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
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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About this data
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.