Botswana vs Mauritania: Rural population, per square kilometre
Botswana
1.44 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
1.96 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
193rd
Mauritania rank
190th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.96 units per square kilometre against 1.44 units per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.52 units per square kilometre.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.4 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 193rd and Mauritania ranks 190th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9517 units per square kilometre | 0.8241 units per square kilometre | 0.1276 units per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 1970s | 1.12 units per square kilometre | 0.97 units per square kilometre | 0.1451 units per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 1980s | 1.43 units per square kilometre | 1.04 units per square kilometre | 0.383 units per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1.33 units per square kilometre | 1.34 units per square kilometre | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.35 units per square kilometre | 1.68 units per square kilometre | 0.3279 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 1.34 units per square kilometre | 1.85 units per square kilometre | 0.5028 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 1.43 units per square kilometre | 1.94 units per square kilometre | 0.516 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Botswana or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 1.96 units per square kilometre against 1.44 units per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Botswana and Mauritania?
- 0.52 units per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 193rd and Mauritania ranks 190th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.