What is the difference in rural population, per capita between New Zealand and United Kingdom?

0.0068 units per person, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Kingdom?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

New Zealand vs United Kingdom: Rural population, per capita

New Zealand

0.16 units per person

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.1668 units per person

in 2025

New Zealand rank

169th

United Kingdom rank

167th

Rural population, per capita over time

New Zealand
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.1668 units per person against 0.16 units per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0068 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 169th and United Kingdom ranks 167th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3167 units per person	0.2228 units per person	0.0939 units per person	New Zealand
1970s	0.1762 units per person	0.2246 units per person	0.0485 units per person	United Kingdom
1980s	0.1617 units per person	0.2159 units per person	0.0542 units per person	United Kingdom
1990s	0.147 units per person	0.2132 units per person	0.0662 units per person	United Kingdom
2000s	0.1414 units per person	0.1962 units per person	0.0549 units per person	United Kingdom
2010s	0.1497 units per person	0.1823 units per person	0.0326 units per person	United Kingdom
2020s	0.1611 units per person	0.1688 units per person	0.0077 units per person	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, New Zealand or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.1668 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 New Zealand and United Kingdom?: 0.0068 units per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Kingdom?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and United Kingdom rank globally for rural population, per capita?: New Zealand ranks 169th and United Kingdom ranks 167th 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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Indicator: Rural population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

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.