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