Botswana vs Vanuatu: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Botswana
2.37 % change on previous year
in 2025
Vanuatu
2.42 % change on previous year
in 2025
Botswana rank
59th
Vanuatu rank
57th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Botswana
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 2.42 % change on previous year against 2.37 % change on previous year in Botswana, a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Botswana ranks 59th and Vanuatu ranks 57th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.22 % change on previous year | 5.84 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 12.35 % change on previous year | 6.36 % change on previous year | 5.99 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1970s | 10.66 % change on previous year | 6.14 % change on previous year | 4.52 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1980s | 15.1 % change on previous year | 5.07 % change on previous year | 10.03 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1990s | 5.19 % change on previous year | 3.87 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2000s | 3.79 % change on previous year | 3.81 % change on previous year | 0.0176 % change on previous year | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 2.16 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | 0.1941 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2020s | 1.99 % change on previous year | 1.47 % change on previous year | 0.5268 % change on previous year | Botswana |
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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 2.42 % change on previous year against 2.37 % change on previous year in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Botswana and Vanuatu?
- 0.05 % change on previous year, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Vanuatu?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Vanuatu rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Botswana ranks 59th and Vanuatu ranks 57th 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.