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