Botswana vs China (People’s Republic of): Rural population, per capita
Botswana
0.3204 units per person
in 2025
China (People’s Republic of)
0.3366 units per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
120th
China (People’s Republic of) rank
117th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Botswana
- China (People’s Republic of)
How they compare
China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 0.3366 units per person against 0.3204 units per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.0162 units per person.
That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 120th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 117th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and China (People’s Republic of) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | China (People’s Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9554 units per person | 0.8198 units per person | 0.1356 units per person | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.8822 units per person | 0.8247 units per person | 0.0576 units per person | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.7413 units per person | 0.7697 units per person | 0.0284 units per person | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 1990s | 0.5122 units per person | 0.7033 units per person | 0.1912 units per person | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2000s | 0.4209 units per person | 0.576 units per person | 0.1551 units per person | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2010s | 0.3487 units per person | 0.435 units per person | 0.0863 units per person | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2020s | 0.33 units per person | 0.348 units per person | 0.0179 units per person | China (People’s Republic of) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Botswana or China (People’s Republic of)?
- China (People’s Republic of), at 0.3366 units per person against 0.3204 units per person in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Botswana and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 0.0162 units per person, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 120th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 117th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.