Brazil vs Niger: Population density

Brazil
25.26 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Niger
20.65 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Brazil rank
181st
Niger rank
183rd

Population density over time

  • Brazil
  • Niger
510152025196119922023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 25.26 people per sq. km of land area against 20.65 people per sq. km of land area in Niger, a difference of 4.61 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 181st and Niger ranks 183rd of 216 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 10.03 people per sq. km of land area 3.2 people per sq. km of land area 6.83 people per sq. km of land area Brazil
1970s 12.75 people per sq. km of land area 4.16 people per sq. km of land area 8.59 people per sq. km of land area Brazil
1980s 16.03 people per sq. km of land area 5.56 people per sq. km of land area 10.47 people per sq. km of land area Brazil
1990s 19.2 people per sq. km of land area 7.59 people per sq. km of land area 11.61 people per sq. km of land area Brazil
2000s 21.95 people per sq. km of land area 10.73 people per sq. km of land area 11.21 people per sq. km of land area Brazil
2010s 24.02 people per sq. km of land area 15.51 people per sq. km of land area 8.51 people per sq. km of land area Brazil
2020s 25.12 people per sq. km of land area 19.68 people per sq. km of land area 5.44 people per sq. km of land area Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Brazil or Niger?
Brazil, at 25.26 people per sq. km of land area against 20.65 people per sq. km of land area in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Brazil and Niger?
4.61 people per sq. km of land area, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Niger?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Niger rank globally for population density?
Brazil ranks 181st and Niger ranks 183rd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.