Bolivia vs Chile: Population density
Bolivia
16.39 people per km²
in 2100
Chile
18.06 people per km²
in 2100
Bolivia rank
211th
Chile rank
209th
Population density over time
- Bolivia
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 18.06 people per km² against 16.39 people per km² in Bolivia, a difference of 1.67 people per km².
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 211th and Chile ranks 209th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 6 and Chile in 42.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.5539 people per km² | 0.538 people per km² | 0.0159 people per km² | Bolivia |
| 1100s | 0.6092 people per km² | 0.5918 people per km² | 0.0175 people per km² | Bolivia |
| 1200s | 0.6646 people per km² | 0.6456 people per km² | 0.0191 people per km² | Bolivia |
| 1300s | 0.72 people per km² | 0.6994 people per km² | 0.0207 people per km² | Bolivia |
| 1400s | 0.7754 people per km² | 0.7532 people per km² | 0.0222 people per km² | Bolivia |
| 1500s | 0.8308 people per km² | 0.807 people per km² | 0.0238 people per km² | Bolivia |
| 1600s | 0.7385 people per km² | 0.807 people per km² | 0.0685 people per km² | Chile |
| 1700s | 0.7385 people per km² | 0.8097 people per km² | 0.0711 people per km² | Chile |
| 1710s | 0.7526 people per km² | 0.831 people per km² | 0.0784 people per km² | Chile |
| 1720s | 0.7669 people per km² | 0.8528 people per km² | 0.0859 people per km² | Chile |
| 1730s | 0.7815 people per km² | 0.8753 people per km² | 0.0937 people per km² | Chile |
| 1740s | 0.7964 people per km² | 0.8983 people per km² | 0.1019 people per km² | Chile |
| 1750s | 0.8116 people per km² | 0.922 people per km² | 0.1104 people per km² | Chile |
| 1760s | 0.8271 people per km² | 0.9462 people per km² | 0.1192 people per km² | Chile |
| 1770s | 0.8428 people per km² | 0.9711 people per km² | 0.1283 people per km² | Chile |
| 1780s | 0.8589 people per km² | 0.9967 people per km² | 0.1378 people per km² | Chile |
| 1790s | 0.8752 people per km² | 1.02 people per km² | 0.1477 people per km² | Chile |
| 1800s | 0.8598 people per km² | 1.04 people per km² | 0.1777 people per km² | Chile |
| 1810s | 0.9576 people per km² | 1.04 people per km² | 0.0804 people per km² | Chile |
| 1820s | 1.05 people per km² | 1.15 people per km² | 0.1024 people per km² | Chile |
| 1830s | 1.13 people per km² | 1.42 people per km² | 0.2931 people per km² | Chile |
| 1840s | 1.22 people per km² | 1.72 people per km² | 0.5045 people per km² | Chile |
| 1850s | 1.3 people per km² | 2.06 people per km² | 0.7542 people per km² | Chile |
| 1860s | 1.38 people per km² | 2.45 people per km² | 1.07 people per km² | Chile |
| 1870s | 1.25 people per km² | 2.89 people per km² | 1.64 people per km² | Chile |
| 1880s | 1.19 people per km² | 3.39 people per km² | 2.2 people per km² | Chile |
| 1890s | 1.49 people per km² | 3.92 people per km² | 2.44 people per km² | Chile |
| 1900s | 1.76 people per km² | 4.48 people per km² | 2.72 people per km² | Chile |
| 1910s | 2 people per km² | 5.09 people per km² | 3.09 people per km² | Chile |
| 1920s | 2.29 people per km² | 5.78 people per km² | 3.49 people per km² | Chile |
| 1930s | 2.57 people per km² | 6.73 people per km² | 4.16 people per km² | Chile |
| 1940s | 2.78 people per km² | 8.04 people per km² | 5.26 people per km² | Chile |
| 1950s | 3.08 people per km² | 9.79 people per km² | 6.7 people per km² | Chile |
| 1960s | 3.76 people per km² | 12 people per km² | 8.24 people per km² | Chile |
| 1970s | 4.7 people per km² | 14.24 people per km² | 9.54 people per km² | Chile |
| 1980s | 5.87 people per km² | 16.58 people per km² | 10.71 people per km² | Chile |
| 1990s | 7.2 people per km² | 19.37 people per km² | 12.17 people per km² | Chile |
| 2000s | 8.58 people per km² | 21.87 people per km² | 13.29 people per km² | Chile |
| 2010s | 10.09 people per km² | 24.29 people per km² | 14.2 people per km² | Chile |
| 2020s | 11.54 people per km² | 26.62 people per km² | 15.07 people per km² | Chile |
| 2030s | 13.01 people per km² | 27.46 people per km² | 14.45 people per km² | Chile |
| 2040s | 14.28 people per km² | 27.55 people per km² | 13.27 people per km² | Chile |
| 2050s | 15.27 people per km² | 26.92 people per km² | 11.65 people per km² | Chile |
| 2060s | 15.97 people per km² | 25.55 people per km² | 9.59 people per km² | Chile |
| 2070s | 16.38 people per km² | 23.69 people per km² | 7.31 people per km² | Chile |
| 2080s | 16.52 people per km² | 21.53 people per km² | 5.01 people per km² | Chile |
| 2090s | 16.48 people per km² | 19.25 people per km² | 2.77 people per km² | Chile |
| 2100s | 16.39 people per km² | 18.06 people per km² | 1.67 people per km² | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Bolivia or Chile?
- Chile, at 18.06 people per km² against 16.39 people per km² in Bolivia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Bolivia and Chile?
- 1.67 people per km², with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Chile?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Bolivia and Chile rank globally for population density?
- Bolivia ranks 211th 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.