Botswana vs China: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Botswana
0.6796 people per person
in 2025
China
0.6679 people per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
98th
China rank
101st

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • China
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.6796 people per person against 0.6679 people per person in China, a difference of 0.0117 people per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.

Botswana ranks 98th and China ranks 101st of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana China Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0446 people per person 0.1807 people per person 0.1361 people per person China
1970s 0.1178 people per person 0.1756 people per person 0.0578 people per person China
1980s 0.2587 people per person 0.2322 people per person 0.0265 people per person Botswana
1990s 0.4878 people per person 0.3003 people per person 0.1875 people per person Botswana
2000s 0.5791 people per person 0.4265 people per person 0.1526 people per person Botswana
2010s 0.6513 people per person 0.5715 people per person 0.0798 people per person Botswana
2020s 0.67 people per person 0.6577 people per person 0.0123 people per person 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, per capita, Botswana or China?
Botswana, at 0.6796 people per person against 0.6679 people per person in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Botswana and China?
0.0117 people per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and China?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Botswana and China rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
Botswana ranks 98th and China ranks 101st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.