Bhutan vs Chile: Population density
Bhutan
18.1 people per km²
in 2100
Chile
18.06 people per km²
in 2100
Bhutan rank
208th
Chile rank
209th
Population density over time
- Bhutan
- Chile
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 18.1 people per km² against 18.06 people per km² in Chile, a difference of 0.04 people per km².
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Chile ahead.
Bhutan ranks 208th and Chile ranks 209th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 15 and Chile in 33.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2622 people per km² | 0.538 people per km² | 0.2758 people per km² | Chile |
| 1100s | 0.2622 people per km² | 0.5918 people per km² | 0.3296 people per km² | Chile |
| 1200s | 0.2622 people per km² | 0.6456 people per km² | 0.3834 people per km² | Chile |
| 1300s | 0.2884 people per km² | 0.6994 people per km² | 0.411 people per km² | Chile |
| 1400s | 0.3146 people per km² | 0.7532 people per km² | 0.4385 people per km² | Chile |
| 1500s | 0.3933 people per km² | 0.807 people per km² | 0.4137 people per km² | Chile |
| 1600s | 0.5244 people per km² | 0.807 people per km² | 0.2826 people per km² | Chile |
| 1700s | 0.6555 people per km² | 0.8097 people per km² | 0.1542 people per km² | Chile |
| 1710s | 0.7241 people per km² | 0.831 people per km² | 0.1068 people per km² | Chile |
| 1720s | 0.7375 people per km² | 0.8528 people per km² | 0.1153 people per km² | Chile |
| 1730s | 0.7512 people per km² | 0.8753 people per km² | 0.1241 people per km² | Chile |
| 1740s | 0.7651 people per km² | 0.8983 people per km² | 0.1332 people per km² | Chile |
| 1750s | 0.7793 people per km² | 0.922 people per km² | 0.1427 people per km² | Chile |
| 1760s | 0.7937 people per km² | 0.9462 people per km² | 0.1525 people per km² | Chile |
| 1770s | 0.8084 people per km² | 0.9711 people per km² | 0.1627 people per km² | Chile |
| 1780s | 0.8234 people per km² | 0.9967 people per km² | 0.1733 people per km² | Chile |
| 1790s | 0.8386 people per km² | 1.02 people per km² | 0.1843 people per km² | Chile |
| 1800s | 10.29 people per km² | 1.04 people per km² | 9.25 people per km² | Bhutan |
| 1810s | 10.28 people per km² | 1.04 people per km² | 9.25 people per km² | Bhutan |
| 1820s | 10.05 people per km² | 1.15 people per km² | 8.9 people per km² | Bhutan |
| 1830s | 9.57 people per km² | 1.42 people per km² | 8.14 people per km² | Bhutan |
| 1840s | 9.1 people per km² | 1.72 people per km² | 7.38 people per km² | Bhutan |
| 1850s | 8.67 people per km² | 2.06 people per km² | 6.62 people per km² | Bhutan |
| 1860s | 8.29 people per km² | 2.45 people per km² | 5.84 people per km² | Bhutan |
| 1870s | 7.92 people per km² | 2.89 people per km² | 5.03 people per km² | Bhutan |
| 1880s | 7.57 people per km² | 3.39 people per km² | 4.18 people per km² | Bhutan |
| 1890s | 7.24 people per km² | 3.92 people per km² | 3.31 people per km² | Bhutan |
| 1900s | 6.92 people per km² | 4.48 people per km² | 2.43 people per km² | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 6.76 people per km² | 5.09 people per km² | 1.67 people per km² | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 6.77 people per km² | 5.78 people per km² | 0.9837 people per km² | Bhutan |
| 1930s | 6.76 people per km² | 6.73 people per km² | 0.0289 people per km² | Bhutan |
| 1940s | 5.63 people per km² | 8.04 people per km² | 2.41 people per km² | Chile |
| 1950s | 5.06 people per km² | 9.79 people per km² | 4.73 people per km² | Chile |
| 1960s | 6.78 people per km² | 12 people per km² | 5.22 people per km² | Chile |
| 1970s | 9.47 people per km² | 14.24 people per km² | 4.77 people per km² | Chile |
| 1980s | 13.16 people per km² | 16.58 people per km² | 3.42 people per km² | Chile |
| 1990s | 14.9 people per km² | 19.37 people per km² | 4.47 people per km² | Chile |
| 2000s | 17.07 people per km² | 21.87 people per km² | 4.8 people per km² | Chile |
| 2010s | 19.28 people per km² | 24.29 people per km² | 5 people per km² | Chile |
| 2020s | 20.81 people per km² | 26.62 people per km² | 5.8 people per km² | Chile |
| 2030s | 22.04 people per km² | 27.46 people per km² | 5.42 people per km² | Chile |
| 2040s | 22.91 people per km² | 27.55 people per km² | 4.65 people per km² | Chile |
| 2050s | 23.14 people per km² | 26.92 people per km² | 3.78 people per km² | Chile |
| 2060s | 22.74 people per km² | 25.55 people per km² | 2.81 people per km² | Chile |
| 2070s | 21.72 people per km² | 23.69 people per km² | 1.97 people per km² | Chile |
| 2080s | 20.29 people per km² | 21.53 people per km² | 1.24 people per km² | Chile |
| 2090s | 18.81 people per km² | 19.25 people per km² | 0.4371 people per km² | Chile |
| 2100s | 18.1 people per km² | 18.06 people per km² | 0.0393 people per km² | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Bhutan or Chile?
- Bhutan, at 18.1 people per km² against 18.06 people per km² in Chile as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Bhutan and Chile?
- 0.04 people per km², with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Chile?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Bhutan and Chile rank globally for population density?
- Bhutan ranks 208th and Chile ranks 209th 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.