Botswana vs Singapore: Population by world region

Botswana
3.84 million people
in 2100
Singapore
4.16 million people
in 2100
Botswana rank
133rd
Singapore rank
132nd

Population by world region over time

  • Botswana
  • Singapore
02.0M4.0M6.0M100015502100

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 4.16 million people against 3.84 million people in Botswana, a difference of 326,190 people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 133rd and Singapore ranks 132nd of 238 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 26 and Singapore in 22.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Singapore Difference Ahead
1000s 60,640 people 78 people 60,562 people Botswana
1100s 65,132 people 118 people 65,014 people Botswana
1200s 69,956 people 177 people 69,779 people Botswana
1300s 75,138 people 265 people 74,873 people Botswana
1400s 80,704 people 398 people 80,306 people Botswana
1500s 86,682 people 597 people 86,085 people Botswana
1600s 93,103 people 896 people 92,207 people Botswana
1700s 100,000 people 1,345 people 98,655 people Botswana
1710s 102,013 people 1,740 people 100,273 people Botswana
1720s 103,479 people 2,252 people 101,227 people Botswana
1730s 105,031 people 2,915 people 102,116 people Botswana
1740s 106,680 people 3,772 people 102,908 people Botswana
1750s 108,436 people 4,882 people 103,554 people Botswana
1760s 110,311 people 6,318 people 103,993 people Botswana
1770s 112,321 people 8,176 people 104,145 people Botswana
1780s 114,483 people 10,581 people 103,902 people Botswana
1790s 116,820 people 13,693 people 103,127 people Botswana
1800s 118,954 people 30,000 people 88,954 people Botswana
1810s 114,516 people 30,013 people 84,504 people Botswana
1820s 110,243 people 33,066 people 77,176 people Botswana
1830s 106,129 people 40,654 people 65,475 people Botswana
1840s 102,196 people 50,055 people 52,141 people Botswana
1850s 104,823 people 61,363 people 43,460 people Botswana
1860s 115,742 people 74,877 people 40,865 people Botswana
1870s 127,935 people 96,297 people 31,638 people Botswana
1880s 141,411 people 131,029 people 10,382 people Botswana
1890s 156,328 people 178,602 people 22,273 people Singapore
1900s 177,938 people 254,774 people 76,836 people Singapore
1910s 208,411 people 343,343 people 134,933 people Singapore
1920s 249,371 people 464,790 people 215,418 people Singapore
1930s 305,713 people 644,850 people 339,137 people Singapore
1940s 371,683 people 844,742 people 473,059 people Singapore
1950s 458,954 people 1.29 million people 831,071 people Singapore
1960s 560,811 people 1.84 million people 1.28 million people Singapore
1970s 718,061 people 2.25 million people 1.53 million people Singapore
1980s 1.10 million people 2.71 million people 1.60 million people Singapore
1990s 1.48 million people 3.50 million people 2.02 million people Singapore
2000s 1.83 million people 4.37 million people 2.54 million people Singapore
2010s 2.19 million people 5.44 million people 3.25 million people Singapore
2020s 2.54 million people 5.81 million people 3.27 million people Singapore
2030s 2.93 million people 6.13 million people 3.20 million people Singapore
2040s 3.27 million people 6.16 million people 2.89 million people Singapore
2050s 3.55 million people 6.01 million people 2.45 million people Singapore
2060s 3.76 million people 5.79 million people 2.03 million people Singapore
2070s 3.85 million people 5.46 million people 1.61 million people Singapore
2080s 3.88 million people 4.96 million people 1.08 million people Singapore
2090s 3.86 million people 4.42 million people 555,705 people Singapore
2100s 3.84 million people 4.16 million people 326,190 people Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Botswana or Singapore?
Singapore, at 4.16 million people against 3.84 million people in Botswana as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Botswana and Singapore?
326,190 people, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Singapore?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Botswana and Singapore rank globally for population by world region?
Botswana ranks 133rd and Singapore ranks 132nd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.