Peru vs Venezuela: Population density
Peru
29.82 people per km²
in 2100
Venezuela
32.06 people per km²
in 2100
Peru rank
190th
Venezuela rank
188th
Population density over time
- Peru
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 32.06 people per km² against 29.82 people per km² in Peru, a difference of 2.24 people per km².
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 190th and Venezuela ranks 188th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 27 and Venezuela in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.34 people per km² | 0.3401 people per km² | 2 people per km² | Peru |
| 1100s | 2.5 people per km² | 0.3628 people per km² | 2.14 people per km² | Peru |
| 1200s | 2.66 people per km² | 0.3855 people per km² | 2.27 people per km² | Peru |
| 1300s | 2.81 people per km² | 0.4081 people per km² | 2.4 people per km² | Peru |
| 1400s | 2.97 people per km² | 0.4308 people per km² | 2.54 people per km² | Peru |
| 1500s | 3.12 people per km² | 0.4535 people per km² | 2.67 people per km² | Peru |
| 1600s | 1.02 people per km² | 0.4535 people per km² | 0.5621 people per km² | Peru |
| 1700s | 1.17 people per km² | 0.5672 people per km² | 0.605 people per km² | Peru |
| 1710s | 1.16 people per km² | 0.5744 people per km² | 0.5852 people per km² | Peru |
| 1720s | 1.15 people per km² | 0.5817 people per km² | 0.5654 people per km² | Peru |
| 1730s | 1.13 people per km² | 0.589 people per km² | 0.5456 people per km² | Peru |
| 1740s | 1.12 people per km² | 0.5965 people per km² | 0.5259 people per km² | Peru |
| 1750s | 1.11 people per km² | 0.604 people per km² | 0.5062 people per km² | Peru |
| 1760s | 1.1 people per km² | 0.6117 people per km² | 0.4866 people per km² | Peru |
| 1770s | 1.09 people per km² | 0.6194 people per km² | 0.4669 people per km² | Peru |
| 1780s | 1.07 people per km² | 0.6273 people per km² | 0.4474 people per km² | Peru |
| 1790s | 1.06 people per km² | 0.6352 people per km² | 0.4278 people per km² | Peru |
| 1800s | 1 people per km² | 1.03 people per km² | 0.0277 people per km² | Venezuela |
| 1810s | 1.02 people per km² | 0.867 people per km² | 0.152 people per km² | Peru |
| 1820s | 1.05 people per km² | 0.8996 people per km² | 0.1503 people per km² | Peru |
| 1830s | 1.33 people per km² | 1.17 people per km² | 0.1645 people per km² | Peru |
| 1840s | 2.08 people per km² | 1.43 people per km² | 0.6443 people per km² | Peru |
| 1850s | 2.3 people per km² | 1.59 people per km² | 0.7067 people per km² | Peru |
| 1860s | 1.99 people per km² | 1.8 people per km² | 0.1934 people per km² | Peru |
| 1870s | 2.16 people per km² | 2.09 people per km² | 0.0697 people per km² | Peru |
| 1880s | 2.44 people per km² | 2.45 people per km² | 0.0103 people per km² | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 2.72 people per km² | 2.83 people per km² | 0.1151 people per km² | Venezuela |
| 1900s | 3.02 people per km² | 3.22 people per km² | 0.2044 people per km² | Venezuela |
| 1910s | 3.42 people per km² | 3.54 people per km² | 0.1208 people per km² | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 3.94 people per km² | 3.85 people per km² | 0.0831 people per km² | Peru |
| 1930s | 4.61 people per km² | 4.33 people per km² | 0.2828 people per km² | Peru |
| 1940s | 5.44 people per km² | 5.31 people per km² | 0.1272 people per km² | Peru |
| 1950s | 6.82 people per km² | 7.53 people per km² | 0.7123 people per km² | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 9.08 people per km² | 10.84 people per km² | 1.76 people per km² | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 11.85 people per km² | 14.81 people per km² | 2.96 people per km² | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 15.17 people per km² | 19.57 people per km² | 4.4 people per km² | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 18.84 people per km² | 24.89 people per km² | 6.05 people per km² | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 21.79 people per km² | 30.08 people per km² | 8.3 people per km² | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 23.82 people per km² | 33.83 people per km² | 10.01 people per km² | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 26.86 people per km² | 32.36 people per km² | 5.5 people per km² | Venezuela |
| 2030s | 29.24 people per km² | 33.78 people per km² | 4.53 people per km² | Venezuela |
| 2040s | 30.99 people per km² | 34.94 people per km² | 3.95 people per km² | Venezuela |
| 2050s | 32.1 people per km² | 35.34 people per km² | 3.25 people per km² | Venezuela |
| 2060s | 32.54 people per km² | 35.28 people per km² | 2.74 people per km² | Venezuela |
| 2070s | 32.35 people per km² | 34.87 people per km² | 2.52 people per km² | Venezuela |
| 2080s | 31.61 people per km² | 34.15 people per km² | 2.54 people per km² | Venezuela |
| 2090s | 30.51 people per km² | 32.94 people per km² | 2.43 people per km² | Venezuela |
| 2100s | 29.82 people per km² | 32.06 people per km² | 2.25 people per km² | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Peru or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 32.06 people per km² against 29.82 people per km² in Peru as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Peru and Venezuela?
- 2.24 people per km², with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Venezuela?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Peru and Venezuela rank globally for population density?
- Peru ranks 190th and Venezuela ranks 188th 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.