Botswana vs Central African Republic: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Botswana
2.93 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Central African Republic
3.61 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
209th
Central African Republic rank
206th

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

  • Botswana
  • Central African Republic
01234196119922023

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 3.61 people per square kilometre against 2.93 people per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.68 people per square kilometre.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 209th and Central African Republic ranks 206th of 215 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Central African Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0466 people per square kilometre 0.7096 people per square kilometre 0.663 people per square kilometre Central African Republic
1970s 0.152 people per square kilometre 1.21 people per square kilometre 1.05 people per square kilometre Central African Republic
1980s 0.5203 people per square kilometre 1.53 people per square kilometre 1.01 people per square kilometre Central African Republic
1990s 1.28 people per square kilometre 1.98 people per square kilometre 0.7071 people per square kilometre Central African Republic
2000s 1.87 people per square kilometre 2.58 people per square kilometre 0.7082 people per square kilometre Central African Republic
2010s 2.51 people per square kilometre 3.01 people per square kilometre 0.4962 people per square kilometre Central African Republic
2020s 2.85 people per square kilometre 3.52 people per square kilometre 0.6732 people per square kilometre Central African Republic

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, Botswana or Central African Republic?
Central African Republic, at 3.61 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 Botswana and Central African Republic?
0.68 people per square kilometre, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Central African Republic?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Central African Republic rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 209th and Central African Republic ranks 206th 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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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.