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Belarus vs Botswana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belarus has a population of 9.13M (ranked 100/197), compared with 2.52M in Botswana (ranked 143/197). Belarus' land area is 78,372 sq mi versus 218,816 sq mi for Botswana (ranked 83rd vs. 47th).

By GDP, Belarus ranks 83/197 ($76B) and Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B). By GDP per capita, Belarus ranks 95/197 ($8,317), while Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695).

Main facts and rankings

Belarus Botswana
Population
9074112
2595266
Population rank 101/197 143/197
GDP
$76B
2024
$19.4B
2024
GDP rank 83/197 133/197
GDP per capita
$8,317
2024
$7,695
2024
GDP per capita rank 95/197 98/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,006
2024
$20,538
2024
Government debt
$33.7B
2024
$6.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.9%
2025
43.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,691
2024
$2,523
2024
Government debt per person rank 94/185 110/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,343
2025
$4,596
2025
Land area
78,372 sq mi
2025
218,816 sq mi
2025
Population density
116.5 ppl/mi²
2024
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.21
2023
2.73
2023
Median age
42 years
2024
24.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
69.4 years
2025

Belarus and Botswana: Comparison Charts

Belarus and Botswana economies compared

GDP
Belarus

Botswana
Year GDP
Belarus Botswana
1960 - $30,411,414
1961 - $32,902,613
1962 - $35,644,957
1963 - $38,091,843
1964 - $41,616,348
1965 - $45,788,696
1966 - $51,465,655
1967 - $58,642,354
1968 - $66,248,441
1969 - $77,361,547
1970 - $96,243,234
1971 - $127,448,614
1972 - $164,460,915
1973 - $244,124,164
1974 - $306,044,208
1975 - $355,168,572
1976 - $372,025,093
1977 - $451,624,780
1978 - $590,407,374
1979 - $819,870,259
1980 - $1,060,889,704
1981 - $1,073,812,830
1982 - $1,014,945,696
1983 - $1,172,230,397
1984 - $1,240,822,167
1985 - $1,114,783,343
1986 - $1,392,602,164
1987 - $1,965,226,890
1988 - $2,644,554,159
1989 - $3,083,822,112
1990 $17,389,558,233 $3,790,636,324
1991 $18,404,907,975 $3,942,876,703
1992 $16,939,790,094 $4,146,464,587
1993 $16,275,073,527 $4,160,129,175
1994 $14,931,435,232 $4,259,259,604
1995 $13,972,683,274 $4,730,599,122
1996 $14,756,846,154 $4,847,757,218
1997 $14,130,585,516 $5,020,265,627
1998 $15,221,352,699 $4,790,481,509
1999 $12,138,243,081 $5,484,263,347
2000 $12,736,780,455 $5,788,329,609
2001 $12,354,820,144 $5,489,608,300
2002 $14,594,900,945 $5,438,863,983
2003 $17,825,444,724 $7,511,582,173
2004 $23,141,566,293 $8,957,467,707
2005 $30,210,091,837 $9,918,907,108
2006 $36,961,894,281 $9,919,158,482
2007 $45,275,711,996 $10,567,270,656
2008 $60,752,106,347 $10,730,829,116
2009 $50,873,167,326 $10,118,459,242
2010 $57,231,904,543 $12,637,273,429
2011 $61,762,382,328 $15,110,643,612
2012 $65,685,890,439 $13,907,464,500
2013 $75,527,558,966 $14,271,738,933
2014 $78,813,069,121 $15,470,088,501
2015 $56,454,769,845 $13,530,748,845
2016 $47,723,545,321 $15,082,637,184
2017 $54,725,405,751 $16,105,155,857
2018 $60,031,026,576 $17,031,943,186
2019 $64,410,170,653 $16,725,908,149
2020 $61,371,673,345 $14,960,251,611
2021 $69,673,747,132 $18,750,182,235
2022 $73,775,179,925 $20,321,150,598
2023 $72,478,760,370 $19,411,266,967
2024 $75,961,865,472 $19,400,774,882

