Botswana vs Latvia: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Botswana
728,693 people
in 2020
Latvia
814,870 people
in 2020
Botswana rank
137th
Latvia rank
135th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Botswana
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 814,870 people against 728,693 people in Botswana, a difference of 86,177 people.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 137th and Latvia ranks 135th of 236 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 231,466 people | 949,630 people | 718,164 people | Latvia |
| 1960s | 271,975 people | 981,264 people | 709,290 people | Latvia |
| 1970s | 315,482 people | 1.00 million people | 687,810 people | Latvia |
| 1980s | 405,860 people | 1.00 million people | 597,117 people | Latvia |
| 1990s | 490,717 people | 1.01 million people | 524,213 people | Latvia |
| 2000s | 564,078 people | 935,724 people | 371,646 people | Latvia |
| 2010s | 646,098 people | 855,052 people | 208,954 people | Latvia |
| 2020s | 728,693 people | 814,870 people | 86,177 people | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Botswana or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 814,870 people against 728,693 people in Botswana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Botswana and Latvia?
- 86,177 people, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Latvia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Botswana and Latvia rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Botswana ranks 137th and Latvia ranks 135th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.