Botswana vs Libya: Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre

Botswana
0.1737 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Libya
0.2025 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
210th
Libya rank
209th

Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Libya
0.050.10.150.2196119922023

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.2025 units per square kilometre against 0.1737 units per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.0288 units per square kilometre.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 210th and Libya ranks 209th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Libya Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0403 units per square kilometre 0.0383 units per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre Botswana
1970s 0.0448 units per square kilometre 0.0419 units per square kilometre 0.0029 units per square kilometre Botswana
1980s 0.0594 units per square kilometre 0.0556 units per square kilometre 0.0038 units per square kilometre Botswana
1990s 0.0847 units per square kilometre 0.0881 units per square kilometre 0.0034 units per square kilometre Libya
2000s 0.1096 units per square kilometre 0.1286 units per square kilometre 0.019 units per square kilometre Libya
2010s 0.1379 units per square kilometre 0.1649 units per square kilometre 0.027 units per square kilometre Libya
2020s 0.1668 units per square kilometre 0.1933 units per square kilometre 0.0265 units per square kilometre Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre, Botswana or Libya?
Libya, at 0.2025 units per square kilometre against 0.1737 units per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between Botswana and Libya?
0.0288 units per square kilometre, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Libya?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Libya rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 210th and Libya ranks 209th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, 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 65 and above, 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 65 and above, 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.