New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

New Zealand
1.44 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
1.54 units per square kilometre
in 2022
New Zealand rank
185th
Saudi Arabia rank
184th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.54 units per square kilometre against 1.44 units per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1 units per square kilometre.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1979 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 185th and Saudi Arabia ranks 184th of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.48 units per square kilometre 0.3711 units per square kilometre 1.11 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 1.33 units per square kilometre 1.48 units per square kilometre 0.1543 units per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2010s 1.39 units per square kilometre 1.45 units per square kilometre 0.0567 units per square kilometre Saudi Arabia
2020s 1.45 units per square kilometre 1.52 units per square kilometre 0.0641 units per square kilometre Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, New Zealand or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 1.54 units per square kilometre against 1.44 units per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2022.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
0.1 units per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
18 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
How do New Zealand and Saudi Arabia rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 185th and Saudi Arabia ranks 184th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.