Country size comparison

compared to

China is about 16 times bigger than Botswana.

Botswana is approximately 581,730 sq km, while China is approximately 9,596,960 sq km, making China 1,550% larger than Botswana. Meanwhile, the population of Botswana is ~2.4 million people (1.4 billion more people live in China).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Botswana vs. China uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Share

Compare further: China vs. Botswana

Flip Comparison · See true size
See China on top of Botswana
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 11 statistics
Be 5.0 times more likely to be unemployed in Botswana
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Botswana is 41.4% more expensive than China overall
→
Moving from China to Botswana · UN DESA 2020
4,777 people born in China live in Botswana.
→
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.
Download on the App Store GET IT ON Google Play