Botswana vs World: Inland waters — Area, per capita
Botswana
0.0006 1000 ha per person
in 2024
World
0.0001 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
4th
World rank
1st
Inland waters — Area, per capita over time
- Botswana
- World
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.0006 1000 ha per person against 0.0001 1000 ha per person in World, a difference of 0.0005 1000 ha per person.
That makes Botswana's figure about 10.9 times World's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 140 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.002 1000 ha per person | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.0014 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0013 1000 ha per person | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, per capita, Botswana or World?
- Botswana, at 0.0006 1000 ha per person against 0.0001 1000 ha per person in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area, per capita between Botswana and World?
- 0.0005 1000 ha per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and World?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and World rank globally for inland waters — area, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 140 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Inland waters — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Inland waters — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.