Chile vs Peru: Population density
Population density over time
- Chile
- Peru
How they compare
Chile currently reports 26.46 people per sq. km of land area against 26.44 people per sq. km of land area in Peru, a difference of 0.02 people per sq. km of land area.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 176th and Peru ranks 177th of 215 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.12 people per sq. km of land area | 9.21 people per sq. km of land area | 2.91 people per sq. km of land area | Chile |
| 1970s | 14.24 people per sq. km of land area | 11.85 people per sq. km of land area | 2.39 people per sq. km of land area | Chile |
| 1980s | 16.58 people per sq. km of land area | 15.17 people per sq. km of land area | 1.4 people per sq. km of land area | Chile |
| 1990s | 19.37 people per sq. km of land area | 18.84 people per sq. km of land area | 0.5371 people per sq. km of land area | Chile |
| 2000s | 21.87 people per sq. km of land area | 21.79 people per sq. km of land area | 0.0878 people per sq. km of land area | Chile |
| 2010s | 24.31 people per sq. km of land area | 23.82 people per sq. km of land area | 0.4943 people per sq. km of land area | Chile |
| 2020s | 26.26 people per sq. km of land area | 26.04 people per sq. km of land area | 0.2258 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 Peru?
- Chile, at 26.46 people per sq. km of land area against 26.44 people per sq. km of land area in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Chile and Peru?
- 0.02 people per sq. km of land area, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Peru?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Peru rank globally for population density?
- Chile ranks 176th and Peru ranks 177th of 215 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.