Brazil has a population density of 65.7 people per square mile compared to 216.3 people in Myanmar. Brazil has 432,375 sq ft of land per person vs 133,626 sq ft in Myanmar. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Brazil and Myanmar are ranked 164th and 104th, 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 0.67% of the population and 0.44% of the land area for Myanmar, hence the population density in Brazil is 69.6% lower than in Myanmar.
Population density comparison
Brazil
|
Myanmar
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 65.7 ppl/mi² | 216.3 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 164/197 | 104/197 |
| Population |
213415080
|
55119090
|
| Land area | 3,227,096 sq mi | 251,997 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 424,372 sq ft | 128,904 sq ft |
| Rural population | 12% | 67.5% |
| Urban population | 88% | 32.5% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 19.2% | 17% |
Brazil vs Myanmar:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Brazil increased by 16.1%, compared to a 15.9% growth in Myanmar.
In 2004, Brazil ranked 152nd for population density and is in 164th place now. Myanmar was 97th in 2004 and ranks 104th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Brazil
|
Myanmar
|
|
| 2024 | 65.7 | 216.3 |
| 2023 | 65.4 | 214.8 |
| 2022 | 65.2 | 213.3 |
| 2021 | 64.9 | 211.9 |
| 2020 | 64.7 | 210.4 |
| 2019 | 64.3 | 208.9 |
| 2018 | 63.9 | 207.4 |
| 2017 | 63.4 | 205.9 |
| 2016 | 63 | 204.3 |
| 2015 | 62.5 | 202.6 |
| 2014 | 62 | 201 |
| 2013 | 61.5 | 199.3 |
| 2012 | 61 | 197.6 |
| 2011 | 60.5 | 195.9 |
| 2010 | 60 | 194.4 |
| 2009 | 59.5 | 192.9 |
| 2008 | 59 | 191.8 |
| 2007 | 58.4 | 190.7 |
| 2006 | 57.8 | 189.4 |
| 2005 | 57.2 | 188.1 |
| 2004 | 56.6 | 186.6 |
| 2003 | 56 | 184.9 |
| 2002 | 55.3 | 183.2 |
| 2001 | 54.6 | 181.4 |
| 2000 | 53.9 | 179.5 |
| 1999 | 53.2 | 177.5 |
| 1998 | 52.4 | 175.4 |
| 1997 | 51.6 | 173.2 |
| 1996 | 50.9 | 171 |
| 1995 | 50.1 | 168.8 |
| 1994 | 49.4 | 166.7 |
| 1993 | 48.6 | 164.5 |
| 1992 | 47.8 | 162.3 |
| 1991 | 47 | 160.1 |
| 1990 | 46.2 | 157.8 |
| 1989 | 45.4 | 155.4 |
| 1988 | 44.6 | 153 |
| 1987 | 43.7 | 150.5 |
| 1986 | 42.9 | 147.9 |
| 1985 | 42 | 145.1 |
| 1984 | 41.1 | 142.3 |
| 1983 | 40.2 | 139.4 |
| 1982 | 39.3 | 136.7 |
| 1981 | 38.4 | 134.2 |
| 1980 | 37.6 | 131.7 |
| 1979 | 36.7 | 129.2 |
| 1978 | 35.8 | 126.7 |
| 1977 | 35 | 124.3 |
| 1976 | 34.2 | 121.9 |
| 1975 | 33.3 | 119.6 |
| 1974 | 32.6 | 117.3 |
| 1973 | 31.8 | 115 |
| 1972 | 31 | 112.7 |
| 1971 | 30.3 | 110.2 |
| 1970 | 29.6 | 107.8 |
| 1969 | 28.8 | 105.4 |
| 1968 | 28.1 | 103 |
| 1967 | 27.4 | 100.7 |
| 1966 | 26.7 | 98.4 |
| 1965 | 26 | 96.2 |
| 1964 | 25.3 | 94.1 |
| 1963 | 24.5 | 92 |
| 1962 | 23.8 | 90 |
| 1961 | 23.1 | 88 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Brazil
|
Myanmar
|
|
| 2024 | 88% | 32.5% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | 32.1% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | 31.8% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | 31.4% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | 31.1% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | 30.9% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | 30.6% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | 30.3% |
| 2016 | 86% | 30.1% |
| 2015 | 85.8% | 29.9% |
| 2014 | 85.5% | 29.6% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | 29.5% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | 29.3% |
| 2011 | 84.6% | 29.1% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | 28.9% |
| 2009 | 84% | 28.7% |
| 2008 | 83.7% | 28.5% |
| 2007 | 83.4% | 28.3% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | 28.1% |
| 2005 | 82.8% | 27.9% |
| 2004 | 82.5% | 27.8% |
| 2003 | 82.2% | 27.6% |
| 2002 | 81.9% | 27.4% |
| 2001 | 81.6% | 27.2% |
| 2000 | 81.2% | 27% |
| 1999 | 80.5% | 26.8% |
| 1998 | 79.8% | 26.7% |
| 1997 | 79% | 26.5% |
| 1996 | 78.3% | 26.3% |
| 1995 | 77.6% | 26.1% |
| 1994 | 76.9% | 25.9% |
| 1993 | 76.2% | 25.8% |
| 1992 | 75.4% | 25.6% |
| 1991 | 74.7% | 25.4% |
| 1990 | 73.9% | 25.2% |
| 1989 | 73.1% | 25.1% |
| 1988 | 72.3% | 24.9% |
| 1987 | 71.5% | 24.7% |
| 1986 | 70.7% | 24.6% |
| 1985 | 69.9% | 24.4% |
| 1984 | 69% | 24.2% |
| 1983 | 68.1% | 24% |
| 1982 | 67.3% | 24% |
| 1981 | 66.4% | 24% |
| 1980 | 65.5% | 24% |
| 1979 | 64.6% | 24% |
| 1978 | 63.6% | 24% |
| 1977 | 62.7% | 23.9% |
| 1976 | 61.7% | 23.9% |
| 1975 | 60.8% | 23.9% |
| 1974 | 59.8% | 23.9% |
| 1973 | 58.9% | 23.9% |
| 1972 | 57.9% | 23.6% |
| 1971 | 56.9% | 23.2% |
| 1970 | 55.9% | 22.8% |
| 1969 | 54.9% | 22.4% |
| 1968 | 54% | 22.1% |
| 1967 | 53% | 21.7% |
| 1966 | 52% | 21.3% |
| 1965 | 51% | 21% |
| 1964 | 50.1% | 20.6% |
| 1963 | 49.1% | 20.3% |
| 1962 | 48.1% | 19.9% |
| 1961 | 47.1% | 19.6% |
| 1960 | 46.1% | 19.2% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 82.5% to 88% in Brazil and from 27.8% to 32.5% in Myanmar.
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