Botswana vs Guyana: Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) over time
- Botswana
- Guyana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 4.45 people per sq. km of land area against 3.94 people per sq. km of land area in Guyana, a difference of 0.51 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guyana ahead.
Botswana ranks 208th and Guyana ranks 211th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Guyana in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9983 people per sq. km of land area | 3.23 people per sq. km of land area | 2.23 people per sq. km of land area | Guyana |
| 1970s | 1.27 people per sq. km of land area | 3.76 people per sq. km of land area | 2.49 people per sq. km of land area | Guyana |
| 1980s | 1.95 people per sq. km of land area | 3.91 people per sq. km of land area | 1.96 people per sq. km of land area | Guyana |
| 1990s | 2.6 people per sq. km of land area | 3.84 people per sq. km of land area | 1.24 people per sq. km of land area | Guyana |
| 2000s | 3.23 people per sq. km of land area | 3.86 people per sq. km of land area | 0.6356 people per sq. km of land area | Guyana |
| 2010s | 3.86 people per sq. km of land area | 3.88 people per sq. km of land area | 0.0212 people per sq. km of land area | Guyana |
| 2020s | 4.31 people per sq. km of land area | 3.89 people per sq. km of land area | 0.4228 people per sq. km of land area | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Botswana or Guyana?
- Botswana, at 4.45 people per sq. km of land area against 3.94 people per sq. km of land area in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population density between Botswana and Guyana?
- 0.51 people per sq. km of land area, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guyana?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Guyana rank globally for population density?
- Botswana ranks 208th and Guyana ranks 211th of 216 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.