Botswana vs Tanzania: Urban area long term, per square kilometre
Botswana
0.0031 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Tanzania
0.0032 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Botswana rank
143rd
Tanzania rank
142nd
Urban area long term, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.0032 units per square kilometre against 0.0031 units per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.0001 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.
Botswana ranks 143rd and Tanzania ranks 142nd of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.003 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area long term, per square kilometre, Botswana or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 0.0032 units per square kilometre against 0.0031 units per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in urban area long term, per square kilometre between Botswana and Tanzania?
- 0.0001 units per square kilometre, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Tanzania rank globally for urban area long term, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 143rd and Tanzania ranks 142nd of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban area long term 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.