Botswana vs Mauritania: Population regions with projections, per square kilometre

Botswana
4.38 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
4.87 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
207th
Mauritania rank
205th

Population regions with projections, per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 4.87 units per square kilometre against 4.38 units per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.49 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 207th and Mauritania ranks 205th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9983 units per square kilometre 0.922 units per square kilometre 0.0763 units per square kilometre Botswana
1970s 1.27 units per square kilometre 1.22 units per square kilometre 0.0428 units per square kilometre Botswana
1980s 1.95 units per square kilometre 1.63 units per square kilometre 0.3143 units per square kilometre Botswana
1990s 2.6 units per square kilometre 2.19 units per square kilometre 0.415 units per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 3.23 units per square kilometre 2.83 units per square kilometre 0.3917 units per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 3.86 units per square kilometre 3.8 units per square kilometre 0.0582 units per square kilometre Botswana
2020s 4.27 units per square kilometre 4.67 units per square kilometre 0.3916 units per square kilometre Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population regions with projections, per square kilometre, Botswana or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 4.87 units per square kilometre against 4.38 units per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in population regions with projections, per square kilometre between Botswana and Mauritania?
0.49 units per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for population regions with projections, per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 207th and Mauritania ranks 205th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population regions with projections, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population regions with projections, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population regions with projections divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.