Botswana vs Canada: Population density
Population density over time
- Botswana
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 4.56 people per sq. km of land area against 4.38 people per sq. km of land area in Botswana, a difference of 0.18 people per sq. km of land area.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 207th and Canada ranks 206th of 215 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9983 people per sq. km of land area | 2.19 people per sq. km of land area | 1.2 people per sq. km of land area | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.27 people per sq. km of land area | 2.56 people per sq. km of land area | 1.29 people per sq. km of land area | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.95 people per sq. km of land area | 2.88 people per sq. km of land area | 0.9294 people per sq. km of land area | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.6 people per sq. km of land area | 3.25 people per sq. km of land area | 0.6426 people per sq. km of land area | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.23 people per sq. km of land area | 3.58 people per sq. km of land area | 0.3567 people per sq. km of land area | Canada |
| 2010s | 3.86 people per sq. km of land area | 3.98 people per sq. km of land area | 0.1198 people per sq. km of land area | Canada |
| 2020s | 4.27 people per sq. km of land area | 4.4 people per sq. km of land area | 0.1219 people per sq. km of land area | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Botswana or Canada?
- Canada, at 4.56 people per sq. km of land area against 4.38 people per sq. km of land area in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Botswana and Canada?
- 0.18 people per sq. km of land area, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Canada?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Canada rank globally for population density?
- Botswana ranks 207th and Canada ranks 206th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.