Botswana vs Cambodia: Urban area over the long-term
Botswana
1,792 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Cambodia
1,688 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Botswana rank
70th
Cambodia rank
73rd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Botswana
- Cambodia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1,792 km² per grid cell against 1,688 km² per grid cell in Cambodia, a difference of 104 km² per grid cell.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cambodia ahead.
Botswana ranks 70th and Cambodia ranks 73rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Cambodia in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0048 km² per grid cell | 0.0047 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1100s | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0159 km² per grid cell | 0.0154 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1200s | 0.0016 km² per grid cell | 0.0521 km² per grid cell | 0.0505 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1300s | 0.0052 km² per grid cell | 0.1694 km² per grid cell | 0.1642 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1400s | 0.0169 km² per grid cell | 0.5474 km² per grid cell | 0.5305 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1500s | 0.0545 km² per grid cell | 1.76 km² per grid cell | 1.7 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1600s | 0.1756 km² per grid cell | 5.86 km² per grid cell | 5.68 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1700s | 0.5657 km² per grid cell | 19.32 km² per grid cell | 18.75 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1710s | 0.6434 km² per grid cell | 22.02 km² per grid cell | 21.38 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1720s | 0.7111 km² per grid cell | 24.4 km² per grid cell | 23.69 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1730s | 0.7859 km² per grid cell | 27.04 km² per grid cell | 26.25 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1740s | 0.8684 km² per grid cell | 29.95 km² per grid cell | 29.08 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1750s | 0.9595 km² per grid cell | 33.17 km² per grid cell | 32.21 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1760s | 1.06 km² per grid cell | 36.74 km² per grid cell | 35.68 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1770s | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 40.68 km² per grid cell | 39.51 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1780s | 1.29 km² per grid cell | 45.04 km² per grid cell | 43.75 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1790s | 1.43 km² per grid cell | 49.87 km² per grid cell | 48.44 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1800s | 1.58 km² per grid cell | 55.2 km² per grid cell | 53.62 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1810s | 1.74 km² per grid cell | 61.1 km² per grid cell | 59.35 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1820s | 1.93 km² per grid cell | 67.62 km² per grid cell | 65.69 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1830s | 2.13 km² per grid cell | 75.47 km² per grid cell | 73.34 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1840s | 2.35 km² per grid cell | 84.62 km² per grid cell | 82.27 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1850s | 2.59 km² per grid cell | 94.89 km² per grid cell | 92.29 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1860s | 3.11 km² per grid cell | 106.4 km² per grid cell | 103.29 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1870s | 3.8 km² per grid cell | 119.3 km² per grid cell | 115.5 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1880s | 4.6 km² per grid cell | 139.37 km² per grid cell | 134.77 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1890s | 5.52 km² per grid cell | 163.5 km² per grid cell | 157.98 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1900s | 6.75 km² per grid cell | 191.47 km² per grid cell | 184.71 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1910s | 8.7 km² per grid cell | 222.18 km² per grid cell | 213.48 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1920s | 11.12 km² per grid cell | 252.41 km² per grid cell | 241.29 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1930s | 14.99 km² per grid cell | 267.38 km² per grid cell | 252.39 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1940s | 20.05 km² per grid cell | 267.38 km² per grid cell | 247.34 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1950s | 33.62 km² per grid cell | 267.38 km² per grid cell | 233.76 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 52.14 km² per grid cell | 274.99 km² per grid cell | 222.86 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 126 km² per grid cell | 297.87 km² per grid cell | 171.87 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 263.43 km² per grid cell | 316.41 km² per grid cell | 52.98 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 578.99 km² per grid cell | 542.33 km² per grid cell | 36.67 km² per grid cell | Botswana |
| 2000s | 880.27 km² per grid cell | 888.33 km² per grid cell | 8.05 km² per grid cell | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 1,317 km² per grid cell | 1,231 km² per grid cell | 86.56 km² per grid cell | Botswana |
| 2020s | 1,696 km² per grid cell | 1,574 km² per grid cell | 122.14 km² per grid cell | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Botswana or Cambodia?
- Botswana, at 1,792 km² per grid cell against 1,688 km² per grid cell in Cambodia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Botswana and Cambodia?
- 104 km² per grid cell, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cambodia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Cambodia rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Botswana ranks 70th and Cambodia ranks 73rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.