Australia vs Botswana: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Australia
3.01 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana
2.93 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
208th
Botswana rank
209th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Botswana
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3.01 people per square kilometre against 2.93 people per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.08 people per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 208th and Botswana ranks 209th of 215 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.23 people per square kilometre | 0.0466 people per square kilometre | 1.18 people per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.53 people per square kilometre | 0.152 people per square kilometre | 1.38 people per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.75 people per square kilometre | 0.5203 people per square kilometre | 1.23 people per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1990s | 2 people per square kilometre | 1.28 people per square kilometre | 0.7242 people per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.26 people per square kilometre | 1.87 people per square kilometre | 0.3878 people per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.69 people per square kilometre | 2.51 people per square kilometre | 0.1726 people per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.96 people per square kilometre | 2.85 people per square kilometre | 0.1138 people per square kilometre | Australia |
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 square kilometre, Australia or Botswana?
- Australia, at 3.01 people per square kilometre against 2.93 people per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Australia and Botswana?
- 0.08 people per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Botswana?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Botswana rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 208th and Botswana ranks 209th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, 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
Number of people living in urban and rural areas 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.