Botswana vs North Korea: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square

Botswana
150 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea
123.57 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
156th
North Korea rank
158th

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square over time

  • Botswana
  • North Korea
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 150 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 123.57 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 26.43 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 156th and North Korea ranks 158th of 168 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana North Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 473.77 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 131.51 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 342.26 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre Botswana
1990s 259.75 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 620.98 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 361.23 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 339.87 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 1,477 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 1,137 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 223.41 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 1,043 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 819.26 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 168.25 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 403.27 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre 235.02 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square, Botswana or North Korea?
Botswana, at 150 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against 123.57 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square between Botswana and North Korea?
26.43 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and North Korea?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Botswana and North Korea rank globally for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square?
Botswana ranks 156th and North Korea ranks 158th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 8,567 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans 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.