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
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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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.