Botswana vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Land area (sq. km), per capita

Botswana
0.2285 sq. km per person
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.0304 sq. km per person
in 2023
Botswana rank
9th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
8th

Land area (sq. km), per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
00.250.50.751196119922023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.2285 sq. km per person against 0.0304 sq. km per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.1981 sq. km per person.

That makes Botswana's figure about 7.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 9th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 216 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 1 sq. km per person 0.0816 sq. km per person 0.9213 sq. km per person Botswana
1970s 0.8048 sq. km per person 0.0641 sq. km per person 0.7408 sq. km per person Botswana
1980s 0.5186 sq. km per person 0.0511 sq. km per person 0.4675 sq. km per person Botswana
1990s 0.386 sq. km per person 0.0422 sq. km per person 0.3438 sq. km per person Botswana
2000s 0.3109 sq. km per person 0.0364 sq. km per person 0.2745 sq. km per person Botswana
2010s 0.2597 sq. km per person 0.0325 sq. km per person 0.2272 sq. km per person Botswana
2020s 0.2341 sq. km per person 0.0307 sq. km per person 0.2034 sq. km per person Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area (sq. km), per capita, Botswana or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Botswana, at 0.2285 sq. km per person against 0.0304 sq. km per person in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Botswana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
0.1981 sq. km per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for land area (sq. km), per capita?
Botswana ranks 9th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land area (sq. km), per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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