Botswana vs Pacific island small states: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Botswana
0.2307 sq. km per person
in 2024
Pacific island small states
0.0242 sq. km per person
in 2023
Botswana rank
11th
Pacific island small states rank
14th
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Botswana
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.2307 sq. km per person against 0.0242 sq. km per person in Pacific island small states, a difference of 0.2065 sq. km per person.
That makes Botswana's figure about 9.5 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 11th and Pacific island small states ranks 14th of 216 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 sq. km per person | 0.0624 sq. km per person | 0.9671 sq. km per person | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.8261 sq. km per person | 0.0505 sq. km per person | 0.7757 sq. km per person | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.5323 sq. km per person | 0.0407 sq. km per person | 0.4916 sq. km per person | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.3962 sq. km per person | 0.0345 sq. km per person | 0.3617 sq. km per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.3191 sq. km per person | 0.0303 sq. km per person | 0.2888 sq. km per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.2666 sq. km per person | 0.0268 sq. km per person | 0.2397 sq. km per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.2403 sq. km per person | 0.0247 sq. km per person | 0.2156 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 Pacific island small states?
- Botswana, at 0.2307 sq. km per person against 0.0242 sq. km per person in Pacific island small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Botswana and Pacific island small states?
- 0.2065 sq. km per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Pacific island small states?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Pacific island small states rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 11th and Pacific island small states ranks 14th 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.