Australia vs New Zealand: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre

Australia
-67,252 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
-346,629 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
172nd
New Zealand rank
175th

Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
-400.0k-300.0k-200.0k-100.0k0196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports -67,252 current LCU per square kilometre against -346,629 current LCU per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 279,377 current LCU per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

Australia ranks 172nd and New Zealand ranks 175th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 178.44 current LCU per square kilometre 594.94 current LCU per square kilometre 416.5 current LCU per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 371.42 current LCU per square kilometre 861.32 current LCU per square kilometre 489.9 current LCU per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 989.14 current LCU per square kilometre 515.26 current LCU per square kilometre 473.88 current LCU per square kilometre Australia
1990s -3,619 current LCU per square kilometre -52,045 current LCU per square kilometre 48,426 current LCU per square kilometre Australia
2000s -25,147 current LCU per square kilometre -194,939 current LCU per square kilometre 169,792 current LCU per square kilometre Australia
2010s -40,096 current LCU per square kilometre -307,291 current LCU per square kilometre 267,195 current LCU per square kilometre Australia
2020s -78,364 current LCU per square kilometre -381,862 current LCU per square kilometre 303,499 current LCU per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre, Australia or New Zealand?
Australia, at -67,252 current LCU per square kilometre against -346,629 current LCU per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre between Australia and New Zealand?
279,377 current LCU per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 172nd and New Zealand ranks 175th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 8,583 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets (current LCU) 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.