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

Botswana
0.1737 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
0.1285 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
210th
Namibia rank
213th

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

  • Botswana
  • Namibia
0.050.10.15196119922023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.1737 units per square kilometre against 0.1285 units per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 0.0452 units per square kilometre.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.4 times Namibia's.

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

Botswana ranks 210th and Namibia ranks 213th of 215 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0403 units per square kilometre 0.0352 units per square kilometre 0.0052 units per square kilometre Botswana
1970s 0.0448 units per square kilometre 0.0435 units per square kilometre 0.0013 units per square kilometre Botswana
1980s 0.0594 units per square kilometre 0.0528 units per square kilometre 0.0066 units per square kilometre Botswana
1990s 0.0847 units per square kilometre 0.063 units per square kilometre 0.0217 units per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 0.1096 units per square kilometre 0.0763 units per square kilometre 0.0333 units per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 0.1379 units per square kilometre 0.1007 units per square kilometre 0.0372 units per square kilometre Botswana
2020s 0.1668 units per square kilometre 0.1229 units per square kilometre 0.0439 units per square kilometre Botswana

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 Namibia?
Botswana, at 0.1737 units per square kilometre against 0.1285 units per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between Botswana and Namibia?
0.0452 units per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 210th and Namibia ranks 213th 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.