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Bahamas vs Botswana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Bahamas has a population of 401K (ranked 173/197), compared with 2.52M in Botswana (ranked 143/197). The Bahamas' land area is 3,865 sq mi versus 218,816 sq mi for Botswana (ranked 162nd vs. 47th).

By GDP, The Bahamas ranks 140/197 ($15.8B) and Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B). By GDP per capita, The Bahamas ranks 30/197 ($39,455), while Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695).

Main facts and rankings

Bahamas Botswana
Population
404321
2595266
Population rank 173/197 143/197
GDP
$15.8B
2024
$19.4B
2024
GDP rank 140/197 133/197
GDP per capita
$39,455
2024
$7,695
2024
GDP per capita rank 30/197 98/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$41,198
2024
$20,538
2024
Government debt
$12.3B
2024
$6.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
78.3%
2025
43.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$30,693
2024
$2,523
2024
Government debt per person rank 24/185 110/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$25,682
2025
$4,596
2025
Land area
3,865 sq mi
2025
218,816 sq mi
2025
Population density
103.8 ppl/mi²
2024
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.37
2023
2.73
2023
Median age
36 years
2024
24.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
69.4 years
2025

Bahamas and Botswana: Comparison Charts

Bahamas and Botswana economies compared

GDP
Bahamas

Botswana
Year GDP
Bahamas Botswana
1960 $169,736,027 $30,411,414
1961 $190,022,030 $32,902,613
1962 $212,170,034 $35,644,957
1963 $237,650,038 $38,091,843
1964 $266,560,043 $41,616,348
1965 $300,272,048 $45,788,696
1966 $346,800,000 $51,465,655
1967 $398,000,000 $58,642,354
1968 $453,800,000 $66,248,441
1969 $538,700,000 $77,361,547
1970 $539,500,000 $96,243,234
1971 $573,400,000 $127,448,614
1972 $590,900,000 $164,460,915
1973 $670,900,000 $244,124,164
1974 $632,400,000 $306,044,208
1975 $596,200,000 $355,168,572
1976 $642,100,000 $372,025,093
1977 $713,000,000 $451,624,780
1978 $832,400,000 $590,407,374
1979 $1,139,800,100 $819,870,259
1980 $1,335,300,000 $1,060,889,704
1981 $1,426,500,000 $1,073,812,830
1982 $1,578,300,000 $1,014,945,696
1983 $1,732,800,000 $1,172,230,397
1984 $2,041,100,000 $1,240,822,167
1985 $2,320,699,900 $1,114,783,343
1986 $2,472,500,000 $1,392,602,164
1987 $2,713,999,900 $1,965,226,890
1988 $2,817,900,000 $2,644,554,159
1989 $3,062,000,000 $3,083,822,112
1990 $3,166,000,000 $3,790,636,324
1991 $3,111,160,000 $3,942,876,703
1992 $3,109,000,000 $4,146,464,587
1993 $3,092,000,000 $4,160,129,175
1994 $3,259,000,000 $4,259,259,604
1995 $3,429,000,000 $4,730,599,122
1996 $3,609,000,000 $4,847,757,218
1997 $6,332,360,000 $5,020,265,627
1998 $6,833,220,000 $4,790,481,509
1999 $7,683,870,000 $5,484,263,347
2000 $8,076,470,000 $5,788,329,609
2001 $8,317,830,000 $5,489,608,300
2002 $8,881,160,000 $5,438,863,983
2003 $8,870,090,000 $7,511,582,173
2004 $9,055,290,000 $8,957,467,707
2005 $9,836,200,000 $9,918,907,108
2006 $10,167,250,000 $9,919,158,482
2007 $10,618,340,000 $10,567,270,656
2008 $10,526,000,000 $10,730,829,116
2009 $9,981,960,000 $10,118,459,242
2010 $10,095,760,000 $12,637,273,429
2011 $10,070,450,000 $15,110,643,612
2012 $10,720,400,000 $13,907,464,500
2013 $10,475,300,000 $14,271,738,933
2014 $11,139,100,000 $15,470,088,501
2015 $11,837,600,000 $13,530,748,845
2016 $11,880,900,000 $15,082,637,184
2017 $12,446,900,000 $16,105,155,857
2018 $12,819,200,000 $17,031,943,186
2019 $13,277,000,000 $16,725,908,149
2020 $10,363,200,000 $14,960,251,611
2021 $12,037,000,000 $18,750,182,235
2022 $13,896,800,000 $20,321,150,598
2023 $15,271,300,000 $19,411,266,967
2024 $15,832,800,000 $19,400,774,882

