Chile vs United States: Population census recently completed

Chile

in 2015

United States

in 2015

Chile rank

1st

United States rank

1st

Population census recently completed over time

Chile currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.

Across all 266 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 67 countries.

Indicator: Population census recently completed
Source: Thomas Brambor et al. (2019) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 67 places, 17,822 data points, 1750–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

A census is defined as a population count that meets three requirements: universality, well-defined territory, and simultaneity.