Botswana vs Libya: Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Botswana
0.2285 sq. km per person
in 2023
Libya
0.2408 sq. km per person
in 2023
Botswana rank
9th
Libya rank
8th
Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time
- Botswana
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.2408 sq. km per person against 0.2285 sq. km per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.0123 sq. km per person.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.
Botswana ranks 9th and Libya ranks 8th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 sq. km per person | 0.9876 sq. km per person | 0.0153 sq. km per person | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.8048 sq. km per person | 0.6998 sq. km per person | 0.105 sq. km per person | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.5186 sq. km per person | 0.4547 sq. km per person | 0.0639 sq. km per person | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.386 sq. km per person | 0.3637 sq. km per person | 0.0223 sq. km per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.3109 sq. km per person | 0.3038 sq. km per person | 0.0071 sq. km per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.2597 sq. km per person | 0.2692 sq. km per person | 0.0095 sq. km per person | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.2341 sq. km per person | 0.2452 sq. km per person | 0.0111 sq. km per person | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometers, per capita, Botswana or Libya?
- Libya, at 0.2408 sq. km per person against 0.2285 sq. km per person in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Botswana and Libya?
- 0.0123 sq. km per person, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Libya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Libya rank globally for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 9th and Libya ranks 8th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.