Belarus and Botswana economies compared

GDP per capita
Belarus

Botswana
Year GDP per capita
Belarus Botswana
1960 - $58.9
1961 - $62.3
1962 - $66
1963 - $68.9
1964 - $73.5
1965 - $79.7
1966 - $89.1
1967 - $100.9
1968 - $113.4
1969 - $131.8
1970 - $163
1971 - $212.2
1972 - $264.2
1973 - $374
1974 - $446
1975 - $493
1976 - $490
1977 - $565
1978 - $695
1979 - $909
1980 - $1,132
1981 - $1,107
1982 - $1,006
1983 - $1,121
1984 - $1,145
1985 - $994
1986 - $1,200
1987 - $1,639
1988 - $2,141
1989 - $2,428
1990 $1,707 $2,903
1991 $1,805 $2,939
1992 $1,658 $3,005
1993 $1,590 $2,929
1994 $1,460 $2,917
1995 $1,371 $3,156
1996 $1,453 $3,156
1997 $1,397 $3,194
1998 $1,511 $2,981
1999 $1,211 $3,340
2000 $1,276 $3,451
2001 $1,244 $3,206
2002 $1,479 $3,117
2003 $1,820 $4,230
2004 $2,378 $4,957
2005 $3,126 $5,391
2006 $3,848 $5,292
2007 $4,735 $5,529
2008 $6,376 $5,503
2009 $5,352 $5,083
2010 $6,035 $6,216
2011 $6,528 $7,287
2012 $6,953 $6,596
2013 $7,998 $6,667
2014 $8,341 $7,122
2015 $5,967 $6,141
2016 $5,040 $6,749
2017 $5,786 $7,105
2018 $6,360 $7,408
2019 $6,838 $7,172
2020 $6,543 $6,323
2021 $7,490 $7,808
2022 $7,995 $8,329
2023 $7,897 $7,826
2024 $8,317 $7,695

Belarus vs. Botswana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belarus

Botswana
Year Life expectancy, years
Belarus Botswana
1950 58.6 46.2
1951 59.4 46.6
1952 60.5 47
1953 61.5 47.5
1954 62.5 48
1955 63.5 48.5
1956 64.5 49
1957 65.4 49.5
1958 66.6 50.1
1959 68 50.7
1960 69.3 51.2
1961 70 51.8
1962 70.5 52.3
1963 70.8 52.8
1964 71.3 53.4
1965 71.6 53.9
1966 71.8 54.4
1967 71.9 54.9
1968 71.9 55.4
1969 71.7 55.9
1970 71.7 56.4
1971 71.6 57.1
1972 71.8 57.7
1973 71.7 58.3
1974 71.7 58.9
1975 71.4 59.5
1976 71.2 60.2
1977 71.1 60.9
1978 70.9 61.5
1979 70.8 62
1980 70.7 62.5
1981 70.8 63
1982 70.8 63.4
1983 70.7 63.6
1984 70.8 63.7
1985 71.2 63.6
1986 71.7 63.4
1987 71.9 62.8
1988 71.7 61.7
1989 71.5 61.2
1990 71.1 60.1
1991 70.7 58.9
1992 70.1 58.2
1993 69.5 57.3
1994 69 56
1995 68.8 54.7
1996 68.6 54.3
1997 68.5 53.6
1998 68.3 53
1999 68.4 52.5
2000 68.5 52.3
2001 68.4 52.2
2002 68.3 52.4
2003 68.4 52.9
2004 68.7 53.6
2005 69 54.4
2006 69.4 55.1
2007 70 56.7
2008 70.3 57.7
2009 70.4 58.3
2010 70.5 59.1
2011 71.1 59.7
2012 71.8 60.4
2013 72.7 61.2
2014 73.2 62.2
2015 73.8 63.2
2016 74.2 64.3
2017 74.4 65.4
2018 74.3 66.4
2019 74.3 67.2
2020 72.3 67.6
2021 72.2 63.3
2022 74.4 68.7
2023 74.4 69.2
2024 74.6 69.3
2025 74.8 69.4

