What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Botswana and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

0.1975 sq. km per person, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Botswana vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Land area (sq. km), per capita

Botswana

0.2285 sq. km per person

in 2023

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.031 sq. km per person

in 2023

Botswana rank

9th

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

6th

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

Botswana
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.2285 sq. km per person against 0.031 sq. km per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.1975 sq. km per person.

That makes Botswana's figure about 7.4 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Botswana ranks 9th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1 sq. km per person	0.0835 sq. km per person	0.9194 sq. km per person	Botswana
1970s	0.8048 sq. km per person	0.0657 sq. km per person	0.7391 sq. km per person	Botswana
1980s	0.5186 sq. km per person	0.0524 sq. km per person	0.4662 sq. km per person	Botswana
1990s	0.386 sq. km per person	0.0433 sq. km per person	0.3427 sq. km per person	Botswana
2000s	0.3109 sq. km per person	0.0372 sq. km per person	0.2736 sq. km per person	Botswana
2010s	0.2597 sq. km per person	0.0333 sq. km per person	0.2264 sq. km per person	Botswana
2020s	0.2341 sq. km per person	0.0313 sq. km per person	0.2027 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Botswana, at 0.2285 sq. km per person against 0.031 sq. km per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area (sq. km), per capita between Botswana and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 0.1975 sq. km per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for land area (sq. km), per capita?: Botswana ranks 9th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th 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: 03 October 2026

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.