Botswana vs Mauritania: Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Botswana
0.2285 sq. km per person
in 2023
Mauritania
0.2052 sq. km per person
in 2023
Botswana rank
9th
Mauritania rank
11th
Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time
- Botswana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.2285 sq. km per person against 0.2052 sq. km per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0233 sq. km per person.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Botswana ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 sq. km per person | 1.09 sq. km per person | 0.0877 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.8048 sq. km per person | 0.8227 sq. km per person | 0.0179 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 0.5186 sq. km per person | 0.6166 sq. km per person | 0.098 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.386 sq. km per person | 0.4599 sq. km per person | 0.0739 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.3109 sq. km per person | 0.3546 sq. km per person | 0.0438 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.2597 sq. km per person | 0.2652 sq. km per person | 0.0055 sq. km per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.2341 sq. km per person | 0.2146 sq. km per person | 0.0195 sq. km per person | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometers, per capita, Botswana or Mauritania?
- Botswana, at 0.2285 sq. km per person against 0.2052 sq. km per person in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Botswana and Mauritania?
- 0.0233 sq. km per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 9th and Mauritania ranks 11th 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.