Botswana vs Samoa: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre

Botswana
0.4738 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
0.4404 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
138th
Samoa rank
141st

People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.4738 people per square kilometre against 0.4404 people per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 0.0334 people per square kilometre.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Samoa ahead.

Botswana ranks 138th and Samoa ranks 141st of 214 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Samoa Difference Ahead
2000s 1.1 people per square kilometre 1.66 people per square kilometre 0.5563 people per square kilometre Samoa
2010s 0.7993 people per square kilometre 1.07 people per square kilometre 0.2749 people per square kilometre Samoa
2020s 0.5346 people per square kilometre 0.5571 people per square kilometre 0.0225 people per square kilometre Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre, Botswana or Samoa?
Botswana, at 0.4738 people per square kilometre against 0.4404 people per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre between Botswana and Samoa?
0.0334 people per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Samoa?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Samoa rank globally for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 138th and Samoa ranks 141st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 4,921 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

People not using improved sanitation facilities 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.