Finland vs Peru: Rural population, per square kilometre

Finland
4.78 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru
4.02 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Finland rank
174th
Peru rank
176th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Finland
  • Peru
0246196119922023

How they compare

Finland currently reports 4.78 units per square kilometre against 4.02 units per square kilometre in Peru, a difference of 0.76 units per square kilometre.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 174th and Peru ranks 176th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 6.25 units per square kilometre 4.42 units per square kilometre 1.83 units per square kilometre Finland
1970s 5.86 units per square kilometre 4.58 units per square kilometre 1.29 units per square kilometre Finland
1980s 5.86 units per square kilometre 5.04 units per square kilometre 0.8194 units per square kilometre Finland
1990s 5.86 units per square kilometre 5.51 units per square kilometre 0.347 units per square kilometre Finland
2000s 5.45 units per square kilometre 5.51 units per square kilometre 0.0621 units per square kilometre Peru
2010s 5.17 units per square kilometre 4.67 units per square kilometre 0.5089 units per square kilometre Finland
2020s 4.83 units per square kilometre 4.12 units per square kilometre 0.7094 units per square kilometre Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Finland or Peru?
Finland, at 4.78 units per square kilometre against 4.02 units per square kilometre in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Finland and Peru?
0.76 units per square kilometre, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Peru?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Finland and Peru rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Finland ranks 174th and Peru ranks 176th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rural 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.