Botswana vs Central African Republic statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 142/197), compared with 5.33M in The Central African Republic (ranked 121/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 240,534 sq mi for The Central African Republic (ranked 47th vs. 43rd).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and The Central African Republic ranks 171/197 ($2.75B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 97/197 ($7,696), while The Central African Republic ranks 195/197 ($516).

Botswana and Central African Republic: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Central African Republic economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Central African Republic

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	CAR
1960	$30,411,414	$112,155,598
1961	$32,902,613	$123,134,583
1962	$35,644,957	$124,482,774
1963	$38,091,843	$129,379,124
1964	$41,616,348	$142,025,079
1965	$45,788,696	$150,574,795
1966	$51,465,655	$157,930,018
1967	$58,642,354	$163,820,514
1968	$66,248,441	$191,767,442
1969	$77,361,547	$188,039,210
1970	$96,243,234	$189,106,529
1971	$127,448,614	$201,450,800
1972	$164,460,915	$230,317,883
1973	$244,124,164	$271,183,082
1974	$306,044,208	$281,398,706
1975	$355,168,572	$378,660,016
1976	$372,025,093	$451,152,461
1977	$451,624,780	$507,298,148
1978	$590,407,374	$610,578,632
1979	$819,870,259	$700,764,748
1980	$1,060,889,704	$797,048,199
1981	$1,073,812,830	$694,803,623
1982	$1,014,945,696	$748,312,391
1983	$1,172,230,397	$658,679,333
1984	$1,240,822,167	$637,820,670
1985	$1,114,783,343	$864,849,836
1986	$1,392,602,164	$1,122,265,013
1987	$1,965,226,890	$1,200,991,978
1988	$2,644,554,159	$1,264,899,288
1989	$3,083,822,112	$1,233,930,281
1990	$3,790,636,324	$1,440,711,459
1991	$3,942,876,703	$1,377,374,987
1992	$4,146,464,587	$1,411,917,553
1993	$4,160,129,175	$1,278,781,262
1994	$4,259,259,604	$851,174,357
1995	$4,730,599,122	$1,115,389,674
1996	$4,847,757,218	$1,007,791,127
1997	$5,020,265,627	$937,741,513
1998	$4,790,481,509	$967,338,390
1999	$5,484,263,347	$999,477,511
2000	$5,788,329,609	$916,777,283
2001	$5,489,608,300	$932,648,605
2002	$5,438,863,983	$996,068,145
2003	$7,511,582,173	$1,142,315,523
2004	$8,957,467,707	$1,272,360,517
2005	$9,918,907,108	$1,337,894,379
2006	$9,919,158,482	$1,461,859,762
2007	$10,567,270,656	$1,699,811,295
2008	$10,730,829,116	$1,993,407,888
2009	$10,118,459,242	$2,067,381,665
2010	$12,637,273,429	$2,142,591,540
2011	$15,110,643,612	$2,437,982,705
2012	$13,907,464,500	$2,510,126,512
2013	$14,271,738,933	$1,691,544,110
2014	$15,470,088,501	$1,894,813,389
2015	$13,530,748,845	$1,695,825,714
2016	$15,082,637,184	$1,825,018,145
2017	$16,105,155,857	$2,072,349,973
2018	$17,031,943,186	$2,220,979,146
2019	$16,725,908,149	$2,221,301,351
2020	$14,960,251,608	$2,326,720,900
2021	$18,750,182,236	$2,516,498,412
2022	$20,321,150,599	$2,382,618,615
2023	$19,411,266,967	$2,555,492,086
2024	$19,402,063,513	$2,751,494,281

Botswana and Central African Republic economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Central African Republic

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	CAR
1960	$58.9	$65.9
1961	$62.3	$71
1962	$66	$70.4
1963	$68.9	$71.8
1964	$73.5	$77.2
1965	$79.7	$80.2
1966	$89.1	$82.3
1967	$100.9	$83.6
1968	$113.4	$95.6
1969	$131.8	$91.7
1970	$163	$90.2
1971	$212.2	$94.1
1972	$264.2	$105.5
1973	$374	$121.8
1974	$446	$124
1975	$493	$163.6
1976	$490	$192.1
1977	$565	$213.8
1978	$695	$254.6
1979	$909	$289.1
1980	$1,132	$325
1981	$1,107	$280.3
1982	$1,006	$298.4
1983	$1,121	$259.6
1984	$1,145	$248.3
1985	$994	$333
1986	$1,200	$426
1987	$1,639	$450
1988	$2,141	$466
1989	$2,428	$443
1990	$2,903	$502
1991	$2,939	$465
1992	$3,005	$462
1993	$2,929	$405
1994	$2,917	$261.3
1995	$3,156	$333
1996	$3,156	$293.3
1997	$3,194	$265.5
1998	$2,981	$266.6
1999	$3,340	$268
2000	$3,451	$239.2
2001	$3,206	$238
2002	$3,117	$248.6
2003	$4,230	$278.4
2004	$4,957	$303
2005	$5,391	$312
2006	$5,292	$334
2007	$5,529	$381
2008	$5,503	$437
2009	$5,083	$456
2010	$6,216	$477
2011	$7,287	$534
2012	$6,596	$544
2013	$6,667	$364
2014	$7,122	$410
2015	$6,141	$366
2016	$6,749	$387
2017	$7,105	$432
2018	$7,408	$455
2019	$7,172	$449
2020	$6,323	$463
2021	$7,808	$492
2022	$8,329	$467
2023	$7,826	$496
2024	$7,696	$516

