Brazil vs Peru: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Brazil
22.13 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru
22.42 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
160th
Peru rank
159th

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

  • Brazil
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 22.42 people per square kilometre against 22.13 people per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 0.29 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 160th and Peru ranks 159th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 4.9 people per square kilometre 4.78 people per square kilometre 0.1176 people per square kilometre Brazil
1970s 7.64 people per square kilometre 7.27 people per square kilometre 0.3632 people per square kilometre Brazil
1980s 11.41 people per square kilometre 10.14 people per square kilometre 1.28 people per square kilometre Brazil
1990s 14.91 people per square kilometre 13.32 people per square kilometre 1.58 people per square kilometre Brazil
2000s 18.17 people per square kilometre 16.28 people per square kilometre 1.89 people per square kilometre Brazil
2010s 20.55 people per square kilometre 19.15 people per square kilometre 1.4 people per square kilometre Brazil
2020s 21.91 people per square kilometre 21.91 people per square kilometre 0 people per square kilometre Peru

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 square kilometre, Brazil or Peru?
Peru, at 22.42 people per square kilometre against 22.13 people per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Brazil and Peru?
0.29 people per square kilometre, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Peru?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Peru rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Brazil ranks 160th and Peru ranks 159th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas 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.