Botswana vs Seychelles: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Botswana
2.37 % change on previous year
in 2025
Seychelles
2.24 % change on previous year
in 2025
Botswana rank
59th
Seychelles rank
62nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Botswana
- Seychelles
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.37 % change on previous year against 2.24 % change on previous year in Seychelles, a difference of 0.13 % change on previous year.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 59th and Seychelles ranks 62nd of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Seychelles in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.22 % change on previous year | 1.19 % change on previous year | 2.03 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1960s | 12.35 % change on previous year | 5.42 % change on previous year | 6.92 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1970s | 10.66 % change on previous year | 5.1 % change on previous year | 5.56 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1980s | 15.1 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 14.07 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1990s | 5.19 % change on previous year | -0.0217 % change on previous year | 5.22 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2000s | 3.79 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2.68 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2010s | 2.16 % change on previous year | 2.63 % change on previous year | 0.4651 % change on previous year | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 1.99 % change on previous year | 2.6 % change on previous year | 0.608 % change on previous year | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Botswana or Seychelles?
- Botswana, at 2.37 % change on previous year against 2.24 % change on previous year in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Botswana and Seychelles?
- 0.13 % change on previous year, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Seychelles?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Seychelles rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Botswana ranks 59th and Seychelles ranks 62nd of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.