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
00.0010.0010.002196119922023

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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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.