Botswana vs Uruguay: Rural population, per square kilometre
Botswana
1.44 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
0.8626 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
193rd
Uruguay rank
196th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Uruguay
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1.44 units per square kilometre against 0.8626 units per square kilometre in Uruguay, a difference of 0.5774 units per square kilometre.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.7 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.
Botswana ranks 193rd and Uruguay ranks 196th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9517 units per square kilometre | 2.88 units per square kilometre | 1.93 units per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 1.12 units per square kilometre | 2.77 units per square kilometre | 1.66 units per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.43 units per square kilometre | 2.25 units per square kilometre | 0.8189 units per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 1.33 units per square kilometre | 1.75 units per square kilometre | 0.425 units per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 1.35 units per square kilometre | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 0.1025 units per square kilometre | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.34 units per square kilometre | 0.9658 units per square kilometre | 0.3779 units per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2020s | 1.43 units per square kilometre | 0.8778 units per square kilometre | 0.5474 units per square kilometre | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Botswana or Uruguay?
- Botswana, at 1.44 units per square kilometre against 0.8626 units per square kilometre in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Botswana and Uruguay?
- 0.5774 units per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Uruguay?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Uruguay rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 193rd and Uruguay ranks 196th 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.