Botswana vs Faroe Islands: Rural population, annual growth rate
Botswana
0.0839 % change on previous year
in 2025
Faroe Islands
0.0936 % change on previous year
in 2025
Botswana rank
108th
Faroe Islands rank
106th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Botswana
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 0.0936 % change on previous year against 0.0839 % change on previous year in Botswana, a difference of 0.0097 % change on previous year.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 108th and Faroe Islands ranks 106th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Faroe Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8631 % change on previous year | 0.2247 % change on previous year | 0.6384 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1970s | 3.67 % change on previous year | 0.5783 % change on previous year | 3.09 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1980s | -0.2801 % change on previous year | 0.9281 % change on previous year | 1.21 % change on previous year | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 0.4009 % change on previous year | -0.9426 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2000s | -0.514 % change on previous year | 0.5891 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 0.5752 % change on previous year | 0.3598 % change on previous year | 0.2153 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.7457 % change on previous year | 0.6338 % change on previous year | 0.1118 % change on previous year | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Botswana or Faroe Islands?
- Faroe Islands, at 0.0936 % change on previous year against 0.0839 % change on previous year in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Botswana and Faroe Islands?
- 0.0097 % change on previous year, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Faroe Islands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Faroe Islands rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Botswana ranks 108th and Faroe Islands ranks 106th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.