Botswana vs Russia: Population density

Botswana

6.77 people per km²

in 2100

Russia

7.72 people per km²

in 2100

Botswana rank

224th

Russia rank

221st

Population density over time

Russia currently reports 7.72 people per km² against 6.77 people per km² in Botswana, a difference of 0.9473 people per km².

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

Across all 318 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 224th and Russia ranks 221st 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.