Question

New Zealand has a population of 4,326,380 and has an area of 103,736 mi squared while Australia has an area of 2,967,909 mi squared and a population of 21,905,140 Explain how New Zealand can have a larger population density than Australia even though it has a smaller total population.

Answer 1

New Zealand have a larger population density than Australia even though it has a smaller total population because it has a smaller area. Population density is a measurement of population per unit area.

New Zealand = 41.71 per area
Australia = 7.38 per area

Answer 2

Population density refers to the determination of population in a unit area or unit volume. It is generally applicable to the living species, and majorly to the humans. It is an essential geographical term and its a quantity of type number density.

In the given case, it can be seen that New Zealand exhibits a smaller population in comparison to Australia, but it has a greater population density as it encompasses a much smaller region.

On the other hand, the population of Australia is about five times more than New Zealand, but Australia covers about 30 times more area in comparison to what New Zealand covers.