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Botswana vs Brunei statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 463K in Brunei (ranked 170/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 2,035 sq mi for Brunei (ranked 47th vs. 165th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Brunei ranks 142/197 ($15.5B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Brunei ranks 35/197 ($33,418).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana Brunei
Population
2595266
469088
Population rank 143/197 170/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$15.5B
2024
GDP rank 133/197 142/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$33,418
2024
GDP per capita rank 98/197 35/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$90,007
2024
Government debt
$6.36B
2024
$354M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.8%
2025
2.21%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,523
2024
$765
2024
Government debt per person rank 110/185 151/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,596
2025
$22,191
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
2,035 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
227.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
1.75
2023
Median age
24.2 years
2024
33.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
75.7 years
2025

Botswana and Brunei: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Brunei economies compared

GDP
Botswana

Brunei
Year GDP
Botswana Brunei
1960 $30,411,414 -
1961 $32,902,613 -
1962 $35,644,957 -
1963 $38,091,843 -
1964 $41,616,348 -
1965 $45,788,696 $114,039,501
1966 $51,465,655 $132,757,528
1967 $58,642,354 $139,029,537
1968 $66,248,441 $160,818,236
1969 $77,361,547 $161,210,236
1970 $96,243,234 $179,078,929
1971 $127,448,614 $197,525,768
1972 $164,460,915 $270,822,782
1973 $244,124,164 $433,095,527
1974 $306,044,208 $2,319,576,214
1975 $355,168,572 $2,496,420,258
1976 $372,025,093 $3,054,765,590
1977 $451,624,780 $3,681,242,528
1978 $590,407,374 $4,100,423,674
1979 $819,870,259 $6,044,367,628
1980 $1,060,889,704 $10,795,432,294
1981 $1,073,812,830 $9,367,218,664
1982 $1,014,945,696 $8,932,198,186
1983 $1,172,230,397 $7,927,590,750
1984 $1,240,822,167 $7,632,788,075
1985 $1,114,783,343 $6,967,623,884
1986 $1,392,602,164 $4,190,280,003
1987 $1,965,226,890 $4,918,010,080
1988 $2,644,554,159 $4,535,130,305
1989 $3,083,822,112 $4,983,622,881
1990 $3,790,636,324 $6,039,881,087
1991 $3,942,876,703 $6,284,497,300
1992 $4,146,464,587 $6,327,966,445
1993 $4,160,129,175 $6,203,339,925
1994 $4,259,259,604 $6,467,782,521
1995 $4,730,599,122 $7,700,144,057
1996 $4,847,757,218 $7,663,377,277
1997 $5,020,265,627 $7,793,034,390
1998 $4,790,481,509 $5,550,846,025
1999 $5,484,263,347 $6,309,070,375
2000 $5,788,329,609 $6,570,999,060
2001 $5,489,608,300 $6,096,155,748
2002 $5,438,863,983 $6,333,082,879
2003 $7,511,582,173 $7,167,725,265
2004 $8,957,467,707 $8,619,178,799
2005 $9,918,907,108 $10,547,202,612
2006 $9,919,158,482 $12,644,616,446
2007 $10,567,270,656 $13,432,029,496
2008 $10,730,829,116 $15,926,456,492
2009 $10,118,459,242 $11,912,904,529
2010 $12,637,273,429 $13,707,121,031
2011 $15,110,643,612 $18,524,791,071
2012 $13,907,464,500 $19,048,443,340
2013 $14,271,738,933 $18,094,148,099
2014 $15,470,088,501 $17,097,797,372
2015 $13,530,748,845 $12,930,296,852
2016 $15,082,637,184 $11,400,266,055
2017 $16,105,155,857 $12,128,168,047
2018 $17,031,943,186 $13,566,908,401
2019 $16,725,908,149 $13,469,235,348
2020 $14,960,251,611 $12,005,799,664
2021 $18,750,182,235 $14,006,496,614
2022 $20,321,150,598 $16,681,536,443
2023 $19,411,266,967 $15,095,084,686
2024 $19,400,774,882 $15,463,134,387

