Brazil vs New Caledonia: Population density
Brazil
19.55 people per km²
in 2100
New Caledonia
18.45 people per km²
in 2100
Brazil rank
204th
New Caledonia rank
207th
Population density over time
- Brazil
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 19.55 people per km² against 18.45 people per km² in New Caledonia, a difference of 1.1 people per km².
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 204th and New Caledonia ranks 207th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 25 and New Caledonia in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.36 people per km² | 0.5615 people per km² | 0.7948 people per km² | Brazil |
| 1100s | 1.5 people per km² | 0.624 people per km² | 0.8796 people per km² | Brazil |
| 1200s | 1.65 people per km² | 0.6933 people per km² | 0.9576 people per km² | Brazil |
| 1300s | 1.8 people per km² | 0.7703 people per km² | 1.03 people per km² | Brazil |
| 1400s | 1.95 people per km² | 0.8559 people per km² | 1.09 people per km² | Brazil |
| 1500s | 2.24 people per km² | 0.951 people per km² | 1.29 people per km² | Brazil |
| 1600s | 0.1062 people per km² | 1.06 people per km² | 0.9505 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1700s | 0.066 people per km² | 1.17 people per km² | 1.11 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1710s | 0.0759 people per km² | 1.24 people per km² | 1.16 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1720s | 0.0877 people per km² | 1.3 people per km² | 1.21 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1730s | 0.102 people per km² | 1.37 people per km² | 1.27 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1740s | 0.1192 people per km² | 1.44 people per km² | 1.32 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1750s | 0.14 people per km² | 1.52 people per km² | 1.38 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1760s | 0.1654 people per km² | 1.6 people per km² | 1.43 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1770s | 0.1964 people per km² | 1.68 people per km² | 1.48 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1780s | 0.2344 people per km² | 1.77 people per km² | 1.54 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1790s | 0.2811 people per km² | 1.86 people per km² | 1.58 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1800s | 0.2991 people per km² | 1.96 people per km² | 1.66 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1810s | 0.402 people per km² | 2.06 people per km² | 1.66 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1820s | 0.5351 people per km² | 2.18 people per km² | 1.64 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1830s | 0.6315 people per km² | 2.3 people per km² | 1.67 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1840s | 0.7394 people per km² | 2.43 people per km² | 1.69 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1850s | 0.8654 people per km² | 2.56 people per km² | 1.7 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1860s | 1.01 people per km² | 2.7 people per km² | 1.7 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1870s | 1.18 people per km² | 2.8 people per km² | 1.62 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1880s | 1.42 people per km² | 2.89 people per km² | 1.48 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1890s | 1.71 people per km² | 2.99 people per km² | 1.28 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1900s | 2.16 people per km² | 3.1 people per km² | 0.9372 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1910s | 2.68 people per km² | 3.2 people per km² | 0.5293 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1920s | 3.3 people per km² | 3.29 people per km² | 0.0145 people per km² | Brazil |
| 1930s | 4.05 people per km² | 3.37 people per km² | 0.6744 people per km² | Brazil |
| 1940s | 4.97 people per km² | 3.46 people per km² | 1.52 people per km² | Brazil |
| 1950s | 7.35 people per km² | 3.79 people per km² | 3.55 people per km² | Brazil |
| 1960s | 9.89 people per km² | 5.03 people per km² | 4.86 people per km² | Brazil |
| 1970s | 12.75 people per km² | 7.22 people per km² | 5.53 people per km² | Brazil |
| 1980s | 16.03 people per km² | 8.73 people per km² | 7.3 people per km² | Brazil |
| 1990s | 19.2 people per km² | 10.82 people per km² | 8.38 people per km² | Brazil |
| 2000s | 21.95 people per km² | 13.21 people per km² | 8.74 people per km² | Brazil |
| 2010s | 24.02 people per km² | 15.18 people per km² | 8.84 people per km² | Brazil |
| 2020s | 25.4 people per km² | 16.09 people per km² | 9.31 people per km² | Brazil |
| 2030s | 26.07 people per km² | 17.34 people per km² | 8.72 people per km² | Brazil |
| 2040s | 26.19 people per km² | 18.28 people per km² | 7.91 people per km² | Brazil |
| 2050s | 25.72 people per km² | 18.8 people per km² | 6.92 people per km² | Brazil |
| 2060s | 24.73 people per km² | 19 people per km² | 5.74 people per km² | Brazil |
| 2070s | 23.39 people per km² | 18.99 people per km² | 4.4 people per km² | Brazil |
| 2080s | 21.87 people per km² | 18.87 people per km² | 3 people per km² | Brazil |
| 2090s | 20.36 people per km² | 18.63 people per km² | 1.73 people per km² | Brazil |
| 2100s | 19.55 people per km² | 18.45 people per km² | 1.1 people per km² | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Brazil or New Caledonia?
- Brazil, at 19.55 people per km² against 18.45 people per km² in New Caledonia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Brazil and New Caledonia?
- 1.1 people per km², with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and New Caledonia?
- 183 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Brazil and New Caledonia rank globally for population density?
- Brazil ranks 204th and New Caledonia ranks 207th 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.