Botswana vs Namibia: Population density
Botswana
6.77 people per km²
in 2100
Namibia
7.16 people per km²
in 2100
Botswana rank
225th
Namibia rank
223rd
Population density over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 7.16 people per km² against 6.77 people per km² in Botswana, a difference of 0.39 people per km².
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Namibia ahead.
Botswana ranks 225th and Namibia ranks 223rd of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 25 and Namibia in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.107 people per km² | 0.1136 people per km² | 0.0066 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1100s | 0.1149 people per km² | 0.122 people per km² | 0.0071 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1200s | 0.1234 people per km² | 0.1311 people per km² | 0.0076 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1300s | 0.1326 people per km² | 0.1408 people per km² | 0.0082 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1400s | 0.1424 people per km² | 0.1512 people per km² | 0.0088 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1500s | 0.153 people per km² | 0.1624 people per km² | 0.0095 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1600s | 0.1643 people per km² | 0.1744 people per km² | 0.0102 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1700s | 0.1765 people per km² | 0.1874 people per km² | 0.0109 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1710s | 0.18 people per km² | 0.1957 people per km² | 0.0157 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1720s | 0.1826 people per km² | 0.2045 people per km² | 0.0219 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1730s | 0.1853 people per km² | 0.2138 people per km² | 0.0284 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1740s | 0.1882 people per km² | 0.2234 people per km² | 0.0352 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1750s | 0.1913 people per km² | 0.2336 people per km² | 0.0422 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1760s | 0.1946 people per km² | 0.2442 people per km² | 0.0496 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1770s | 0.1982 people per km² | 0.2554 people per km² | 0.0572 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1780s | 0.202 people per km² | 0.2672 people per km² | 0.0652 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1790s | 0.2061 people per km² | 0.2795 people per km² | 0.0734 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1800s | 0.2099 people per km² | 0.2621 people per km² | 0.0522 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1810s | 0.2021 people per km² | 0.2294 people per km² | 0.0274 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1820s | 0.1945 people per km² | 0.2008 people per km² | 0.0063 people per km² | Namibia |
| 1830s | 0.1873 people per km² | 0.1757 people per km² | 0.0115 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1840s | 0.1803 people per km² | 0.1538 people per km² | 0.0265 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1850s | 0.185 people per km² | 0.1503 people per km² | 0.0346 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1860s | 0.2042 people per km² | 0.1674 people per km² | 0.0368 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1870s | 0.2257 people per km² | 0.1867 people per km² | 0.039 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1880s | 0.2495 people per km² | 0.2083 people per km² | 0.0413 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1890s | 0.2758 people per km² | 0.2323 people per km² | 0.0436 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1900s | 0.314 people per km² | 0.2668 people per km² | 0.0472 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1910s | 0.3677 people per km² | 0.3151 people per km² | 0.0526 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1920s | 0.44 people per km² | 0.378 people per km² | 0.0621 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1930s | 0.5394 people per km² | 0.4633 people per km² | 0.0761 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1940s | 0.6558 people per km² | 0.5633 people per km² | 0.0925 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1950s | 0.8098 people per km² | 0.6621 people per km² | 0.1477 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1960s | 0.9896 people per km² | 0.7981 people per km² | 0.1915 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1970s | 1.27 people per km² | 1.05 people per km² | 0.2158 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1980s | 1.95 people per km² | 1.33 people per km² | 0.613 people per km² | Botswana |
| 1990s | 2.6 people per km² | 1.91 people per km² | 0.6909 people per km² | Botswana |
| 2000s | 3.23 people per km² | 2.37 people per km² | 0.8544 people per km² | Botswana |
| 2010s | 3.86 people per km² | 2.86 people per km² | 0.9958 people per km² | Botswana |
| 2020s | 4.49 people per km² | 3.7 people per km² | 0.7845 people per km² | Botswana |
| 2030s | 5.18 people per km² | 4.43 people per km² | 0.7429 people per km² | Botswana |
| 2040s | 5.77 people per km² | 5.12 people per km² | 0.6503 people per km² | Botswana |
| 2050s | 6.27 people per km² | 5.75 people per km² | 0.519 people per km² | Botswana |
| 2060s | 6.63 people per km² | 6.28 people per km² | 0.3497 people per km² | Botswana |
| 2070s | 6.8 people per km² | 6.67 people per km² | 0.1271 people per km² | Botswana |
| 2080s | 6.85 people per km² | 6.95 people per km² | 0.1031 people per km² | Namibia |
| 2090s | 6.82 people per km² | 7.12 people per km² | 0.3014 people per km² | Namibia |
| 2100s | 6.77 people per km² | 7.16 people per km² | 0.3938 people per km² | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Botswana or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 7.16 people per km² against 6.77 people per km² in Botswana as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Botswana and Namibia?
- 0.39 people per km², with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for population density?
- Botswana ranks 225th and Namibia ranks 223rd 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.