Botswana and Brunei economies compared

GDP per capita
Botswana

Brunei
Year GDP per capita
Botswana Brunei
1960 $58.9 -
1961 $62.3 -
1962 $66 -
1963 $68.9 -
1964 $73.5 -
1965 $79.7 $1,029
1966 $89.1 $1,146
1967 $100.9 $1,149
1968 $113.4 $1,274
1969 $131.8 $1,226
1970 $163 $1,325
1971 $212.2 $1,432
1972 $264.2 $1,905
1973 $374 $2,939
1974 $446 $15,195
1975 $493 $15,793
1976 $490 $18,671
1977 $565 $21,747
1978 $695 $23,447
1979 $909 $33,501
1980 $1,132 $58,005
1981 $1,107 $48,793
1982 $1,006 $45,075
1983 $1,121 $38,720
1984 $1,145 $36,061
1985 $994 $31,827
1986 $1,200 $18,501
1987 $1,639 $21,030
1988 $2,141 $18,825
1989 $2,428 $20,090
1990 $2,903 $23,659
1991 $2,939 $23,932
1992 $3,005 $23,451
1993 $2,929 $22,397
1994 $2,917 $22,767
1995 $3,156 $26,443
1996 $3,156 $25,692
1997 $3,194 $25,522
1998 $2,981 $17,769
1999 $3,340 $19,752
2000 $3,451 $20,130
2001 $3,206 $18,288
2002 $3,117 $18,621
2003 $4,230 $20,678
2004 $4,957 $24,423
2005 $5,391 $29,386
2006 $5,292 $34,675
2007 $5,529 $36,217
2008 $5,503 $42,157
2009 $5,083 $30,946
2010 $6,216 $34,938
2011 $7,287 $46,383
2012 $6,596 $46,969
2013 $6,667 $44,003
2014 $7,122 $41,027
2015 $6,141 $30,625
2016 $6,749 $26,663
2017 $7,105 $28,024
2018 $7,408 $30,988
2019 $7,172 $30,427
2020 $6,323 $26,834
2021 $7,808 $31,007
2022 $8,329 $36,633
2023 $7,826 $32,891
2024 $7,695 $33,418

Botswana vs. Brunei life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

Brunei
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Brunei
1950 46.2 50.6
1951 46.6 51.5
1952 47 52.4
1953 47.5 53.3
1954 48 54.2
1955 48.5 55
1956 49 55.7
1957 49.5 56.5
1958 50.1 57.3
1959 50.7 58
1960 51.2 58.7
1961 51.8 59.4
1962 52.3 58.8
1963 52.8 60.6
1964 53.4 61.3
1965 53.9 61.7
1966 54.4 62.4
1967 54.9 62.9
1968 55.4 63.5
1969 55.9 64
1970 56.4 64.5
1971 57.1 65
1972 57.7 65.4
1973 58.3 66
1974 58.9 66.4
1975 59.5 67
1976 60.2 67.4
1977 60.9 67.8
1978 61.5 68.3
1979 62 68.6
1980 62.5 69
1981 63 69.3
1982 63.4 69.7
1983 63.6 70
1984 63.7 70.2
1985 63.6 70.5
1986 63.4 70.8
1987 62.8 71
1988 61.7 71.2
1989 61.2 71.4
1990 60.1 71.6
1991 58.9 71.9
1992 58.2 72.1
1993 57.3 72.3
1994 56 72.6
1995 54.7 72.8
1996 54.3 73.1
1997 53.6 73.3
1998 53 73.6
1999 52.5 73.8
2000 52.3 74
2001 52.2 74.2
2002 52.4 74.4
2003 52.9 74.5
2004 53.6 74.6
2005 54.4 74.7
2006 55.1 74.8
2007 56.7 74.8
2008 57.7 74.8
2009 58.3 74.8
2010 59.1 74.8
2011 59.7 74.8
2012 60.4 74.8
2013 61.2 74.9
2014 62.2 74.9
2015 63.2 74.9
2016 64.3 74.9
2017 65.4 74.9
2018 66.4 75
2019 67.2 75
2020 67.6 75.1
2021 63.3 74.9
2022 68.7 72.9
2023 69.2 75.3
2024 69.3 75.5
2025 69.4 75.7

Botswana and Brunei population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

Brunei
Year Population
Botswana Brunei
1960 516,165 88,347
1961 527,942 92,517
1962 540,186 96,719
1963 552,966 101,159
1964 566,266 105,922
1965 574,664 110,838
1966 577,866 115,874
1967 580,933 121,017
1968 583,966 126,222
1969 587,066 131,446
1970 590,334 135,138
1971 600,481 137,921
1972 622,407 142,189
1973 652,408 147,369
1974 685,448 152,656
1975 720,380 158,070
1976 758,508 163,607
1977 799,574 169,277
1978 849,239 174,884
1979 901,742 180,422
1980 937,485 186,111
1981 969,996 191,977
1982 1,009,269 198,165
1983 1,046,137 204,741
1984 1,083,660 211,661
1985 1,121,945 218,919
1986 1,160,650 226,495
1987 1,199,167 233,860
1988 1,235,476 240,913
1989 1,270,274 248,064
1990 1,305,696 255,292
1991 1,341,756 262,596
1992 1,380,033 269,839
1993 1,420,115 276,971
1994 1,460,023 284,091
1995 1,498,836 291,195
1996 1,535,914 298,276
1997 1,571,691 305,341
1998 1,606,899 312,385
1999 1,641,997 319,411
2000 1,677,382 326,424
2001 1,712,254 333,345
2002 1,744,763 340,099
2003 1,775,736 346,637
2004 1,807,146 352,911
2005 1,839,877 358,916
2006 1,874,516 364,663
2007 1,911,201 370,873
2008 1,949,970 377,793
2009 1,990,673 384,952
2010 2,033,111 392,332
2011 2,073,535 399,389
2012 2,108,617 405,557
2013 2,140,682 411,202
2014 2,172,044 416,750
2015 2,203,273 422,212
2016 2,234,776 427,564
2017 2,266,747 432,772
2018 2,299,141 437,810
2019 2,332,083 442,680
2020 2,365,894 447,404
2021 2,401,441 451,721
2022 2,439,892 455,370
2023 2,480,244 458,949
2024 2,521,139 462,721