Bahamas and Botswana economies compared

GDP per capita
Bahamas

Botswana
Year GDP per capita
Bahamas Botswana
1960 $1,459 $58.9
1961 $1,555 $62.3
1962 $1,651 $66
1963 $1,759 $68.9
1964 $1,883 $73.5
1965 $2,030 $79.7
1966 $2,239 $89.1
1967 $2,453 $100.9
1968 $2,668 $113.4
1969 $3,027 $131.8
1970 $2,916 $163
1971 $3,004 $212.2
1972 $3,014 $264.2
1973 $3,341 $374
1974 $3,080 $446
1975 $2,841 $493
1976 $2,993 $490
1977 $3,253 $565
1978 $3,720 $695
1979 $4,994 $909
1980 $5,743 $1,132
1981 $6,029 $1,107
1982 $6,559 $1,006
1983 $7,081 $1,121
1984 $8,202 $1,145
1985 $9,167 $994
1986 $9,601 $1,200
1987 $10,361 $1,639
1988 $10,576 $2,141
1989 $11,291 $2,428
1990 $11,473 $2,903
1991 $11,082 $2,939
1992 $10,873 $3,005
1993 $10,613 $2,929
1994 $10,991 $2,917
1995 $11,375 $3,156
1996 $11,784 $3,156
1997 $20,368 $3,194
1998 $21,667 $2,981
1999 $24,041 $3,340
2000 $24,940 $3,451
2001 $25,372 $3,206
2002 $26,782 $3,117
2003 $26,429 $4,230
2004 $26,650 $4,957
2005 $28,602 $5,391
2006 $29,185 $5,292
2007 $30,052 $5,529
2008 $29,392 $5,503
2009 $27,513 $5,083
2010 $27,473 $6,216
2011 $27,091 $7,287
2012 $28,552 $6,596
2013 $27,643 $6,667
2014 $29,137 $7,122
2015 $30,719 $6,141
2016 $30,617 $6,749
2017 $31,875 $7,105
2018 $32,642 $7,408
2019 $33,640 $7,172
2020 $26,179 $6,323
2021 $30,368 $7,808
2022 $34,957 $8,329
2023 $38,232 $7,826
2024 $39,455 $7,695

Bahamas vs. Botswana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bahamas

Botswana
Year Life expectancy, years
Bahamas Botswana
1950 58.9 46.2
1951 59.2 46.6
1952 59.6 47
1953 60 47.5
1954 60.3 48
1955 60.7 48.5
1956 61 49
1957 61.4 49.5
1958 61.7 50.1
1959 62.1 50.7
1960 62.5 51.2
1961 62.8 51.8
1962 63.2 52.3
1963 63.5 52.8
1964 63.9 53.4
1965 64.3 53.9
1966 64.6 54.4
1967 65 54.9
1968 65.4 55.4
1969 65.8 55.9
1970 66.2 56.4
1971 66.5 57.1
1972 66.8 57.7
1973 67.1 58.3
1974 67.6 58.9
1975 68.1 59.5
1976 68.5 60.2
1977 68.8 60.9
1978 68.9 61.5
1979 69 62
1980 69.1 62.5
1981 69.4 63
1982 69.7 63.4
1983 70 63.6
1984 70.2 63.7
1985 70.3 63.6
1986 70.3 63.4
1987 70.4 62.8
1988 70.5 61.7
1989 70.7 61.2
1990 70.9 60.1
1991 71.2 58.9
1992 71.3 58.2
1993 71.4 57.3
1994 71.4 56
1995 71.4 54.7
1996 71.5 54.3
1997 71.6 53.6
1998 71.8 53
1999 72.1 52.5
2000 72.5 52.3
2001 72.8 52.2
2002 73 52.4
2003 73.2 52.9
2004 73.2 53.6
2005 73.4 54.4
2006 73.5 55.1
2007 73.5 56.7
2008 73.4 57.7
2009 73.5 58.3
2010 73.4 59.1
2011 73.6 59.7
2012 73.7 60.4
2013 73.9 61.2
2014 74 62.2
2015 73.8 63.2
2016 74 64.3
2017 74 65.4
2018 74.1 66.4
2019 71.4 67.2
2020 73 67.6
2021 70.8 63.3
2022 74.5 68.7
2023 74.6 69.2
2024 74.7 69.3
2025 74.9 69.4

