Chile vs Myanmar: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Chile
23.5 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Myanmar
25.2 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Chile rank
155th
Myanmar rank
154th

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

  • Chile
  • Myanmar
510152025196119922023

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 25.2 people per square kilometre against 23.5 people per square kilometre in Chile, a difference of 1.7 people per square kilometre.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 155th and Myanmar ranks 154th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Myanmar Difference Ahead
1960s 8.7 people per square kilometre 7.97 people per square kilometre 0.7322 people per square kilometre Chile
1970s 11.18 people per square kilometre 11 people per square kilometre 0.1763 people per square kilometre Chile
1980s 13.69 people per square kilometre 13.9 people per square kilometre 0.2127 people per square kilometre Myanmar
1990s 16.36 people per square kilometre 17.22 people per square kilometre 0.8627 people per square kilometre Myanmar
2000s 18.97 people per square kilometre 20.42 people per square kilometre 1.45 people per square kilometre Myanmar
2010s 21.27 people per square kilometre 23.1 people per square kilometre 1.83 people per square kilometre Myanmar
2020s 23.26 people per square kilometre 24.85 people per square kilometre 1.59 people per square kilometre Myanmar

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, Chile or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 25.2 people per square kilometre against 23.5 people per square kilometre in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Chile and Myanmar?
1.7 people per square kilometre, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Myanmar?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Chile and Myanmar rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Chile ranks 155th and Myanmar ranks 154th 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.