New Zealand vs Rwanda: Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre

New Zealand
4,029 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
3,830 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
94th
Rwanda rank
96th

Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • New Zealand
  • Rwanda
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k197219972023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 4,029 current US$ per square kilometre against 3,830 current US$ per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 199 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Rwanda ahead.

New Zealand ranks 94th and Rwanda ranks 96th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 440.69 current US$ per square kilometre 538.86 current US$ per square kilometre 98.17 current US$ per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 748.79 current US$ per square kilometre 862.57 current US$ per square kilometre 113.77 current US$ per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 1,629 current US$ per square kilometre 414.91 current US$ per square kilometre 1,214 current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 1,179 current US$ per square kilometre 1,239 current US$ per square kilometre 59.65 current US$ per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 2,831 current US$ per square kilometre 3,609 current US$ per square kilometre 777.95 current US$ per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 3,552 current US$ per square kilometre 3,195 current US$ per square kilometre 357.65 current US$ per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre, New Zealand or Rwanda?
New Zealand, at 4,029 current US$ per square kilometre against 3,830 current US$ per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre between New Zealand and Rwanda?
199 current US$ per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Rwanda?
43 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Rwanda rank globally for personal remittances, paid (current us$), per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 94th and Rwanda ranks 96th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances, paid (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 9,204 data points, 1966–2023
Last refreshed

Personal remittances, paid (current US$) 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.