What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between New Zealand and Sweden?

0.0001 1000 ha per person, with New Zealand ahead.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs Sweden: Country area — Area, per capita

New Zealand

0.0051 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Sweden

0.005 1000 ha per person

in 2024

New Zealand rank

32nd

Sweden rank

33rd

Country area — Area, per capita over time

New Zealand
Sweden

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0051 1000 ha per person against 0.005 1000 ha per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per person.

Across all 64 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 33rd of 190 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0102 1000 ha per person	0.0058 1000 ha per person	0.0045 1000 ha per person	New Zealand
1970s	0.0089 1000 ha per person	0.0055 1000 ha per person	0.0034 1000 ha per person	New Zealand
1980s	0.0083 1000 ha per person	0.0053 1000 ha per person	0.003 1000 ha per person	New Zealand
1990s	0.0074 1000 ha per person	0.0051 1000 ha per person	0.0023 1000 ha per person	New Zealand
2000s	0.0066 1000 ha per person	0.0049 1000 ha per person	0.0016 1000 ha per person	New Zealand
2010s	0.0058 1000 ha per person	0.0051 1000 ha per person	0.0007 1000 ha per person	New Zealand
2020s	0.0052 1000 ha per person	0.005 1000 ha per person	0.0002 1000 ha per person	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per capita, New Zealand or Sweden?: New Zealand, at 0.0051 1000 ha per person against 0.005 1000 ha per person in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between New Zealand and Sweden?: 0.0001 1000 ha per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for country area — area, per capita?: New Zealand ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 33rd of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Country area — Area, per capita
Unit: 1000 ha per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 193 places, 11,205 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.