Botswana vs Mauritania: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Botswana
0.2307 sq. km per person
in 2024
Mauritania
0.1994 sq. km per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
11th
Mauritania rank
12th
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Botswana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.2307 sq. km per person against 0.1994 sq. km per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0313 sq. km per person.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Botswana ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 12th of 216 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 | 1.03 sq. km per person | 1.09 sq. km per person | 0.0612 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.8261 sq. km per person | 0.8227 sq. km per person | 0.0034 sq. km per person | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.5323 sq. km per person | 0.6166 sq. km per person | 0.0843 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.3962 sq. km per person | 0.4599 sq. km per person | 0.0637 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.3191 sq. km per person | 0.3546 sq. km per person | 0.0355 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.2666 sq. km per person | 0.2652 sq. km per person | 0.0014 sq. km per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.2384 sq. km per person | 0.2115 sq. km per person | 0.0268 sq. km per person | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Botswana or Mauritania?
- Botswana, at 0.2307 sq. km per person against 0.1994 sq. km per person in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Botswana and Mauritania?
- 0.0313 sq. km per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 11th and Mauritania ranks 12th 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.