Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Urban population, per square kilometre
Botswana
2.93 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3.45 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
210th
Papua New Guinea rank
208th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.45 units per square kilometre against 2.93 units per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.52 units per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Botswana ranks 210th and Papua New Guinea ranks 208th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0466 units per square kilometre | 0.2919 units per square kilometre | 0.2453 units per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.152 units per square kilometre | 0.7622 units per square kilometre | 0.6102 units per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.5203 units per square kilometre | 1.08 units per square kilometre | 0.5555 units per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1.28 units per square kilometre | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 0.1789 units per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.87 units per square kilometre | 1.86 units per square kilometre | 0.01 units per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2010s | 2.51 units per square kilometre | 2.54 units per square kilometre | 0.0236 units per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.85 units per square kilometre | 3.26 units per square kilometre | 0.4116 units per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Botswana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.45 units per square kilometre against 2.93 units per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.52 units per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 210th and Papua New Guinea ranks 208th 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.