Botswana vs Namibia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Botswana
0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
175th
Namibia rank
172nd
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 175th and Namibia ranks 172nd of 191 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 No per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre | 0 1000 No per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 No per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.0013 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 No per square kilometre | Namibia |
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 Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.0016 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0012 1000 No per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Botswana and Namibia?
- 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 175th and Namibia ranks 172nd of 191 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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About this data
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.