Botswana vs Latvia: Rural population, per capita
Botswana
0.3204 units per person
in 2025
Latvia
0.3137 units per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
120th
Latvia rank
122nd
Rural population, per capita over time
- Botswana
- Latvia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.3204 units per person against 0.3137 units per person in Latvia, a difference of 0.0067 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 120th and Latvia ranks 122nd of 217 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9554 units per person | 0.4033 units per person | 0.5521 units per person | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.8822 units per person | 0.3448 units per person | 0.5374 units per person | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.7413 units per person | 0.3008 units per person | 0.4405 units per person | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.5122 units per person | 0.3061 units per person | 0.206 units per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.4209 units per person | 0.3208 units per person | 0.1001 units per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.3487 units per person | 0.3209 units per person | 0.0278 units per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.33 units per person | 0.3166 units per person | 0.0134 units per person | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Botswana or Latvia?
- Botswana, at 0.3204 units per person against 0.3137 units per person in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Botswana and Latvia?
- 0.0067 units per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Latvia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Latvia rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 120th and Latvia ranks 122nd 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.