Botswana vs Switzerland: Urban area over the long-term
Botswana
1,792 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Switzerland
1,802 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Botswana rank
70th
Switzerland rank
69th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Botswana
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1,802 km² per grid cell against 1,792 km² per grid cell in Botswana, a difference of 10 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 70th and Switzerland ranks 69th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Botswana |
| 1100s | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | Botswana |
| 1200s | 0.0016 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0016 km² per grid cell | Botswana |
| 1300s | 0.0052 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0052 km² per grid cell | Botswana |
| 1400s | 0.0169 km² per grid cell | 3.23 km² per grid cell | 3.21 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1500s | 0.0545 km² per grid cell | 14.77 km² per grid cell | 14.72 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1600s | 0.1756 km² per grid cell | 19.23 km² per grid cell | 19.06 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1700s | 0.5657 km² per grid cell | 31.64 km² per grid cell | 31.08 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1710s | 0.6434 km² per grid cell | 35 km² per grid cell | 34.36 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1720s | 0.7111 km² per grid cell | 39.82 km² per grid cell | 39.1 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1730s | 0.7859 km² per grid cell | 45.15 km² per grid cell | 44.37 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1740s | 0.8684 km² per grid cell | 50.97 km² per grid cell | 50.1 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1750s | 0.9595 km² per grid cell | 57.16 km² per grid cell | 56.2 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1760s | 1.06 km² per grid cell | 63.51 km² per grid cell | 62.45 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1770s | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 69.76 km² per grid cell | 68.59 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1780s | 1.29 km² per grid cell | 75.56 km² per grid cell | 74.27 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1790s | 1.43 km² per grid cell | 80.62 km² per grid cell | 79.19 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1800s | 1.58 km² per grid cell | 84.72 km² per grid cell | 83.14 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1810s | 1.74 km² per grid cell | 87.85 km² per grid cell | 86.11 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1820s | 1.93 km² per grid cell | 97.8 km² per grid cell | 95.87 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1830s | 2.13 km² per grid cell | 105.36 km² per grid cell | 103.23 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1840s | 2.35 km² per grid cell | 112.86 km² per grid cell | 110.51 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 2.59 km² per grid cell | 121.09 km² per grid cell | 118.5 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 3.11 km² per grid cell | 127.51 km² per grid cell | 124.4 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 3.8 km² per grid cell | 138.12 km² per grid cell | 134.32 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 4.6 km² per grid cell | 151.19 km² per grid cell | 146.59 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 5.52 km² per grid cell | 164.79 km² per grid cell | 159.28 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 6.75 km² per grid cell | 199.05 km² per grid cell | 192.3 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 8.7 km² per grid cell | 247.17 km² per grid cell | 238.46 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 11.12 km² per grid cell | 284.47 km² per grid cell | 273.35 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 14.99 km² per grid cell | 332.56 km² per grid cell | 317.56 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 20.05 km² per grid cell | 388.96 km² per grid cell | 368.92 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 33.62 km² per grid cell | 547.4 km² per grid cell | 513.78 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 52.14 km² per grid cell | 738.56 km² per grid cell | 686.43 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 126 km² per grid cell | 877.22 km² per grid cell | 751.22 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 263.43 km² per grid cell | 1,038 km² per grid cell | 774.67 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 578.99 km² per grid cell | 1,313 km² per grid cell | 734.41 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 880.27 km² per grid cell | 1,428 km² per grid cell | 547.63 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1,317 km² per grid cell | 1,592 km² per grid cell | 275.03 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1,696 km² per grid cell | 1,753 km² per grid cell | 57 km² per grid cell | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Botswana or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1,802 km² per grid cell against 1,792 km² per grid cell in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Botswana and Switzerland?
- 10 km² per grid cell, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Switzerland?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Switzerland rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Botswana ranks 70th and Switzerland ranks 69th 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.