Burkina Faso vs Peru: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Burkina Faso
23.39 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru
22.42 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
156th
Peru rank
159th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Burkina Faso
- Peru
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 23.39 people per square kilometre against 22.42 people per square kilometre in Peru, a difference of 0.97 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 156th and Peru ranks 159th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 people per square kilometre | 4.78 people per square kilometre | 3.75 people per square kilometre | Peru |
| 1970s | 1.47 people per square kilometre | 7.27 people per square kilometre | 5.8 people per square kilometre | Peru |
| 1980s | 3.2 people per square kilometre | 10.14 people per square kilometre | 6.94 people per square kilometre | Peru |
| 1990s | 5.64 people per square kilometre | 13.32 people per square kilometre | 7.68 people per square kilometre | Peru |
| 2000s | 10.8 people per square kilometre | 16.28 people per square kilometre | 5.48 people per square kilometre | Peru |
| 2010s | 17.21 people per square kilometre | 19.15 people per square kilometre | 1.94 people per square kilometre | Peru |
| 2020s | 22.02 people per square kilometre | 21.91 people per square kilometre | 0.1045 people per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
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 Peru?
- Burkina Faso, at 23.39 people per square kilometre against 22.42 people per square kilometre in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Peru?
- 0.97 people per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Peru?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Peru rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 156th 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.