Botswana vs Mauritania: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Botswana
2.93 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
2.91 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
209th
Mauritania rank
210th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.93 people per square kilometre against 2.91 people per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 0.02 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Botswana ranks 209th and Mauritania ranks 210th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0466 people per square kilometre | 0.098 people per square kilometre | 0.0513 people per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.152 people per square kilometre | 0.2542 people per square kilometre | 0.1023 people per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.5203 people per square kilometre | 0.5891 people per square kilometre | 0.0687 people per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.28 people per square kilometre | 0.848 people per square kilometre | 0.4279 people per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1.87 people per square kilometre | 1.15 people per square kilometre | 0.7195 people per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2010s | 2.51 people per square kilometre | 1.95 people per square kilometre | 0.561 people per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2020s | 2.85 people per square kilometre | 2.72 people per square kilometre | 0.1244 people per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre, Botswana or Mauritania?
- Botswana, at 2.93 people per square kilometre against 2.91 people per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Botswana and Mauritania?
- 0.02 people per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 209th and Mauritania ranks 210th 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.