Botswana vs Mauritania: Urban population, per square kilometre
Botswana
2.93 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
2.91 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
210th
Mauritania rank
211th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.93 units per square kilometre against 2.91 units per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 0.02 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Botswana ranks 210th and Mauritania ranks 211th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0466 units per square kilometre | 0.098 units per square kilometre | 0.0513 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.152 units per square kilometre | 0.2542 units per square kilometre | 0.1023 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.5203 units per square kilometre | 0.5891 units per square kilometre | 0.0687 units per square kilometre | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 1.28 units per square kilometre | 0.848 units per square kilometre | 0.4279 units per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1.87 units per square kilometre | 1.15 units per square kilometre | 0.7195 units per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2010s | 2.51 units per square kilometre | 1.95 units per square kilometre | 0.561 units per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2020s | 2.85 units per square kilometre | 2.72 units per square kilometre | 0.1244 units per square kilometre | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Botswana or Mauritania?
- Botswana, at 2.93 units per square kilometre against 2.91 units per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Botswana and Mauritania?
- 0.02 units per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 210th and Mauritania ranks 211th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.