Botswana vs Mauritania: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Botswana
0.6735 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Mauritania
0.8361 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
197th
Mauritania rank
194th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.8361 units per square kilometre against 0.6735 units per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.1626 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 197th and Mauritania ranks 194th of 206 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 0.204 units per square kilometre 0.0501 units per square kilometre 0.1539 units per square kilometre Botswana
1980s 0.3865 units per square kilometre 0.1202 units per square kilometre 0.2663 units per square kilometre Botswana
1990s 0.5466 units per square kilometre 0.2451 units per square kilometre 0.3015 units per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 0.5803 units per square kilometre 0.4173 units per square kilometre 0.1631 units per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 0.5989 units per square kilometre 0.5694 units per square kilometre 0.0295 units per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Botswana or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 0.8361 units per square kilometre against 0.6735 units per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Botswana and Mauritania?
0.1626 units per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 197th and Mauritania ranks 194th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils 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.