Botswana vs Libya: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Botswana
0.2307 sq. km per person
in 2024
Libya
0.2384 sq. km per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
11th
Libya rank
9th
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Botswana
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.2384 sq. km per person against 0.2307 sq. km per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.0077 sq. km per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.
Botswana ranks 11th and Libya ranks 9th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 sq. km per person | 0.9876 sq. km per person | 0.0419 sq. km per person | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.8261 sq. km per person | 0.6998 sq. km per person | 0.1263 sq. km per person | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.5323 sq. km per person | 0.4547 sq. km per person | 0.0776 sq. km per person | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.3962 sq. km per person | 0.3637 sq. km per person | 0.0325 sq. km per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.3191 sq. km per person | 0.3038 sq. km per person | 0.0153 sq. km per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.2666 sq. km per person | 0.2692 sq. km per person | 0.0026 sq. km per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.2384 sq. km per person | 0.2438 sq. km per person | 0.0055 sq. km per person | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Botswana or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.2384 sq. km per person against 0.2307 sq. km per person in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Botswana and Libya?
- 0.0077 sq. km per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Libya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Libya rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 11th and Libya ranks 9th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.