Belarus and Botswana population clocks and comparison

Population
Belarus

Botswana
Year Population
Belarus Botswana
1960 8,198,000 516,165
1961 8,271,216 527,942
1962 8,351,928 540,186
1963 8,437,232 552,966
1964 8,524,224 566,266
1965 8,610,000 574,664
1966 8,696,496 577,866
1967 8,785,648 580,933
1968 8,874,552 583,966
1969 8,960,304 587,066
1970 9,040,000 590,334
1971 9,115,576 600,481
1972 9,188,968 622,407
1973 9,257,272 652,408
1974 9,317,584 685,448
1975 9,367,000 720,380
1976 9,411,000 758,508
1977 9,463,000 799,574
1978 9,525,000 849,239
1979 9,584,000 901,742
1980 9,643,000 937,485
1981 9,710,000 969,996
1982 9,776,000 1,009,269
1983 9,843,000 1,046,137
1984 9,910,000 1,083,660
1985 9,975,000 1,121,945
1986 10,043,000 1,160,650
1987 10,111,000 1,199,167
1988 10,140,000 1,235,476
1989 10,170,000 1,270,274
1990 10,189,348 1,305,696
1991 10,194,050 1,341,756
1992 10,216,470 1,380,033
1993 10,239,050 1,420,115
1994 10,226,955 1,460,023
1995 10,193,831 1,498,836
1996 10,159,569 1,535,914
1997 10,117,433 1,571,691
1998 10,071,963 1,606,899
1999 10,026,738 1,641,997
2000 9,979,610 1,677,382
2001 9,928,549 1,712,254
2002 9,865,548 1,744,763
2003 9,796,749 1,775,736
2004 9,730,146 1,807,146
2005 9,663,915 1,839,877
2006 9,604,924 1,874,516
2007 9,560,953 1,911,201
2008 9,527,985 1,949,970
2009 9,504,583 1,990,673
2010 9,483,836 2,033,111
2011 9,461,643 2,073,535
2012 9,446,836 2,108,617
2013 9,443,211 2,140,682
2014 9,448,515 2,172,044
2015 9,461,076 2,203,273
2016 9,469,379 2,234,776
2017 9,458,989 2,266,747
2018 9,438,785 2,299,141
2019 9,419,758 2,332,083
2020 9,379,952 2,365,894
2021 9,302,585 2,401,441
2022 9,228,071 2,439,892
2023 9,178,298 2,480,244
2024 9,133,712 2,521,139

Fertility rates in Belarus and Botswana

Fertility rate
Belarus

Botswana
Year Fertility rate
Belarus Botswana
1960 2.67 6.6
1961 2.59 6.56
1962 2.5 6.54
1963 2.4 6.58
1964 2.31 6.61
1965 2.27 6.6
1966 2.29 6.61
1967 2.26 6.6
1968 2.22 6.58
1969 2.26 6.56
1970 2.31 6.55
1971 2.31 6.54
1972 2.28 6.56
1973 2.25 6.59
1974 2.21 6.61
1975 2.17 6.61
1976 2.12 6.6
1977 2.08 6.54
1978 2.06 6.48
1979 2.05 6.4
1980 2.03 6.29
1981 2.02 6.16
1982 2.05 5.97
1983 2.11 5.79
1984 2.11 5.63
1985 2.09 5.48
1986 2.09 5.33
1987 2.03 5.1
1988 2.03 4.88
1989 2.03 4.67
1990 1.91 4.51
1991 1.81 4.37
1992 1.76 4.26
1993 1.62 4.15
1994 1.53 4.02
1995 1.41 3.79
1996 1.34 3.57
1997 1.25 3.43
1998 1.3 3.36
1999 1.31 3.31
2000 1.32 3.29
2001 1.29 3.25
2002 1.24 3.18
2003 1.23 3.11
2004 1.23 3.06
2005 1.25 3.08
2006 1.34 3.11
2007 1.43 3.13
2008 1.49 3.13
2009 1.51 3.13
2010 1.49 3.14
2011 1.52 3.1
2012 1.62 3.07
2013 1.67 3.05
2014 1.7 3.03
2015 1.72 3.01
2016 1.73 2.99
2017 1.54 2.97
2018 1.45 2.94
2019 1.38 2.91
2020 1.37 2.86
2021 1.37 2.83
2022 1.33 2.79
2023 1.21 2.73