Botswana vs. Central African Republic life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Central African Republic

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	CAR
1950	46.2	35.4
1951	46.6	35.8
1952	47	36.2
1953	47.5	36.6
1954	48	37
1955	48.5	37.4
1956	49	37.8
1957	49.5	38.3
1958	50.1	38.7
1959	50.7	39.1
1960	51.2	39.6
1961	51.8	40.1
1962	52.3	40.6
1963	52.8	41.1
1964	53.4	41.6
1965	53.9	42.2
1966	54.4	42.8
1967	54.9	43.4
1968	55.4	44
1969	55.9	44.6
1970	56.4	45.2
1971	57.1	45.8
1972	57.7	46.3
1973	58.3	46.9
1974	58.9	47.4
1975	59.5	47.9
1976	60.2	48.4
1977	60.9	48.8
1978	61.5	49.2
1979	62	49.5
1980	62.5	49.8
1981	63	50
1982	63.4	50.2
1983	63.6	50.3
1984	63.7	50.4
1985	63.6	50.5
1986	63.4	50.4
1987	62.8	50.4
1988	61.7	50.2
1989	61.2	50.1
1990	60.1	49.9
1991	58.9	49.6
1992	58.2	49.2
1993	57.3	48.9
1994	56	48.5
1995	54.7	48.1
1996	54.3	47.7
1997	53.6	47.3
1998	53	47.1
1999	52.5	46.9
2000	52.3	46.6
2001	52.2	46.7
2002	52.4	46.8
2003	52.9	47.3
2004	53.6	47.7
2005	54.4	48.2
2006	55.1	48.7
2007	56.7	49.3
2008	57.7	49.9
2009	58.3	14.7
2010	59.1	46.9
2011	59.7	50.1
2012	60.4	51.3
2013	61.2	49.5
2014	62.2	40.3
2015	63.2	51.9
2016	64.3	51
2017	65.4	45.2
2018	66.4	52.3
2019	67.2	31.5
2020	67.6	50.6
2021	63.3	40.3
2022	68.7	18.8
2023	69.2	57.4
2024	69.3	57.7
2025	69.4	57.9
2026	69.6	58.2

Botswana and Central African Republic population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Central African Republic

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	CAR
1960	516,165	1,702,346
1961	527,942	1,734,580
1962	540,186	1,768,115
1963	552,966	1,803,063
1964	566,266	1,839,583
1965	574,664	1,877,854
1966	577,866	1,918,082
1967	580,933	1,960,444
1968	583,966	2,005,100
1969	587,066	2,051,515
1970	590,334	2,097,505
1971	600,481	2,141,450
1972	622,407	2,183,769
1973	652,408	2,226,008
1974	685,448	2,269,338
1975	720,380	2,313,916
1976	758,508	2,348,566
1977	799,574	2,372,930
1978	849,239	2,397,961
1979	901,742	2,423,794
1980	937,485	2,450,535
1981	969,996	2,478,402
1982	1,009,269	2,507,375
1983	1,046,137	2,537,399
1984	1,083,660	2,568,610
1985	1,121,945	2,600,932
1986	1,160,650	2,634,258
1987	1,199,167	2,669,155
1988	1,235,476	2,713,965
1989	1,270,274	2,783,970
1990	1,305,696	2,871,910
1991	1,341,756	2,963,191
1992	1,380,033	3,058,831
1993	1,420,115	3,157,839
1994	1,460,023	3,257,954
1995	1,498,836	3,348,052
1996	1,535,914	3,435,965
1997	1,571,691	3,531,700
1998	1,606,899	3,628,827
1999	1,641,997	3,729,450
2000	1,677,382	3,833,416
2001	1,712,254	3,919,487
2002	1,744,763	4,006,077
2003	1,775,736	4,103,086
2004	1,807,146	4,192,826
2005	1,839,877	4,288,810
2006	1,874,516	4,377,579
2007	1,911,201	4,462,770
2008	1,949,970	4,558,984
2009	1,990,673	4,529,047
2010	2,033,111	4,492,995
2011	2,073,535	4,565,021
2012	2,108,617	4,610,848
2013	2,140,682	4,642,419
2014	2,172,044	4,623,182
2015	2,203,273	4,629,320
2016	2,234,776	4,713,663
2017	2,266,747	4,793,511
2018	2,299,141	4,878,657
2019	2,332,083	4,944,703
2020	2,365,894	5,026,628
2021	2,401,441	5,112,100
2022	2,439,892	5,098,039
2023	2,480,244	5,152,421
2024	2,521,139	5,330,690