Fertility rates in Botswana and Brunei

Fertility rate
Botswana

Brunei
Year Fertility rate
Botswana Brunei
1960 6.6 7.32
1961 6.56 7.19
1962 6.54 7.03
1963 6.58 6.89
1964 6.61 6.77
1965 6.6 6.65
1966 6.61 6.51
1967 6.6 6.37
1968 6.58 6.2
1969 6.56 6.01
1970 6.55 5.8
1971 6.54 5.62
1972 6.56 5.5
1973 6.59 5.36
1974 6.61 5.18
1975 6.61 4.99
1976 6.6 4.78
1977 6.54 4.58
1978 6.48 4.39
1979 6.4 4.22
1980 6.29 4.07
1981 6.16 3.94
1982 5.97 3.84
1983 5.79 3.75
1984 5.63 3.68
1985 5.48 3.61
1986 5.33 3.55
1987 5.1 3.49
1988 4.88 3.44
1989 4.67 3.36
1990 4.51 3.29
1991 4.37 3.21
1992 4.26 3.11
1993 4.15 3.01
1994 4.02 2.9
1995 3.79 2.79
1996 3.57 2.68
1997 3.43 2.6
1998 3.36 2.53
1999 3.31 2.46
2000 3.29 2.4
2001 3.25 2.34
2002 3.18 2.26
2003 3.11 2.19
2004 3.06 2.1
2005 3.08 2.02
2006 3.11 1.97
2007 3.13 1.93
2008 3.13 1.92
2009 3.13 1.92
2010 3.14 1.94
2011 3.1 1.96
2012 3.07 1.97
2013 3.05 1.98
2014 3.03 1.97
2015 3.01 1.95
2016 2.99 1.92
2017 2.97 1.88
2018 2.94 1.85
2019 2.91 1.82
2020 2.86 1.8
2021 2.83 1.78
2022 2.79 1.76
2023 2.73 1.75

Botswana and Brunei demographics compared

Median age
Botswana

Brunei
Year Median age, years
Botswana Brunei
1960 17.7 18.8
1961 17.4 18.1
1962 17.1 17.5
1963 16.8 17.1
1964 16.6 17
1965 16.4 17
1966 16.2 17.2
1967 15.9 17.3
1968 15.7 17.5
1969 15.6 17.7
1970 15.4 17.8
1971 15.3 17.9
1972 15.4 18
1973 15.6 18.2
1974 15.8 18.3
1975 16 18.6
1976 16.2 18.8
1977 16.4 19.1
1978 16.6 19.4
1979 16.9 19.6
1980 16.8 20
1981 16.8 20.3
1982 16.8 20.6
1983 16.8 21
1984 16.8 21.3
1985 16.8 21.7
1986 16.9 22
1987 16.9 22.3
1988 17 22.6
1989 17.1 22.8
1990 17.3 23.1
1991 17.4 23.4
1992 17.6 23.6
1993 17.8 23.8
1994 18 24.1
1995 18.3 24.4
1996 18.6 24.7
1997 18.8 24.9
1998 19.1 25.2
1999 19.4 25.5
2000 19.7 25.8
2001 20 26.1
2002 20.3 26.4
2003 20.6 26.8
2004 20.9 27.1
2005 21.2 27.5
2006 21.5 27.9
2007 21.7 28.1
2008 22 28
2009 22.2 28
2010 22.5 28
2011 22.7 28.1
2012 22.8 28.4
2013 22.7 28.8
2014 22.7 29.1
2015 22.7 29.5
2016 22.7 29.8
2017 22.8 30.2
2018 22.9 30.6
2019 23.1 31
2020 23.3 31.4
2021 23.4 31.8
2022 23.6 32.3
2023 23.9 32.8
2024 24.2 33.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Botswana Brunei
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
$16.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
30%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
4.43%
2016
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.53%
2023
2.97%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
8,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.2%
2025
-10.3%
2025
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
5.3%
2023
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
38.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
61.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
67
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.9%
2015
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2015
n/a
Listed domestic companies
23
2023
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.59B
2023
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.46B
2024
$4.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$128M
2024
$1M
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
1,071,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
2.7%
2018
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Botswana Brunei
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,165 kg
2022
9,537 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2022
$8.58
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.42 megatons
2023
9.72 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
21.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
0.01%
2022
Net energy imports use share
23.7%
2022
-172.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,522 kWh
2022
11,197 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.25%
2021
0.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Botswana Brunei
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
+0
2024
Urban population
73.5%
2024
79.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
72.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
60
2020
Higher education index
55
2025
53
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
0.49
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
7.5
2019
Visa free countries
86
2025
154
2025
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
97.6%
2021
English speaking
38.4%
2023
37.8%
2023
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
99%
2023

Health

Botswana Brunei
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
$666
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
$51
2022
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
75.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
1.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
36
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
9.4
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
13.7%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Botswana Brunei
% of world land
0.38%
2025
0.004%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
4,397 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
51.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
1,467 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
1,849 mi
2014

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