Bahamas and Botswana population clocks and comparison

Population
Bahamas

Botswana
Year Population
Bahamas Botswana
1960 116,317 516,165
1961 122,197 527,942
1962 128,493 540,186
1963 135,087 552,966
1964 141,528 566,266
1965 147,952 574,664
1966 154,874 577,866
1967 162,267 580,933
1968 170,089 583,966
1969 177,981 587,066
1970 184,982 590,334
1971 190,857 600,481
1972 196,055 622,407
1973 200,791 652,408
1974 205,342 685,448
1975 209,886 720,380
1976 214,501 758,508
1977 219,157 799,574
1978 223,761 849,239
1979 228,230 901,742
1980 232,526 937,485
1981 236,614 969,996
1982 240,614 1,009,269
1983 244,698 1,046,137
1984 248,863 1,083,660
1985 253,154 1,121,945
1986 257,536 1,160,650
1987 261,935 1,199,167
1988 266,448 1,235,476
1989 271,178 1,270,274
1990 275,945 1,305,696
1991 280,731 1,341,756
1992 285,927 1,380,033
1993 291,339 1,420,115
1994 296,509 1,460,023
1995 301,461 1,498,836
1996 306,268 1,535,914
1997 310,904 1,571,691
1998 315,368 1,606,899
1999 319,614 1,641,997
2000 323,835 1,677,382
2001 327,836 1,712,254
2002 331,614 1,744,763
2003 335,618 1,775,736
2004 339,782 1,807,146
2005 343,894 1,839,877
2006 348,375 1,874,516
2007 353,334 1,911,201
2008 358,120 1,949,970
2009 362,810 1,990,673
2010 367,478 2,033,111
2011 371,729 2,073,535
2012 375,469 2,108,617
2013 378,953 2,140,682
2014 382,298 2,172,044
2015 385,346 2,203,273
2016 388,055 2,234,776
2017 390,485 2,266,747
2018 392,717 2,299,141
2019 394,675 2,332,083
2020 395,863 2,365,894
2021 396,373 2,401,441
2022 397,538 2,439,892
2023 399,440 2,480,244
2024 401,283 2,521,139

Fertility rates in Bahamas and Botswana

Fertility rate
Bahamas

Botswana
Year Fertility rate
Bahamas Botswana
1960 5.09 6.6
1961 5.16 6.56
1962 5.13 6.54
1963 5.06 6.58
1964 4.97 6.61
1965 4.88 6.6
1966 4.79 6.61
1967 4.69 6.6
1968 4.56 6.58
1969 4.38 6.56
1970 4.21 6.55
1971 4.06 6.54
1972 3.89 6.56
1973 3.73 6.59
1974 3.57 6.61
1975 3.42 6.61
1976 3.3 6.6
1977 3.17 6.54
1978 3.05 6.48
1979 2.94 6.4
1980 2.84 6.29
1981 2.77 6.16
1982 2.71 5.97
1983 2.65 5.79
1984 2.59 5.63
1985 2.55 5.48
1986 2.53 5.33
1987 2.52 5.1
1988 2.52 4.88
1989 2.52 4.67
1990 2.52 4.51
1991 2.51 4.37
1992 2.71 4.26
1993 2.61 4.15
1994 2.47 4.02
1995 2.42 3.79
1996 2.35 3.57
1997 2.29 3.43
1998 2.23 3.36
1999 2.13 3.31
2000 2.06 3.29
2001 2.02 3.25
2002 1.98 3.18
2003 1.97 3.11
2004 1.98 3.06
2005 2.01 3.08
2006 2.02 3.11
2007 2.04 3.13
2008 2 3.13
2009 2.01 3.13
2010 1.84 3.14
2011 1.79 3.1
2012 1.76 3.07
2013 1.74 3.05
2014 1.69 3.03
2015 1.57 3.01
2016 1.5 2.99
2017 1.42 2.97
2018 1.4 2.94
2019 1.4 2.91
2020 1.39 2.86
2021 1.38 2.83
2022 1.38 2.79
2023 1.37 2.73

