What is the difference in urban area long term, per capita between Botswana and United States?

0 units per person, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and United States?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs United States: Urban area long term, per capita

Botswana

0.0007 units per person

in 2025

United States

0.0007 units per person

in 2025

Botswana rank

5th

United States rank

6th

Urban area long term, per capita over time

Botswana
United States

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.0007 units per person against 0.0007 units per person in United States, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

Botswana ranks 5th and United States ranks 6th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0001 units per person	0.0004 units per person	0.0003 units per person	United States
1970s	0.0002 units per person	0.0004 units per person	0.0003 units per person	United States
1980s	0.0002 units per person	0.0005 units per person	0.0002 units per person	United States
1990s	0.0004 units per person	0.0005 units per person	0.0001 units per person	United States
2000s	0.0005 units per person	0.0006 units per person	0.0001 units per person	United States
2010s	0.0006 units per person	0.0006 units per person	0 units per person	United States
2020s	0.0007 units per person	0.0007 units per person	0 units per person	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area long term, per capita, Botswana or United States?: Botswana, at 0.0007 units per person against 0.0007 units per person in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area long term, per capita between Botswana and United States?: 0 units per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and United States?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Botswana and United States rank globally for urban area long term, per capita?: Botswana ranks 5th and United States ranks 6th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban area long term, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 12,474 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 27 October 2026

Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.