Chile vs Sweden: Population density
Population density over time
- Chile
- Sweden
How they compare
Chile currently reports 26.46 people per sq. km of land area against 25.87 people per sq. km of land area in Sweden, a difference of 0.59 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Chile ranks 177th and Sweden ranks 180th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.12 people per sq. km of land area | 19 people per sq. km of land area | 6.88 people per sq. km of land area | Sweden |
| 1970s | 14.24 people per sq. km of land area | 20.08 people per sq. km of land area | 5.84 people per sq. km of land area | Sweden |
| 1980s | 16.58 people per sq. km of land area | 20.54 people per sq. km of land area | 3.96 people per sq. km of land area | Sweden |
| 1990s | 19.37 people per sq. km of land area | 21.5 people per sq. km of land area | 2.12 people per sq. km of land area | Sweden |
| 2000s | 21.87 people per sq. km of land area | 22.2 people per sq. km of land area | 0.3246 people per sq. km of land area | Sweden |
| 2010s | 24.31 people per sq. km of land area | 24.03 people per sq. km of land area | 0.2828 people per sq. km of land area | Chile |
| 2020s | 26.26 people per sq. km of land area | 25.65 people per sq. km of land area | 0.6102 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 Sweden?
- Chile, at 26.46 people per sq. km of land area against 25.87 people per sq. km of land area in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Chile and Sweden?
- 0.59 people per sq. km of land area, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Sweden rank globally for population density?
- Chile ranks 177th and Sweden ranks 180th 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.