Bahamas and Botswana demographics compared

Median age
Bahamas

Botswana
Year Median age, years
Bahamas Botswana
1960 19.5 17.7
1961 19.6 17.4
1962 19.6 17.1
1963 19.7 16.8
1964 19.8 16.6
1965 19.9 16.4
1966 20.1 16.2
1967 20.2 15.9
1968 20.3 15.7
1969 20.5 15.6
1970 20.6 15.4
1971 20.6 15.3
1972 20.7 15.4
1973 20.7 15.6
1974 20.8 15.8
1975 20.9 16
1976 21.1 16.2
1977 21.3 16.4
1978 21.6 16.6
1979 21.8 16.9
1980 22.1 16.8
1981 22.4 16.8
1982 22.7 16.8
1983 23 16.8
1984 23.4 16.8
1985 23.7 16.8
1986 24 16.9
1987 24.3 16.9
1988 24.7 17
1989 25 17.1
1990 25.4 17.3
1991 25.7 17.4
1992 26 17.6
1993 26.3 17.8
1994 26.6 18
1995 26.9 18.3
1996 27.2 18.6
1997 27.5 18.8
1998 27.9 19.1
1999 28.2 19.4
2000 28.5 19.7
2001 28.9 20
2002 29.3 20.3
2003 29.6 20.6
2004 30 20.9
2005 30.3 21.2
2006 30.6 21.5
2007 30.8 21.7
2008 31 22
2009 31.3 22.2
2010 31.5 22.5
2011 31.8 22.7
2012 32.1 22.8
2013 32.4 22.7
2014 32.6 22.7
2015 33 22.7
2016 33.3 22.7
2017 33.6 22.8
2018 33.9 22.9
2019 34.3 23.1
2020 34.6 23.3
2021 34.9 23.4
2022 35.2 23.6
2023 35.6 23.9
2024 36 24.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bahamas Botswana
GNI, Atlas method
$14.2B
2023
$19.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.8%
2025
34.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.74%
2023
8.06%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.53%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.53%
2025
-11.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.65%
2023
24.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
77.2%
2024
63.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.63%
2024
29.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.2
2025
69.9
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
42.9%
2015
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
1.4%
2015
Listed domestic companies n/a
23
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.59B
2023
Total reserves including gold
$2.51B
2023
$3.46B
2024
Personal remittances received
$65.9M
2024
$128M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,794,500
2020
1,830,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
59.6%
2020
4.56%
2020
Banked people share n/a
61.4%
2024

Energy

Bahamas Botswana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,007 kg
2007
1,165 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$15.6
2007
$17.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.68 megatons
2023
7.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.22 tons
2023
2.99 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
66.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.1%
2022
27.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.08%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
23.7%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,522 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.48%
2021
0.25%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
76%
2023

Society

Bahamas Botswana
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
+1,018
2024
-5,778
2024
Urban population
83.8%
2024
73.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.68 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
59.7
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
65
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
18
2025
55
2025
Homicides per 100K people
31.2
2022
10.5
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.7
2019
26.4
2019
Visa free countries
153
2025
86
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2003
86.8%
2013
English speaking
87.1%
2023
38.4%
2023
People using the Internet
94.8%
2023
81.4%
2023

Health

Bahamas Botswana
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,341
2022
$478
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$568
2022
$21
2022
Life expectancy
74.9 years
2025
69.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.45%
2022
6.34%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.86
2017
0.38
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
76
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12.7
2023
39.6
2023
Obesity rate
48.2%
2022
18.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.9%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
100
2025
39
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.3%
2022
18.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.65 liters
2020
7.27 liters
2020

Territory

Bahamas Botswana
% of world land
0.007%
2025
0.38%
2025
Land area per capita
9,631 sq mi
2024
86,792 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50.2 sq mi
2025
99,854 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,969 sq mi
2025
57,528 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,678 mi
2011
19,727 mi
2017

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