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
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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About this data
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.