Botswana vs Gabon: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre

Botswana
0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon
0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
174th
Gabon rank
177th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Gabon
00.0010.0010.002196119922023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre in Gabon, a difference of 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.5 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gabon ahead.

Botswana ranks 174th and Gabon ranks 177th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Gabon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Gabon Difference Ahead
1960s 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0006 1000 No per square kilometre Gabon
1970s 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 No per square kilometre Gabon
1980s 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre Botswana
1990s 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0011 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0009 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre Botswana
2020s 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Botswana or Gabon?
Botswana, at 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre in Gabon as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Botswana and Gabon?
0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 174th and Gabon ranks 177th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — 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
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — 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.