Brazil has a population density of 65.7 people per square mile compared to 202.8 people in Guinea-Bissau. Brazil has 432,375 sq ft of land per person vs 176,640 sq ft in Guinea-Bissau. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Brazil and Guinea-Bissau are ranked 164th and 111th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Brazil has 2.6% of the world's population and 5.61% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.03% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for Guinea-Bissau, hence the population density in Brazil is 67.6% lower than in Guinea-Bissau.
Population density comparison
Brazil
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 65.7 ppl/mi² | 202.8 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 164/197 | 111/197 |
| Population |
213415080
|
2288306
|
| Land area | 3,227,096 sq mi | 10,857 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 424,372 sq ft | 137,498 sq ft |
| Rural population | 12% | 54.1% |
| Urban population | 88% | 45.9% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 19.2% | 0% |
Brazil vs Guinea-Bissau:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Brazil increased by 16.1%, compared to a 63.1% growth in Guinea-Bissau.
In 2004, Brazil ranked 152nd for population density and is in 164th place now. Guinea-Bissau was 123rd in 2004 and ranks 111th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Brazil
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
|
| 2024 | 65.7 | 202.8 |
| 2023 | 65.4 | 198.3 |
| 2022 | 65.2 | 193.9 |
| 2021 | 64.9 | 189.6 |
| 2020 | 64.7 | 185.4 |
| 2019 | 64.3 | 181.2 |
| 2018 | 63.9 | 177 |
| 2017 | 63.4 | 172.9 |
| 2016 | 63 | 168.7 |
| 2015 | 62.5 | 164.5 |
| 2014 | 62 | 160.4 |
| 2013 | 61.5 | 156.2 |
| 2012 | 61 | 152.1 |
| 2011 | 60.5 | 148.1 |
| 2010 | 60 | 144.3 |
| 2009 | 59.5 | 140.6 |
| 2008 | 59 | 137.1 |
| 2007 | 58.4 | 133.6 |
| 2006 | 57.8 | 130.4 |
| 2005 | 57.2 | 127.3 |
| 2004 | 56.6 | 124.3 |
| 2003 | 56 | 121.5 |
| 2002 | 55.3 | 118.8 |
| 2001 | 54.6 | 116.2 |
| 2000 | 53.9 | 113.7 |
| 1999 | 53.2 | 111.5 |
| 1998 | 52.4 | 109.4 |
| 1997 | 51.6 | 107.4 |
| 1996 | 50.9 | 105.3 |
| 1995 | 50.1 | 103.2 |
| 1994 | 49.4 | 100.6 |
| 1993 | 48.6 | 97.5 |
| 1992 | 47.8 | 94.3 |
| 1991 | 47 | 91.6 |
| 1990 | 46.2 | 89.7 |
| 1989 | 45.4 | 88.2 |
| 1988 | 44.6 | 86.8 |
| 1987 | 43.7 | 85.4 |
| 1986 | 42.9 | 84 |
| 1985 | 42 | 82.7 |
| 1984 | 41.1 | 81.4 |
| 1983 | 40.2 | 80.1 |
| 1982 | 39.3 | 78.8 |
| 1981 | 38.4 | 77.6 |
| 1980 | 37.6 | 76.4 |
| 1979 | 36.7 | 75.5 |
| 1978 | 35.8 | 72.9 |
| 1977 | 35 | 68.3 |
| 1976 | 34.2 | 63.9 |
| 1975 | 33.3 | 60 |
| 1974 | 32.6 | 56.5 |
| 1973 | 31.8 | 54.6 |
| 1972 | 31 | 54 |
| 1971 | 30.3 | 54 |
| 1970 | 29.6 | 53.8 |
| 1969 | 28.8 | 53.6 |
| 1968 | 28.1 | 53.3 |
| 1967 | 27.4 | 52.4 |
| 1966 | 26.7 | 52.2 |
| 1965 | 26 | 53 |
| 1964 | 25.3 | 54.2 |
| 1963 | 24.5 | 54.7 |
| 1962 | 23.8 | 54.3 |
| 1961 | 23.1 | 53.7 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Brazil
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
|
| 2024 | 88% | 45.9% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | 45.5% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | 45% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | 44.6% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | 44.2% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | 43.8% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | 43.4% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | 42.9% |
| 2016 | 86% | 42.5% |
| 2015 | 85.8% | 42.1% |
| 2014 | 85.5% | 41.7% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | 41.3% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | 40.9% |
| 2011 | 84.6% | 40.5% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | 84% | 39.7% |
| 2008 | 83.7% | 39.3% |
| 2007 | 83.4% | 38.9% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | 38.5% |
| 2005 | 82.8% | 38.2% |
| 2004 | 82.5% | 37.8% |
| 2003 | 82.2% | 37.4% |
| 2002 | 81.9% | 37% |
| 2001 | 81.6% | 36.6% |
| 2000 | 81.2% | 36.2% |
| 1999 | 80.5% | 35.9% |
| 1998 | 79.8% | 35.5% |
| 1997 | 79% | 35.1% |
| 1996 | 78.3% | 34.7% |
| 1995 | 77.6% | 34.4% |
| 1994 | 76.9% | 34% |
| 1993 | 76.2% | 33.6% |
| 1992 | 75.4% | 33.3% |
| 1991 | 74.7% | 32.4% |
| 1990 | 73.9% | 30.8% |
| 1989 | 73.1% | 29.3% |
| 1988 | 72.3% | 27.8% |
| 1987 | 71.5% | 26.4% |
| 1986 | 70.7% | 25% |
| 1985 | 69.9% | 23.7% |
| 1984 | 69% | 22.4% |
| 1983 | 68.1% | 21.2% |
| 1982 | 67.3% | 20% |
| 1981 | 66.4% | 18.9% |
| 1980 | 65.5% | 17.8% |
| 1979 | 64.6% | 16.8% |
| 1978 | 63.6% | 16.5% |
| 1977 | 62.7% | 16.3% |
| 1976 | 61.7% | 16.1% |
| 1975 | 60.8% | 15.9% |
| 1974 | 59.8% | 15.8% |
| 1973 | 58.9% | 15.6% |
| 1972 | 57.9% | 15.5% |
| 1971 | 56.9% | 15.3% |
| 1970 | 55.9% | 15.1% |
| 1969 | 54.9% | 15% |
| 1968 | 54% | 14.8% |
| 1967 | 53% | 14.7% |
| 1966 | 52% | 14.5% |
| 1965 | 51% | 14.3% |
| 1964 | 50.1% | 14.2% |
| 1963 | 49.1% | 14% |
| 1962 | 48.1% | 13.9% |
| 1961 | 47.1% | 13.7% |
| 1960 | 46.1% | 13.6% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 82.5% to 88% in Brazil and from 37.8% to 45.9% in Guinea-Bissau.
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