Botswana vs North Korea: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square over time
- Botswana
- North Korea
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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About this data
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.