Botswana vs Cote d'Ivoire: Urban area over the long-term
Botswana
1,792 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire
1,697 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Botswana rank
70th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
72nd
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Botswana
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1,792 km² per grid cell against 1,697 km² per grid cell in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 95 km² per grid cell.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Cote d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 70th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 72nd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 12 and Cote d'Ivoire in 28.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Botswana |
| 1100s | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Botswana |
| 1200s | 0.0016 km² per grid cell | 0.0009 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | Botswana |
| 1300s | 0.0052 km² per grid cell | 0.0031 km² per grid cell | 0.0021 km² per grid cell | Botswana |
| 1400s | 0.0169 km² per grid cell | 0.0106 km² per grid cell | 0.0063 km² per grid cell | Botswana |
| 1500s | 0.0545 km² per grid cell | 0.0365 km² per grid cell | 0.018 km² per grid cell | Botswana |
| 1600s | 0.1756 km² per grid cell | 0.1252 km² per grid cell | 0.0504 km² per grid cell | Botswana |
| 1700s | 0.5657 km² per grid cell | 0.4291 km² per grid cell | 0.1365 km² per grid cell | Botswana |
| 1710s | 0.6434 km² per grid cell | 0.534 km² per grid cell | 0.1094 km² per grid cell | Botswana |
| 1720s | 0.7111 km² per grid cell | 0.6671 km² per grid cell | 0.044 km² per grid cell | Botswana |
| 1730s | 0.7859 km² per grid cell | 0.8321 km² per grid cell | 0.0462 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1740s | 0.8684 km² per grid cell | 1.04 km² per grid cell | 0.1679 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1750s | 0.9595 km² per grid cell | 1.29 km² per grid cell | 0.3295 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1760s | 1.06 km² per grid cell | 1.6 km² per grid cell | 0.5412 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1770s | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 1.99 km² per grid cell | 0.8157 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1780s | 1.29 km² per grid cell | 2.46 km² per grid cell | 1.17 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1790s | 1.43 km² per grid cell | 3.05 km² per grid cell | 1.62 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1800s | 1.58 km² per grid cell | 3.77 km² per grid cell | 2.19 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1810s | 1.74 km² per grid cell | 4.66 km² per grid cell | 2.92 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1820s | 1.93 km² per grid cell | 5.76 km² per grid cell | 3.83 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1830s | 2.13 km² per grid cell | 7.1 km² per grid cell | 4.98 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1840s | 2.35 km² per grid cell | 8.76 km² per grid cell | 6.41 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1850s | 2.59 km² per grid cell | 10.79 km² per grid cell | 8.2 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1860s | 3.11 km² per grid cell | 12.89 km² per grid cell | 9.78 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1870s | 3.8 km² per grid cell | 15.31 km² per grid cell | 11.5 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1880s | 4.6 km² per grid cell | 18.06 km² per grid cell | 13.45 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1890s | 5.52 km² per grid cell | 21.82 km² per grid cell | 16.3 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1900s | 6.75 km² per grid cell | 24.45 km² per grid cell | 17.7 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1910s | 8.7 km² per grid cell | 25.01 km² per grid cell | 16.3 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1920s | 11.12 km² per grid cell | 25.01 km² per grid cell | 13.89 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1930s | 14.99 km² per grid cell | 26.36 km² per grid cell | 11.37 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1940s | 20.05 km² per grid cell | 27.39 km² per grid cell | 7.34 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1950s | 33.62 km² per grid cell | 38.76 km² per grid cell | 5.14 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 52.14 km² per grid cell | 93.99 km² per grid cell | 41.85 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 126 km² per grid cell | 202.16 km² per grid cell | 76.16 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 263.43 km² per grid cell | 384.52 km² per grid cell | 121.09 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 578.99 km² per grid cell | 639.62 km² per grid cell | 60.63 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 880.27 km² per grid cell | 961.13 km² per grid cell | 80.85 km² per grid cell | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 1,317 km² per grid cell | 1,316 km² per grid cell | 1.46 km² per grid cell | Botswana |
| 2020s | 1,696 km² per grid cell | 1,611 km² per grid cell | 84.93 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- Botswana, at 1,792 km² per grid cell against 1,697 km² per grid cell in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Botswana and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 95 km² per grid cell, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Botswana ranks 70th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 72nd 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.