Chile vs Finland: Population density
Chile
18.06 people per km²
in 2100
Finland
15.14 people per km²
in 2100
Chile rank
209th
Finland rank
212th
Population density over time
- Chile
- Finland
How they compare
Chile currently reports 18.06 people per km² against 15.14 people per km² in Finland, a difference of 2.92 people per km².
That makes Chile's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 209th and Finland ranks 212th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 20 and Finland in 28.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.538 people per km² | 0.2435 people per km² | 0.2945 people per km² | Chile |
| 1100s | 0.5918 people per km² | 0.2829 people per km² | 0.3088 people per km² | Chile |
| 1200s | 0.6456 people per km² | 0.3224 people per km² | 0.3231 people per km² | Chile |
| 1300s | 0.6994 people per km² | 0.3619 people per km² | 0.3375 people per km² | Chile |
| 1400s | 0.7532 people per km² | 0.329 people per km² | 0.4242 people per km² | Chile |
| 1500s | 0.807 people per km² | 0.329 people per km² | 0.478 people per km² | Chile |
| 1600s | 0.807 people per km² | 0.658 people per km² | 0.149 people per km² | Chile |
| 1700s | 0.8097 people per km² | 1.32 people per km² | 0.5067 people per km² | Finland |
| 1710s | 0.831 people per km² | 1.44 people per km² | 0.6085 people per km² | Finland |
| 1720s | 0.8528 people per km² | 1.57 people per km² | 0.7211 people per km² | Finland |
| 1730s | 0.8753 people per km² | 1.72 people per km² | 0.8458 people per km² | Finland |
| 1740s | 0.8983 people per km² | 1.88 people per km² | 0.9836 people per km² | Finland |
| 1750s | 0.922 people per km² | 2.06 people per km² | 1.14 people per km² | Finland |
| 1760s | 0.9462 people per km² | 2.25 people per km² | 1.3 people per km² | Finland |
| 1770s | 0.9711 people per km² | 2.46 people per km² | 1.49 people per km² | Finland |
| 1780s | 0.9967 people per km² | 2.69 people per km² | 1.69 people per km² | Finland |
| 1790s | 1.02 people per km² | 2.94 people per km² | 1.92 people per km² | Finland |
| 1800s | 1.04 people per km² | 2.87 people per km² | 1.83 people per km² | Finland |
| 1810s | 1.04 people per km² | 3.47 people per km² | 2.43 people per km² | Finland |
| 1820s | 1.15 people per km² | 4.13 people per km² | 2.97 people per km² | Finland |
| 1830s | 1.42 people per km² | 4.6 people per km² | 3.17 people per km² | Finland |
| 1840s | 1.72 people per km² | 5.01 people per km² | 3.29 people per km² | Finland |
| 1850s | 2.06 people per km² | 5.51 people per km² | 3.46 people per km² | Finland |
| 1860s | 2.45 people per km² | 5.74 people per km² | 3.29 people per km² | Finland |
| 1870s | 2.89 people per km² | 6.2 people per km² | 3.31 people per km² | Finland |
| 1880s | 3.39 people per km² | 7.19 people per km² | 3.8 people per km² | Finland |
| 1890s | 3.92 people per km² | 8.18 people per km² | 4.25 people per km² | Finland |
| 1900s | 4.48 people per km² | 9.11 people per km² | 4.62 people per km² | Finland |
| 1910s | 5.09 people per km² | 9.92 people per km² | 4.83 people per km² | Finland |
| 1920s | 5.78 people per km² | 10.76 people per km² | 4.97 people per km² | Finland |
| 1930s | 6.73 people per km² | 11.69 people per km² | 4.96 people per km² | Finland |
| 1940s | 8.04 people per km² | 12.61 people per km² | 4.57 people per km² | Finland |
| 1950s | 9.79 people per km² | 13.84 people per km² | 4.05 people per km² | Finland |
| 1960s | 12 people per km² | 14.96 people per km² | 2.96 people per km² | Finland |
| 1970s | 14.24 people per km² | 15.43 people per km² | 1.19 people per km² | Finland |
| 1980s | 16.58 people per km² | 16.06 people per km² | 0.5197 people per km² | Chile |
| 1990s | 19.37 people per km² | 16.74 people per km² | 2.63 people per km² | Chile |
| 2000s | 21.87 people per km² | 17.26 people per km² | 4.61 people per km² | Chile |
| 2010s | 24.29 people per km² | 17.96 people per km² | 6.33 people per km² | Chile |
| 2020s | 26.62 people per km² | 18.4 people per km² | 8.22 people per km² | Chile |
| 2030s | 27.46 people per km² | 18.24 people per km² | 9.22 people per km² | Chile |
| 2040s | 27.55 people per km² | 17.85 people per km² | 9.71 people per km² | Chile |
| 2050s | 26.92 people per km² | 17.38 people per km² | 9.54 people per km² | Chile |
| 2060s | 25.55 people per km² | 16.89 people per km² | 8.66 people per km² | Chile |
| 2070s | 23.69 people per km² | 16.43 people per km² | 7.25 people per km² | Chile |
| 2080s | 21.53 people per km² | 15.93 people per km² | 5.6 people per km² | Chile |
| 2090s | 19.25 people per km² | 15.42 people per km² | 3.83 people per km² | Chile |
| 2100s | 18.06 people per km² | 15.14 people per km² | 2.93 people per km² | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Chile or Finland?
- Chile, at 18.06 people per km² against 15.14 people per km² in Finland as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Chile and Finland?
- 2.92 people per km², with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Finland?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Chile and Finland rank globally for population density?
- Chile ranks 209th and Finland ranks 212th 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.