Belarus and Botswana demographics compared

Median age
Belarus

Botswana
Year Median age, years
Belarus Botswana
1960 26.6 17.7
1961 26.9 17.4
1962 27.3 17.1
1963 27.6 16.8
1964 27.9 16.6
1965 28.2 16.4
1966 28.6 16.2
1967 28.9 15.9
1968 29.3 15.7
1969 29.7 15.6
1970 30.1 15.4
1971 30.4 15.3
1972 30.5 15.4
1973 30.5 15.6
1974 30.5 15.8
1975 30.4 16
1976 30.4 16.2
1977 30.6 16.4
1978 30.9 16.6
1979 31.1 16.9
1980 31.2 16.8
1981 31.2 16.8
1982 31.4 16.8
1983 31.5 16.8
1984 31.7 16.8
1985 31.9 16.8
1986 32.1 16.9
1987 32.4 16.9
1988 32.6 17
1989 32.8 17.1
1990 33 17.3
1991 33.3 17.4
1992 33.6 17.6
1993 33.9 17.8
1994 34.2 18
1995 34.6 18.3
1996 35 18.6
1997 35.4 18.8
1998 35.8 19.1
1999 36.1 19.4
2000 36.5 19.7
2001 36.8 20
2002 37.1 20.3
2003 37.4 20.6
2004 37.7 20.9
2005 38 21.2
2006 38.3 21.5
2007 38.5 21.7
2008 38.7 22
2009 38.8 22.2
2010 38.9 22.5
2011 39.1 22.7
2012 39.2 22.8
2013 39.3 22.7
2014 39.4 22.7
2015 39.5 22.7
2016 39.7 22.7
2017 39.8 22.8
2018 40 22.9
2019 40.3 23.1
2020 40.6 23.3
2021 40.9 23.4
2022 41.2 23.6
2023 41.6 23.9
2024 42 24.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belarus Botswana
GNI, Atlas method
$75.2B
2024
$19.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
41.3%
2025
34.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.95%
2023
8.06%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.8%
2023
2.53%
2023
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.24%
2025
-11.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.46%
2023
24.4%
2024
Services, % of GDP
49.7%
2024
63.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
29.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.9
2025
69.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
20.7%
2020
42.9%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2020
1.4%
2015
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
23
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.01B
2024
$3.59B
2023
Total reserves including gold
$8.91B
2024
$3.46B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.38B
2024
$128M
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,598,000
2020
1,830,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
1.46%
2020
4.56%
2020
Banked people share
81.2%
2017
61.4%
2024

Energy

Belarus Botswana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,862 kg
2022
1,165 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.93
2022
$17.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
54.2 megatons
2023
7.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.9 tons
2023
2.99 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.6%
2022
66.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.2%
2021
27.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.01%
2022
0.08%
2022
Net energy imports use share
77.1%
2022
23.7%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,903 kWh
2022
1,522 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
3.15%
2021
0.25%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.94%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
17.3%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
76%
2023

Society

Belarus Botswana
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,119
2024
-5,778
2024
Urban population
81.1%
2024
73.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.68 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.32 ft
2025
Quality of life index
53.5
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
63
2025
55
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.33
2019
10.5
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.6
2019
26.4
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
86
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2019
86.8%
2013
English speaking
12%
2025
38.4%
2023
People using the Internet
94.3%
2024
81.4%
2023

Health

Belarus Botswana
Government health expenditure per capita
$529
2022
$478
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$146.1
2022
$21
2022
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
69.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.16%
2022
6.34%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.47
2020
0.38
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2021
19 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
39.6
2023
Obesity rate
22.1%
2022
18.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.1%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
39
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30.1%
2022
18.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
7.27 liters
2020

Territory

Belarus Botswana
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.38%
2025
Land area per capita
8,581 sq mi
2024
86,792 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31,019 sq mi
2025
99,854 sq mi
2025
Forest area
34,020 sq mi
2025
57,528 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
19,727 mi
2017

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