Australia vs Botswana: Population density
Australia
5.61 people per km²
in 2100
Botswana
6.77 people per km²
in 2100
Australia rank
227th
Botswana rank
225th
Population density over time
- Australia
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 6.77 people per km² against 5.61 people per km² in Australia, a difference of 1.16 people per km².
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Botswana ahead.
Australia ranks 227th and Botswana ranks 225th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 12 and Botswana in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.107 people per km² | 0.0661 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1100s | 0.041 people per km² | 0.1149 people per km² | 0.074 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1200s | 0.041 people per km² | 0.1234 people per km² | 0.0824 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1300s | 0.041 people per km² | 0.1326 people per km² | 0.0915 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1400s | 0.0411 people per km² | 0.1424 people per km² | 0.1013 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1500s | 0.0412 people per km² | 0.153 people per km² | 0.1117 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1600s | 0.0414 people per km² | 0.1643 people per km² | 0.1229 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1700s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.1765 people per km² | 0.1356 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1710s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.18 people per km² | 0.1391 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1720s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.1826 people per km² | 0.1417 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1730s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.1853 people per km² | 0.1444 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1740s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.1882 people per km² | 0.1474 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1750s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.1913 people per km² | 0.1504 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1760s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.1946 people per km² | 0.1538 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1770s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.1982 people per km² | 0.1573 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1780s | 0.041 people per km² | 0.202 people per km² | 0.161 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1790s | 0.0412 people per km² | 0.2061 people per km² | 0.165 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1800s | 0.0293 people per km² | 0.2099 people per km² | 0.1806 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1810s | 0.0378 people per km² | 0.2021 people per km² | 0.1643 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1820s | 0.0431 people per km² | 0.1945 people per km² | 0.1514 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1830s | 0.0481 people per km² | 0.1873 people per km² | 0.1392 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1840s | 0.0649 people per km² | 0.1803 people per km² | 0.1154 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1850s | 0.1155 people per km² | 0.185 people per km² | 0.0695 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1860s | 0.1961 people per km² | 0.2042 people per km² | 0.0081 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1870s | 0.2531 people per km² | 0.2257 people per km² | 0.0274 people per km² | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.3334 people per km² | 0.2495 people per km² | 0.0839 people per km² | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.4349 people per km² | 0.2758 people per km² | 0.1591 people per km² | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.516 people per km² | 0.314 people per km² | 0.202 people per km² | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.6155 people per km² | 0.3677 people per km² | 0.2478 people per km² | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.7478 people per km² | 0.44 people per km² | 0.3078 people per km² | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.8603 people per km² | 0.5394 people per km² | 0.3209 people per km² | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.9711 people per km² | 0.6558 people per km² | 0.3152 people per km² | Australia |
| 1950s | 1.19 people per km² | 0.8098 people per km² | 0.376 people per km² | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.46 people per km² | 0.9896 people per km² | 0.4742 people per km² | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.78 people per km² | 1.27 people per km² | 0.5164 people per km² | Australia |
| 1980s | 2.05 people per km² | 1.95 people per km² | 0.1018 people per km² | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.34 people per km² | 2.6 people per km² | 0.2627 people per km² | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.64 people per km² | 3.23 people per km² | 0.5877 people per km² | Botswana |
| 2010s | 3.09 people per km² | 3.86 people per km² | 0.7649 people per km² | Botswana |
| 2020s | 3.49 people per km² | 4.49 people per km² | 0.9977 people per km² | Botswana |
| 2030s | 3.79 people per km² | 5.18 people per km² | 1.38 people per km² | Botswana |
| 2040s | 4.07 people per km² | 5.77 people per km² | 1.7 people per km² | Botswana |
| 2050s | 4.35 people per km² | 6.27 people per km² | 1.93 people per km² | Botswana |
| 2060s | 4.61 people per km² | 6.63 people per km² | 2.01 people per km² | Botswana |
| 2070s | 4.88 people per km² | 6.8 people per km² | 1.91 people per km² | Botswana |
| 2080s | 5.16 people per km² | 6.85 people per km² | 1.69 people per km² | Botswana |
| 2090s | 5.45 people per km² | 6.82 people per km² | 1.37 people per km² | Botswana |
| 2100s | 5.61 people per km² | 6.77 people per km² | 1.16 people per km² | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Australia or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 6.77 people per km² against 5.61 people per km² in Australia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Australia and Botswana?
- 1.16 people per km², with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Botswana?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Australia and Botswana rank globally for population density?
- Australia ranks 227th and Botswana ranks 225th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.