Chile vs Sweden: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Chile
0.8918 people per person
in 2025
Sweden
0.8958 people per person
in 2025
Chile rank
34th
Sweden rank
32nd

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time

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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.8958 people per person against 0.8918 people per person in Chile, a difference of 0.004 people per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Chile ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 32nd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7133 people per person 0.7661 people per person 0.0528 people per person Sweden
1970s 0.7838 people per person 0.8241 people per person 0.0403 people per person Sweden
1980s 0.8254 people per person 0.8314 people per person 0.0059 people per person Sweden
1990s 0.8438 people per person 0.8378 people per person 0.006 people per person Chile
2000s 0.867 people per person 0.8438 people per person 0.0232 people per person Chile
2010s 0.8745 people per person 0.8644 people per person 0.0102 people per person Chile
2020s 0.8873 people per person 0.8867 people per person 0.0006 people per person Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Chile or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.8958 people per person against 0.8918 people per person in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Chile and Sweden?
0.004 people per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sweden?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Chile and Sweden rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
Chile ranks 34th and Sweden ranks 32nd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.