Chile vs New Caledonia: Population density
Chile
18.06 people per km²
in 2100
New Caledonia
18.45 people per km²
in 2100
Chile rank
209th
New Caledonia rank
207th
Population density over time
- Chile
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 18.45 people per km² against 18.06 people per km² in Chile, a difference of 0.39 people per km².
The two have swapped places 2 times across 183 shared years of data; in 1000 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Chile ranks 209th and New Caledonia ranks 207th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 22 and New Caledonia in 26.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.538 people per km² | 0.5615 people per km² | 0.0236 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1100s | 0.5918 people per km² | 0.624 people per km² | 0.0322 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1200s | 0.6456 people per km² | 0.6933 people per km² | 0.0477 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1300s | 0.6994 people per km² | 0.7703 people per km² | 0.071 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1400s | 0.7532 people per km² | 0.8559 people per km² | 0.1027 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1500s | 0.807 people per km² | 0.951 people per km² | 0.1441 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1600s | 0.807 people per km² | 1.06 people per km² | 0.2498 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1700s | 0.8097 people per km² | 1.17 people per km² | 0.3645 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1710s | 0.831 people per km² | 1.24 people per km² | 0.405 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1720s | 0.8528 people per km² | 1.3 people per km² | 0.4481 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1730s | 0.8753 people per km² | 1.37 people per km² | 0.4941 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1740s | 0.8983 people per km² | 1.44 people per km² | 0.5432 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1750s | 0.922 people per km² | 1.52 people per km² | 0.5954 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1760s | 0.9462 people per km² | 1.6 people per km² | 0.651 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1770s | 0.9711 people per km² | 1.68 people per km² | 0.7102 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1780s | 0.9967 people per km² | 1.77 people per km² | 0.7731 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1790s | 1.02 people per km² | 1.86 people per km² | 0.8401 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1800s | 1.04 people per km² | 1.96 people per km² | 0.9235 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1810s | 1.04 people per km² | 2.06 people per km² | 1.03 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1820s | 1.05 people per km² | 2.18 people per km² | 1.13 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1830s | 1.3 people per km² | 2.3 people per km² | 1 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1840s | 1.59 people per km² | 2.43 people per km² | 0.8414 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1850s | 1.9 people per km² | 2.56 people per km² | 0.6674 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1860s | 2.26 people per km² | 2.7 people per km² | 0.4434 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1870s | 2.68 people per km² | 2.8 people per km² | 0.117 people per km² | New Caledonia |
| 1880s | 3.16 people per km² | 2.89 people per km² | 0.2646 people per km² | Chile |
| 1890s | 3.68 people per km² | 2.99 people per km² | 0.6877 people per km² | Chile |
| 1900s | 4.23 people per km² | 3.1 people per km² | 1.13 people per km² | Chile |
| 1910s | 4.8 people per km² | 3.2 people per km² | 1.6 people per km² | Chile |
| 1920s | 5.44 people per km² | 3.29 people per km² | 2.15 people per km² | Chile |
| 1930s | 6.24 people per km² | 3.37 people per km² | 2.87 people per km² | Chile |
| 1940s | 7.39 people per km² | 3.46 people per km² | 3.93 people per km² | Chile |
| 1950s | 9.79 people per km² | 3.79 people per km² | 5.99 people per km² | Chile |
| 1960s | 12 people per km² | 5.03 people per km² | 6.97 people per km² | Chile |
| 1970s | 14.24 people per km² | 7.22 people per km² | 7.02 people per km² | Chile |
| 1980s | 16.58 people per km² | 8.73 people per km² | 7.85 people per km² | Chile |
| 1990s | 19.37 people per km² | 10.82 people per km² | 8.55 people per km² | Chile |
| 2000s | 21.87 people per km² | 13.21 people per km² | 8.67 people per km² | Chile |
| 2010s | 24.29 people per km² | 15.18 people per km² | 9.1 people per km² | Chile |
| 2020s | 26.62 people per km² | 16.09 people per km² | 10.53 people per km² | Chile |
| 2030s | 27.46 people per km² | 17.34 people per km² | 10.12 people per km² | Chile |
| 2040s | 27.55 people per km² | 18.28 people per km² | 9.28 people per km² | Chile |
| 2050s | 26.92 people per km² | 18.8 people per km² | 8.12 people per km² | Chile |
| 2060s | 25.55 people per km² | 19 people per km² | 6.56 people per km² | Chile |
| 2070s | 23.69 people per km² | 18.99 people per km² | 4.7 people per km² | Chile |
| 2080s | 21.53 people per km² | 18.87 people per km² | 2.65 people per km² | Chile |
| 2090s | 19.25 people per km² | 18.63 people per km² | 0.6218 people per km² | Chile |
| 2100s | 18.06 people per km² | 18.45 people per km² | 0.3844 people per km² | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Chile or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 18.45 people per km² against 18.06 people per km² in Chile as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Chile and New Caledonia?
- 0.39 people per km², with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and New Caledonia?
- 183 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Chile and New Caledonia rank globally for population density?
- Chile ranks 209th 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.