Fertility rates in Botswana and Central African Republic

Fertility rate

Botswana

Central African Republic

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	CAR
1960	6.6	5.95
1961	6.56	5.96
1962	6.54	5.97
1963	6.58	5.99
1964	6.61	6.01
1965	6.6	6.03
1966	6.61	6.06
1967	6.6	6.08
1968	6.58	6.1
1969	6.56	6.06
1970	6.55	6.03
1971	6.54	5.99
1972	6.56	5.96
1973	6.59	5.93
1974	6.61	5.9
1975	6.61	5.88
1976	6.6	5.94
1977	6.54	5.99
1978	6.48	6.04
1979	6.4	6.09
1980	6.29	6.13
1981	6.16	6.17
1982	5.97	6.16
1983	5.79	6.15
1984	5.63	6.14
1985	5.48	6.12
1986	5.33	6.11
1987	5.1	6.12
1988	4.88	6.1
1989	4.67	6.07
1990	4.51	6.05
1991	4.37	6.03
1992	4.26	5.96
1993	4.15	5.93
1994	4.02	5.92
1995	3.79	5.94
1996	3.57	5.96
1997	3.43	5.92
1998	3.36	5.89
1999	3.31	5.88
2000	3.29	5.85
2001	3.25	5.81
2002	3.18	5.79
2003	3.11	5.8
2004	3.06	5.78
2005	3.08	5.81
2006	3.11	5.84
2007	3.13	5.87
2008	3.13	5.9
2009	3.13	5.94
2010	3.14	5.96
2011	3.1	6.01
2012	3.07	6.05
2013	3.05	6.08
2014	3.03	6.1
2015	3.01	6.13
2016	2.99	6.13
2017	2.97	6.13
2018	2.94	6.11
2019	2.91	6.09
2020	2.86	6.06
2021	2.83	6.05
2022	2.79	6.02
2023	2.73	6.01

Botswana and Central African Republic demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Central African Republic

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	CAR
1960	17.7	20.3
1961	17.4	20.1
1962	17.1	19.9
1963	16.8	19.7
1964	16.6	19.6
1965	16.4	19.4
1966	16.2	19.3
1967	15.9	19.2
1968	15.7	19
1969	15.6	18.9
1970	15.4	18.9
1971	15.3	18.8
1972	15.4	18.7
1973	15.6	18.6
1974	15.8	18.6
1975	16	18.5
1976	16.2	18.5
1977	16.4	18.5
1978	16.6	18.5
1979	16.9	18.5
1980	16.8	18.5
1981	16.8	18.4
1982	16.8	18.4
1983	16.8	18.3
1984	16.8	18.3
1985	16.8	18.3
1986	16.9	18.2
1987	16.9	18.1
1988	17	18
1989	17.1	17.9
1990	17.3	17.8
1991	17.4	17.6
1992	17.6	17.5
1993	17.8	17.5
1994	18	17.4
1995	18.3	17.3
1996	18.6	17.2
1997	18.8	17.1
1998	19.1	17.1
1999	19.4	17.1
2000	19.7	17.1
2001	20	17.1
2002	20.3	17.1
2003	20.6	17.2
2004	20.9	17.2
2005	21.2	17.2
2006	21.5	17.1
2007	21.7	17.1
2008	22	17
2009	22.2	16.9
2010	22.5	16.7
2011	22.7	16.6
2012	22.8	16.3
2013	22.7	16
2014	22.7	15.6
2015	22.7	15.4
2016	22.7	15.4
2017	22.8	15.4
2018	22.9	15.4
2019	23.1	15.4
2020	23.3	15.4
2021	23.4	15.4
2022	23.6	15.3
2023	23.9	15.3
2024	24.2	15.4

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