Botswana vs Mauritania: Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre

Botswana
2.79 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
2.62 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
206th
Mauritania rank
208th

Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Mauritania
0.511.522.53196119922023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2.79 units per square kilometre against 2.62 units per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 0.17 units per square kilometre.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 206th and Mauritania ranks 208th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4839 units per square kilometre 0.5047 units per square kilometre 0.0208 units per square kilometre Mauritania
1970s 0.6175 units per square kilometre 0.6331 units per square kilometre 0.0156 units per square kilometre Mauritania
1980s 0.9913 units per square kilometre 0.8382 units per square kilometre 0.1531 units per square kilometre Botswana
1990s 1.42 units per square kilometre 1.14 units per square kilometre 0.2753 units per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 1.96 units per square kilometre 1.49 units per square kilometre 0.4657 units per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 2.41 units per square kilometre 1.99 units per square kilometre 0.4173 units per square kilometre Botswana
2020s 2.72 units per square kilometre 2.49 units per square kilometre 0.2284 units per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre, Botswana or Mauritania?
Botswana, at 2.79 units per square kilometre against 2.62 units per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre between Botswana and Mauritania?
0.17 units per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 206th and Mauritania ranks 208th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 15-64, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population ages 15-64, total 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.