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

Brazil
22.13 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
22.96 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
160th
Sweden rank
157th

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

  • Brazil
  • Sweden
510152025196119922023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 22.96 people per square kilometre against 22.13 people per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 0.83 people per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 160th and Sweden ranks 157th of 215 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 4.9 people per square kilometre 14.65 people per square kilometre 9.75 people per square kilometre Sweden
1970s 7.64 people per square kilometre 16.55 people per square kilometre 8.91 people per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 11.41 people per square kilometre 17.08 people per square kilometre 5.66 people per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 14.91 people per square kilometre 18.01 people per square kilometre 3.11 people per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 18.17 people per square kilometre 18.73 people per square kilometre 0.5648 people per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 20.55 people per square kilometre 20.78 people per square kilometre 0.2253 people per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 21.91 people per square kilometre 22.66 people per square kilometre 0.7443 people per square kilometre Sweden

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 Sweden?
Sweden, at 22.96 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 Sweden?
0.83 people per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Sweden rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Brazil ranks 160th and Sweden ranks 157th 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.