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Botswana vs China: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita

Botswana
68.0%
in 2025
China
66.3%
in 2025
Botswana rank
112th
China rank
115th

Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • China
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 68.0% against 66.3% in China, a difference of 1.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was China ahead.

Botswana ranks 112th and China ranks 115th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.