Argentina vs Uruguay: Population density
Argentina
13.98 people per km²
in 2100
Uruguay
12.83 people per km²
in 2100
Argentina rank
215th
Uruguay rank
217th
Population density over time
- Argentina
- Uruguay
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 13.98 people per km² against 12.83 people per km² in Uruguay, a difference of 1.15 people per km².
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Argentina ranks 215th and Uruguay ranks 217th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 44.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0731 people per km² | 0.0805 people per km² | 0.0074 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1100s | 0.0804 people per km² | 0.0895 people per km² | 0.0091 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1200s | 0.0877 people per km² | 0.0996 people per km² | 0.0119 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1300s | 0.095 people per km² | 0.1108 people per km² | 0.0158 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1400s | 0.1023 people per km² | 0.1232 people per km² | 0.0209 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1500s | 0.1096 people per km² | 0.1371 people per km² | 0.0275 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1600s | 0.1096 people per km² | 0.1526 people per km² | 0.0429 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1700s | 0.1096 people per km² | 0.1698 people per km² | 0.0602 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1710s | 0.1096 people per km² | 0.1787 people per km² | 0.0691 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1720s | 0.1096 people per km² | 0.1882 people per km² | 0.0785 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1730s | 0.1096 people per km² | 0.1981 people per km² | 0.0884 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1740s | 0.1096 people per km² | 0.2085 people per km² | 0.0989 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1750s | 0.1096 people per km² | 0.2194 people per km² | 0.1098 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1760s | 0.1096 people per km² | 0.231 people per km² | 0.1214 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1770s | 0.1096 people per km² | 0.2432 people per km² | 0.1335 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1780s | 0.1096 people per km² | 0.256 people per km² | 0.1463 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1790s | 0.1096 people per km² | 0.2694 people per km² | 0.1598 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1800s | 0.173 people per km² | 0.3142 people per km² | 0.1412 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1810s | 0.1691 people per km² | 0.3144 people per km² | 0.1454 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1820s | 0.211 people per km² | 0.3606 people per km² | 0.1497 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1830s | 0.2532 people per km² | 0.4819 people per km² | 0.2287 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 0.3323 people per km² | 0.6455 people per km² | 0.3133 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1850s | 0.4339 people per km² | 0.9707 people per km² | 0.5368 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0.5528 people per km² | 1.57 people per km² | 1.01 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.7581 people per km² | 2.27 people per km² | 1.51 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 1.04 people per km² | 3.21 people per km² | 2.18 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 1.43 people per km² | 4.52 people per km² | 3.09 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 2.03 people per km² | 5.71 people per km² | 3.68 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 2.79 people per km² | 7 people per km² | 4.21 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 3.68 people per km² | 8.82 people per km² | 5.13 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 4.67 people per km² | 10.58 people per km² | 5.91 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 5.61 people per km² | 11.99 people per km² | 6.38 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 6.77 people per km² | 13.47 people per km² | 6.69 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 8.02 people per km² | 15.21 people per km² | 7.19 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 9.39 people per km² | 16.37 people per km² | 6.98 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 11 people per km² | 17.22 people per km² | 6.21 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 12.72 people per km² | 18.17 people per km² | 5.45 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 14.26 people per km² | 18.78 people per km² | 4.52 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 15.79 people per km² | 19.2 people per km² | 3.42 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 16.73 people per km² | 19.35 people per km² | 2.62 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2030s | 17.24 people per km² | 19.19 people per km² | 1.95 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2040s | 17.58 people per km² | 18.88 people per km² | 1.3 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2050s | 17.58 people per km² | 18.25 people per km² | 0.6726 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2060s | 17.17 people per km² | 17.31 people per km² | 0.1362 people per km² | Uruguay |
| 2070s | 16.51 people per km² | 16.21 people per km² | 0.3061 people per km² | Argentina |
| 2080s | 15.64 people per km² | 14.95 people per km² | 0.688 people per km² | Argentina |
| 2090s | 14.58 people per km² | 13.58 people per km² | 1.01 people per km² | Argentina |
| 2100s | 13.98 people per km² | 12.83 people per km² | 1.15 people per km² | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Argentina or Uruguay?
- Argentina, at 13.98 people per km² against 12.83 people per km² in Uruguay as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Argentina and Uruguay?
- 1.15 people per km², with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Uruguay?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Argentina and Uruguay rank globally for population density?
- Argentina ranks 215th and Uruguay ranks 217th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.