Botswana vs Canada: Population density

Botswana
6.77 people per km²
in 2100
Canada
6.1 people per km²
in 2100
Botswana rank
225th
Canada rank
226th

Population density over time

  • Botswana
  • Canada
0246100015502100

How they compare

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 225th and Canada ranks 226th of 235 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 29 and Canada in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Canada Difference Ahead
1000s 0.107 people per km² 0.0114 people per km² 0.0956 people per km² Botswana
1100s 0.1149 people per km² 0.0137 people per km² 0.1013 people per km² Botswana
1200s 0.1234 people per km² 0.0159 people per km² 0.1075 people per km² Botswana
1300s 0.1326 people per km² 0.0182 people per km² 0.1144 people per km² Botswana
1400s 0.1424 people per km² 0.0205 people per km² 0.1219 people per km² Botswana
1500s 0.153 people per km² 0.0228 people per km² 0.1302 people per km² Botswana
1600s 0.1643 people per km² 0.0228 people per km² 0.1415 people per km² Botswana
1700s 0.1765 people per km² 0.0228 people per km² 0.1537 people per km² Botswana
1710s 0.18 people per km² 0.0259 people per km² 0.1541 people per km² Botswana
1720s 0.1826 people per km² 0.0301 people per km² 0.1525 people per km² Botswana
1730s 0.1853 people per km² 0.0351 people per km² 0.1503 people per km² Botswana
1740s 0.1882 people per km² 0.041 people per km² 0.1472 people per km² Botswana
1750s 0.1913 people per km² 0.0481 people per km² 0.1433 people per km² Botswana
1760s 0.1946 people per km² 0.0565 people per km² 0.1381 people per km² Botswana
1770s 0.1982 people per km² 0.0666 people per km² 0.1316 people per km² Botswana
1780s 0.202 people per km² 0.0786 people per km² 0.1234 people per km² Botswana
1790s 0.2061 people per km² 0.0929 people per km² 0.1132 people per km² Botswana
1800s 0.2099 people per km² 0.0637 people per km² 0.1462 people per km² Botswana
1810s 0.2021 people per km² 0.0814 people per km² 0.1206 people per km² Botswana
1820s 0.1945 people per km² 0.11 people per km² 0.0846 people per km² Botswana
1830s 0.1873 people per km² 0.1584 people per km² 0.0288 people per km² Botswana
1840s 0.1803 people per km² 0.2309 people per km² 0.0506 people per km² Canada
1850s 0.185 people per km² 0.3249 people per km² 0.14 people per km² Canada
1860s 0.2042 people per km² 0.4013 people per km² 0.1971 people per km² Canada
1870s 0.2257 people per km² 0.4563 people per km² 0.2305 people per km² Canada
1880s 0.2495 people per km² 0.5188 people per km² 0.2693 people per km² Canada
1890s 0.2758 people per km² 0.5773 people per km² 0.3014 people per km² Canada
1900s 0.314 people per km² 0.6921 people per km² 0.3782 people per km² Canada
1910s 0.3677 people per km² 0.8759 people per km² 0.5082 people per km² Canada
1920s 0.44 people per km² 1.06 people per km² 0.6181 people per km² Canada
1930s 0.5394 people per km² 1.22 people per km² 0.6831 people per km² Canada
1940s 0.6558 people per km² 1.41 people per km² 0.755 people per km² Canada
1950s 0.8098 people per km² 1.77 people per km² 0.9615 people per km² Canada
1960s 0.9896 people per km² 2.22 people per km² 1.23 people per km² Canada
1970s 1.27 people per km² 2.61 people per km² 1.34 people per km² Canada
1980s 1.95 people per km² 2.94 people per km² 0.9952 people per km² Canada
1990s 2.6 people per km² 3.33 people per km² 0.7248 people per km² Canada
2000s 3.23 people per km² 3.68 people per km² 0.451 people per km² Canada
2010s 3.86 people per km² 4.08 people per km² 0.2246 people per km² Canada
2020s 4.49 people per km² 4.53 people per km² 0.045 people per km² Canada
2030s 5.18 people per km² 4.87 people per km² 0.3112 people per km² Botswana
2040s 5.77 people per km² 5.09 people per km² 0.6775 people per km² Botswana
2050s 6.27 people per km² 5.27 people per km² 1.01 people per km² Botswana
2060s 6.63 people per km² 5.45 people per km² 1.17 people per km² Botswana
2070s 6.8 people per km² 5.64 people per km² 1.15 people per km² Botswana
2080s 6.85 people per km² 5.82 people per km² 1.03 people per km² Botswana
2090s 6.82 people per km² 5.99 people per km² 0.8257 people per km² Botswana
2100s 6.77 people per km² 6.1 people per km² 0.67 people per km² Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Botswana or Canada?
Botswana, at 6.77 people per km² against 6.1 people per km² in Canada as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Botswana and Canada?
0.67 people per km², with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Canada?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Botswana and Canada rank globally for population density?
Botswana ranks 225th and Canada ranks 226th 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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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
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Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.