Brazil vs Sweden: Urban population, per square kilometre

Brazil
22.13 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
22.93 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
161st
Sweden rank
158th

Urban population, per square kilometre over time

  • Brazil
  • Sweden
510152025196119922023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 22.93 units per square kilometre against 22.13 units per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 0.8 units per square kilometre.

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

Brazil ranks 161st and Sweden ranks 158th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 4.9 units per square kilometre 14.65 units per square kilometre 9.75 units per square kilometre Sweden
1970s 7.64 units per square kilometre 16.55 units per square kilometre 8.91 units per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 11.41 units per square kilometre 17.08 units per square kilometre 5.66 units per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 14.91 units per square kilometre 18.01 units per square kilometre 3.11 units per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 18.17 units per square kilometre 18.73 units per square kilometre 0.5645 units per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 20.55 units per square kilometre 20.78 units per square kilometre 0.2249 units per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 21.91 units per square kilometre 22.65 units per square kilometre 0.7357 units per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Brazil or Sweden?
Sweden, at 22.93 units per square kilometre against 22.13 units per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Brazil and Sweden?
0.8 units per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Sweden rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
Brazil ranks 161st and Sweden ranks 158th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.