Chile vs Papua New Guinea: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- Chile
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Chile currently reports 26.64 people per sq. km of land area against 23.35 people per sq. km of land area in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3.29 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 179th and Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd of 216 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.12 people per sq. km of land area | 4.95 people per sq. km of land area | 7.17 people per sq. km of land area | Chile |
| 1970s | 14.24 people per sq. km of land area | 6.15 people per sq. km of land area | 8.09 people per sq. km of land area | Chile |
| 1980s | 16.58 people per sq. km of land area | 7.62 people per sq. km of land area | 8.96 people per sq. km of land area | Chile |
| 1990s | 19.37 people per sq. km of land area | 10.12 people per sq. km of land area | 9.25 people per sq. km of land area | Chile |
| 2000s | 21.87 people per sq. km of land area | 14.24 people per sq. km of land area | 7.64 people per sq. km of land area | Chile |
| 2010s | 24.31 people per sq. km of land area | 19.05 people per sq. km of land area | 5.26 people per sq. km of land area | Chile |
| 2020s | 26.34 people per sq. km of land area | 22.52 people per sq. km of land area | 3.81 people per sq. km of land area | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Chile or Papua New Guinea?
- Chile, at 26.64 people per sq. km of land area against 23.35 people per sq. km of land area in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population density between Chile and Papua New Guinea?
- 3.29 people per sq. km of land area, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Papua New Guinea rank globally for population density?
- Chile ranks 179th and Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd 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.