Chile vs Sweden: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Chile
23.5 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
22.96 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Chile rank
155th
Sweden rank
157th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Chile
- Sweden
How they compare
Chile currently reports 23.5 people per square kilometre against 22.96 people per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 0.54 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Chile ranks 155th and Sweden ranks 157th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.7 people per square kilometre | 14.65 people per square kilometre | 5.95 people per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1970s | 11.18 people per square kilometre | 16.55 people per square kilometre | 5.37 people per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1980s | 13.69 people per square kilometre | 17.08 people per square kilometre | 3.39 people per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1990s | 16.36 people per square kilometre | 18.01 people per square kilometre | 1.66 people per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2000s | 18.97 people per square kilometre | 18.73 people per square kilometre | 0.2336 people per square kilometre | Chile |
| 2010s | 21.27 people per square kilometre | 20.78 people per square kilometre | 0.489 people per square kilometre | Chile |
| 2020s | 23.26 people per square kilometre | 22.66 people per square kilometre | 0.5999 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, Chile or Sweden?
- Chile, at 23.5 people per square kilometre against 22.96 people per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Chile and Sweden?
- 0.54 people per square kilometre, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Sweden rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Chile ranks 155th 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.