Botswana vs Namibia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Botswana
2.93 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
1.8 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
209th
Namibia rank
212th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.93 people per square kilometre against 1.8 people per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 1.13 people per square kilometre.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.6 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Namibia ahead.
Botswana ranks 209th and Namibia ranks 212th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0466 people per square kilometre | 0.1964 people per square kilometre | 0.1498 people per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 1970s | 0.152 people per square kilometre | 0.2658 people per square kilometre | 0.1138 people per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 1980s | 0.5203 people per square kilometre | 0.3484 people per square kilometre | 0.172 people per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1.28 people per square kilometre | 0.5516 people per square kilometre | 0.7243 people per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1.87 people per square kilometre | 0.8623 people per square kilometre | 1.01 people per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2010s | 2.51 people per square kilometre | 1.29 people per square kilometre | 1.22 people per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2020s | 2.85 people per square kilometre | 1.71 people per square kilometre | 1.14 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 Namibia?
- Botswana, at 2.93 people per square kilometre against 1.8 people per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Botswana and Namibia?
- 1.13 people per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 209th and Namibia ranks 212th 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.