Botswana vs British Virgin Islands: Urban population, annual growth rate
Botswana
2.37 % change on previous year
in 2025
British Virgin Islands
2.24 % change on previous year
in 2025
Botswana rank
62nd
British Virgin Islands rank
63rd
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Botswana
- British Virgin Islands
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.37 % change on previous year against 2.24 % change on previous year in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.13 % change on previous year.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times British Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 62nd and British Virgin Islands ranks 63rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and British Virgin Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | British Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.24 % change on previous year | 5.23 % change on previous year | 8.01 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1970s | 10.66 % change on previous year | 4.58 % change on previous year | 6.08 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1980s | 15.1 % change on previous year | 9.1 % change on previous year | 6 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1990s | 5.19 % change on previous year | 3.81 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2000s | 3.79 % change on previous year | 4.19 % change on previous year | 0.4045 % change on previous year | British Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 2.16 % change on previous year | 4.39 % change on previous year | 2.23 % change on previous year | British Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 1.99 % change on previous year | 3.03 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Botswana or British Virgin Islands?
- Botswana, at 2.37 % change on previous year against 2.24 % change on previous year in British Virgin Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Botswana and British Virgin Islands?
- 0.13 % change on previous year, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and British Virgin Islands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and British Virgin Islands rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Botswana ranks 62nd and British Virgin Islands ranks 63rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.