New Zealand vs Uruguay: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
New Zealand
0.0506 sq. km per person
in 2024
Uruguay
0.052 sq. km per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
34th
Uruguay rank
31st
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.052 sq. km per person against 0.0506 sq. km per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0014 sq. km per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 34th and Uruguay ranks 31st of 216 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1024 sq. km per person | 0.0659 sq. km per person | 0.0365 sq. km per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.0891 sq. km per person | 0.0615 sq. km per person | 0.0276 sq. km per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.0832 sq. km per person | 0.0585 sq. km per person | 0.0248 sq. km per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.0737 sq. km per person | 0.0554 sq. km per person | 0.0183 sq. km per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.0655 sq. km per person | 0.0536 sq. km per person | 0.0119 sq. km per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0582 sq. km per person | 0.0524 sq. km per person | 0.0057 sq. km per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.052 sq. km per person | 0.0519 sq. km per person | 0.0001 sq. km per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, New Zealand or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.052 sq. km per person against 0.0506 sq. km per person in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 0.0014 sq. km per person, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 34th and Uruguay ranks 31st of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.