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
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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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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.