Botswana vs China: Rural population, per capita
Botswana
0.3204 units per person
in 2025
China
0.3366 units per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
119th
China rank
116th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Botswana
- China
How they compare
China 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'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 119th and China ranks 116th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and China in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | China | 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 |
| 1990s | 0.5122 units per person | 0.7033 units per person | 0.1912 units per person | China |
| 2000s | 0.4209 units per person | 0.576 units per person | 0.1551 units per person | China |
| 2010s | 0.3487 units per person | 0.435 units per person | 0.0863 units per person | China |
| 2020s | 0.33 units per person | 0.348 units per person | 0.0179 units per person | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Botswana or China?
- China, 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?
- 0.0162 units per person, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and China?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and China rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 119th and China ranks 116th of 216 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.