Botswana vs Mauritania: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Botswana
0.0159 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Mauritania
0.0155 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Botswana rank
155th
Mauritania rank
156th

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.0159 people per square kilometre against 0.0155 people per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0004 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Mauritania ahead.

Botswana ranks 155th and Mauritania ranks 156th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0 people per square kilometre 0.0022 people per square kilometre 0.0022 people per square kilometre Mauritania
1970s 0.0012 people per square kilometre 0.0068 people per square kilometre 0.0056 people per square kilometre Mauritania
1980s 0.0064 people per square kilometre 0.0142 people per square kilometre 0.0078 people per square kilometre Mauritania
1990s 0.0127 people per square kilometre 0.0157 people per square kilometre 0.003 people per square kilometre Mauritania
2000s 0.0159 people per square kilometre 0.0155 people per square kilometre 0.0004 people per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 0.0159 people per square kilometre 0.0155 people per square kilometre 0.0004 people per square kilometre Botswana
2020s 0.0159 people per square kilometre 0.0155 people per square kilometre 0.0004 people per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Botswana or Mauritania?
Botswana, at 0.0159 people per square kilometre against 0.0155 people per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Botswana and Mauritania?
0.0004 people per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
57 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 155th and Mauritania ranks 156th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 9,818 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel 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.