Botswana vs China: Urban population, per capita
Botswana
0.6796 units per person
in 2025
China
0.6634 units per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
98th
China rank
101st
Urban population, per capita over time
- Botswana
- China
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.6796 units per person against 0.6634 units per person in China, a difference of 0.0162 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was China ahead.
Botswana ranks 98th and China ranks 101st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0446 units per person | 0.1802 units per person | 0.1356 units per person | China |
| 1970s | 0.1178 units per person | 0.1753 units per person | 0.0576 units per person | China |
| 1980s | 0.2587 units per person | 0.2303 units per person | 0.0284 units per person | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.4878 units per person | 0.2967 units per person | 0.1912 units per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.5791 units per person | 0.424 units per person | 0.1551 units per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.6513 units per person | 0.565 units per person | 0.0863 units per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.67 units per person | 0.6521 units per person | 0.0179 units per person | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Botswana or China?
- Botswana, at 0.6796 units per person against 0.6634 units per person in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Botswana and China?
- 0.0162 units per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and China?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and China rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 98th and China ranks 101st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.