Burkina Faso vs Chile: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
23.39 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Chile
23.5 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
156th
Chile rank
155th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 23.5 people per square kilometre against 23.39 people per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.11 people per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 156th and Chile ranks 155th of 215 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 people per square kilometre | 8.7 people per square kilometre | 7.67 people per square kilometre | Chile |
| 1970s | 1.47 people per square kilometre | 11.18 people per square kilometre | 9.7 people per square kilometre | Chile |
| 1980s | 3.2 people per square kilometre | 13.69 people per square kilometre | 10.49 people per square kilometre | Chile |
| 1990s | 5.64 people per square kilometre | 16.36 people per square kilometre | 10.72 people per square kilometre | Chile |
| 2000s | 10.8 people per square kilometre | 18.97 people per square kilometre | 8.17 people per square kilometre | Chile |
| 2010s | 17.21 people per square kilometre | 21.27 people per square kilometre | 4.06 people per square kilometre | Chile |
| 2020s | 22.02 people per square kilometre | 23.26 people per square kilometre | 1.24 people per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Chile?
- Chile, at 23.5 people per square kilometre against 23.39 people per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Chile?
- 0.11 people per square kilometre, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Chile?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Chile rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 156th and Chile ranks 155th 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.