Brazil vs Peru: Population density
Population density over time
- Brazil
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 26.44 people per sq. km of land area against 25.26 people per sq. km of land area in Brazil, a difference of 1.18 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 181st and Peru ranks 178th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.03 people per sq. km of land area | 9.21 people per sq. km of land area | 0.82 people per sq. km of land area | Brazil |
| 1970s | 12.75 people per sq. km of land area | 11.85 people per sq. km of land area | 0.8983 people per sq. km of land area | Brazil |
| 1980s | 16.03 people per sq. km of land area | 15.17 people per sq. km of land area | 0.8578 people per sq. km of land area | Brazil |
| 1990s | 19.2 people per sq. km of land area | 18.84 people per sq. km of land area | 0.3622 people per sq. km of land area | Brazil |
| 2000s | 21.95 people per sq. km of land area | 21.79 people per sq. km of land area | 0.1626 people per sq. km of land area | Brazil |
| 2010s | 24.02 people per sq. km of land area | 23.82 people per sq. km of land area | 0.2016 people per sq. km of land area | Brazil |
| 2020s | 25.12 people per sq. km of land area | 26.04 people per sq. km of land area | 0.9232 people per sq. km of land area | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Brazil or Peru?
- Peru, at 26.44 people per sq. km of land area against 25.26 people per sq. km of land area in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Brazil and Peru?
- 1.18 people per sq. km of land area, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Peru?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Peru rank globally for population density?
- Brazil ranks 181st and Peru ranks 178th 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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About this data
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.