Greenland vs New Zealand: Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate
Greenland
0.4%
in 2023
New Zealand
0.4%
in 2023
Greenland rank
139th
New Zealand rank
140th
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate over time
- Greenland
- New Zealand
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 139th and New Zealand ranks 140th of 236 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.8% | 1.7% | 1.2% | Greenland |
| 1960s | 3.2% | 1.5% | 1.7% | Greenland |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Greenland |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Greenland |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Greenland |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Greenland |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Greenland |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate, Greenland or New Zealand?
- Greenland, at 0.4% against 0.4% in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate between Greenland and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and New Zealand?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and New Zealand rank globally for natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate?
- Greenland ranks 139th and New Zealand ranks 140th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.