Botswana vs Canada: Population density

Botswana

6.77 people per km²

in 2100

Canada

6.1 people per km²

in 2100

Botswana rank

224th

Canada rank

225th

Population density over time

Botswana currently reports 6.77 people per km² against 6.1 people per km² in Canada, a difference of 0.67 people per km².

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 224th and Canada ranks 225th of 234 countries.

Indicator: Population density
Unit: people per km²
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.