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
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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About this data
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.