Brazil vs Sweden: Total population (thousands), per square kilometre

Brazil
0.0251 thousands per square kilometre
in 2022
Sweden
0.0258 thousands per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
180th
Sweden rank
179th

Total population (thousands), per square kilometre over time

  • Brazil
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0258 thousands per square kilometre against 0.0251 thousands per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 0.0007 thousands per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Brazil ranks 180th and Sweden ranks 179th of 215 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0126 thousands per square kilometre 0.02 thousands per square kilometre 0.0074 thousands per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 0.0159 thousands per square kilometre 0.0205 thousands per square kilometre 0.0046 thousands per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 0.019 thousands per square kilometre 0.0215 thousands per square kilometre 0.0024 thousands per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 0.0241 thousands per square kilometre 0.0241 thousands per square kilometre 0 thousands per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 0.025 thousands per square kilometre 0.0255 thousands per square kilometre 0.0005 thousands per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total population (thousands), per square kilometre, Brazil or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.0258 thousands per square kilometre against 0.0251 thousands per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in total population (thousands), per square kilometre between Brazil and Sweden?
0.0007 thousands per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sweden?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Sweden rank globally for total population (thousands), per square kilometre?
Brazil ranks 180th and Sweden ranks 179th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total population (thousands), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total population (thousands), per square kilometre
Unit
thousands per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 10,529 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Total population (thousands) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.