Botswana vs Uganda: Urban area over the long-term
Botswana
1,792 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Uganda
1,870 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Botswana rank
70th
Uganda rank
67th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Botswana
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 1,870 km² per grid cell against 1,792 km² per grid cell in Botswana, a difference of 78 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Uganda ahead.
Botswana ranks 70th and Uganda ranks 67th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 35.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1100s | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0021 km² per grid cell | 0.0016 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1200s | 0.0016 km² per grid cell | 0.0073 km² per grid cell | 0.0056 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1300s | 0.0052 km² per grid cell | 0.0246 km² per grid cell | 0.0193 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1400s | 0.0169 km² per grid cell | 0.0814 km² per grid cell | 0.0645 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1500s | 0.0545 km² per grid cell | 0.2591 km² per grid cell | 0.2046 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1600s | 0.1756 km² per grid cell | 0.8172 km² per grid cell | 0.6417 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1700s | 0.5657 km² per grid cell | 2.28 km² per grid cell | 1.72 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1710s | 0.6434 km² per grid cell | 2.53 km² per grid cell | 1.89 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1720s | 0.7111 km² per grid cell | 2.73 km² per grid cell | 2.01 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1730s | 0.7859 km² per grid cell | 2.93 km² per grid cell | 2.15 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1740s | 0.8684 km² per grid cell | 3.16 km² per grid cell | 2.29 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1750s | 0.9595 km² per grid cell | 3.4 km² per grid cell | 2.44 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1760s | 1.06 km² per grid cell | 3.66 km² per grid cell | 2.6 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1770s | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 3.94 km² per grid cell | 2.77 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1780s | 1.29 km² per grid cell | 4.25 km² per grid cell | 2.95 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1790s | 1.43 km² per grid cell | 4.58 km² per grid cell | 3.15 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1800s | 1.58 km² per grid cell | 4.94 km² per grid cell | 3.36 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1810s | 1.74 km² per grid cell | 5.33 km² per grid cell | 3.59 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1820s | 1.93 km² per grid cell | 5.76 km² per grid cell | 3.84 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1830s | 2.13 km² per grid cell | 6.24 km² per grid cell | 4.12 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1840s | 2.35 km² per grid cell | 6.77 km² per grid cell | 4.42 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1850s | 2.59 km² per grid cell | 8.83 km² per grid cell | 6.24 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1860s | 3.11 km² per grid cell | 9.78 km² per grid cell | 6.68 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1870s | 3.8 km² per grid cell | 10.84 km² per grid cell | 7.04 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1880s | 4.6 km² per grid cell | 12.15 km² per grid cell | 7.54 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1890s | 5.52 km² per grid cell | 13.62 km² per grid cell | 8.1 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1900s | 6.75 km² per grid cell | 14.39 km² per grid cell | 7.64 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1910s | 8.7 km² per grid cell | 14.39 km² per grid cell | 5.68 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1920s | 11.12 km² per grid cell | 14.86 km² per grid cell | 3.74 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1930s | 14.99 km² per grid cell | 18.83 km² per grid cell | 3.83 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1940s | 20.05 km² per grid cell | 23.18 km² per grid cell | 3.13 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1950s | 33.62 km² per grid cell | 41.54 km² per grid cell | 7.92 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1960s | 52.14 km² per grid cell | 86.29 km² per grid cell | 34.15 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1970s | 126 km² per grid cell | 146.66 km² per grid cell | 20.66 km² per grid cell | Uganda |
| 1980s | 263.43 km² per grid cell | 253.1 km² per grid cell | 10.33 km² per grid cell | Botswana |
| 1990s | 578.99 km² per grid cell | 446.82 km² per grid cell | 132.18 km² per grid cell | Botswana |
| 2000s | 880.27 km² per grid cell | 666.99 km² per grid cell | 213.28 km² per grid cell | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1,317 km² per grid cell | 1,083 km² per grid cell | 233.81 km² per grid cell | Botswana |
| 2020s | 1,696 km² per grid cell | 1,649 km² per grid cell | 46.97 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 Uganda?
- Uganda, at 1,870 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 Uganda?
- 78 km² per grid cell, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Uganda?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Uganda rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Botswana ranks 70th and Uganda ranks 67th 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.