Botswana vs Burkina Faso statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 23.5M in Burkina Faso (ranked 59/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 105,638 sq mi for Burkina Faso (ranked 47th vs. 73rd).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Burkina Faso ranks 122/197 ($23.3B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Burkina Faso ranks 179/197 ($987).

Botswana and Burkina Faso: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Burkina Faso economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Burkina Faso
1960	$30,411,414	$330,442,816
1961	$32,902,613	$350,247,234
1962	$35,644,957	$379,567,099
1963	$38,091,843	$394,040,667
1964	$41,616,348	$410,321,645
1965	$45,788,696	$422,916,790
1966	$51,465,655	$433,889,766
1967	$58,642,354	$450,753,924
1968	$66,248,441	$460,442,689
1969	$77,361,547	$478,298,645
1970	$96,243,234	$458,404,269
1971	$127,448,614	$482,411,179
1972	$164,460,915	$578,595,522
1973	$244,124,164	$674,773,570
1974	$306,044,208	$751,133,430
1975	$355,168,572	$939,972,703
1976	$372,025,093	$976,547,188
1977	$451,624,780	$1,131,224,878
1978	$590,407,374	$1,475,583,645
1979	$819,870,259	$1,748,480,621
1980	$1,060,889,704	$1,928,719,888
1981	$1,073,812,830	$1,775,842,334
1982	$1,014,945,696	$1,754,450,096
1983	$1,172,230,397	$1,600,278,605
1984	$1,240,822,167	$1,459,880,132
1985	$1,114,783,343	$1,552,493,196
1986	$1,392,602,164	$2,036,303,358
1987	$1,965,226,890	$2,369,834,950
1988	$2,644,554,159	$2,616,040,479
1989	$3,083,822,112	$2,615,587,734
1990	$3,790,636,324	$3,101,300,779
1991	$3,942,876,703	$3,135,045,584
1992	$4,146,464,587	$3,356,692,505
1993	$4,160,129,175	$3,199,536,465
1994	$4,259,259,604	$1,895,290,637
1995	$4,730,599,122	$2,379,517,975
1996	$4,847,757,218	$2,586,550,595
1997	$5,020,265,627	$2,447,669,102
1998	$4,790,481,509	$2,804,902,367
1999	$5,484,263,347	$3,389,566,713
2000	$5,788,329,609	$2,968,370,088
2001	$5,489,608,300	$3,190,371,081
2002	$5,438,863,983	$3,622,350,063
2003	$7,511,582,173	$4,740,768,143
2004	$8,957,467,707	$5,451,688,538
2005	$9,918,907,108	$6,146,353,173
2006	$9,919,158,482	$6,547,419,820
2007	$10,567,270,656	$7,625,722,837
2008	$10,730,829,116	$9,451,435,490
2009	$10,118,459,242	$9,450,696,873
2010	$12,637,273,429	$10,109,619,741
2011	$15,110,643,612	$12,080,295,978
2012	$13,907,464,500	$12,561,015,157
2013	$14,271,738,933	$13,444,300,486
2014	$15,470,088,501	$13,943,016,077
2015	$13,530,748,845	$11,832,159,316
2016	$15,082,637,184	$12,833,363,045
2017	$16,105,155,857	$14,106,955,615
2018	$17,031,943,186	$15,890,066,221
2019	$16,725,908,149	$16,032,813,503
2020	$14,960,251,611	$17,725,010,533
2021	$18,750,182,235	$19,697,516,284
2022	$20,321,150,598	$18,820,218,691
2023	$19,411,266,967	$20,324,617,845
2024	$19,400,774,882	$23,250,214,910

Botswana and Burkina Faso economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Burkina Faso
1960	$58.9	$69.2
1961	$62.3	$72.2
1962	$66	$77.2
1963	$68.9	$78.9
1964	$73.5	$80.9
1965	$79.7	$82.1
1966	$89.1	$82.8
1967	$100.9	$84.6
1968	$113.4	$85
1969	$131.8	$86.8
1970	$163	$81.7
1971	$212.2	$84.5
1972	$264.2	$99.6
1973	$374	$114.1
1974	$446	$124.7
1975	$493	$152.9
1976	$490	$155.5
1977	$565	$176
1978	$695	$223.9
1979	$909	$258.5
1980	$1,132	$277.6
1981	$1,107	$248.7
1982	$1,006	$239
1983	$1,121	$211.9
1984	$1,145	$187.8
1985	$994	$194.1
1986	$1,200	$247.5
1987	$1,639	$280.2
1988	$2,141	$301
1989	$2,428	$293.2
1990	$2,903	$339
1991	$2,939	$334
1992	$3,005	$349
1993	$2,929	$324
1994	$2,917	$187.2
1995	$3,156	$229.1
1996	$3,156	$242.7
1997	$3,194	$223.9
1998	$2,981	$249.5
1999	$3,340	$292.8
2000	$3,451	$248.9
2001	$3,206	$259.5
2002	$3,117	$285.7
2003	$4,230	$362
2004	$4,957	$404
2005	$5,391	$441
2006	$5,292	$456
2007	$5,529	$515
2008	$5,503	$619
2009	$5,083	$602
2010	$6,216	$625
2011	$7,287	$725
2012	$6,596	$731
2013	$6,667	$760
2014	$7,122	$765
2015	$6,141	$630
2016	$6,749	$664
2017	$7,105	$709
2018	$7,408	$777
2019	$7,172	$765
2020	$6,323	$825
2021	$7,808	$896
2022	$8,329	$836
2023	$7,826	$883
2024	$7,695	$987

Botswana vs. Burkina Faso life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Burkina Faso
1950	46.2	33
1951	46.6	33.4
1952	47	33.6
1953	47.5	33.9
1954	48	34.2
1955	48.5	34.5
1956	49	34.8
1957	49.5	35.1
1958	50.1	35.4
1959	50.7	35.7
1960	51.2	36.1
1961	51.8	36.4
1962	52.3	36.8
1963	52.8	37.1
1964	53.4	37.4
1965	53.9	37.8
1966	54.4	38.1
1967	54.9	38.4
1968	55.4	38.8
1969	55.9	39
1970	56.4	39.5
1971	57.1	39.9
1972	57.7	40.4
1973	58.3	40.9
1974	58.9	41.7
1975	59.5	42.5
1976	60.2	43.3
1977	60.9	44.2
1978	61.5	45
1979	62	45.7
1980	62.5	46.5
1981	63	46.9
1982	63.4	47.6
1983	63.6	48.1
1984	63.7	48.5
1985	63.6	48.7
1986	63.4	49
1987	62.8	49.1
1988	61.7	49.2
1989	61.2	49.3
1990	60.1	49.3
1991	58.9	49.3
1992	58.2	49.4
1993	57.3	49.4
1994	56	49.5
1995	54.7	49.6
1996	54.3	49.7
1997	53.6	49.6
1998	53	50.2
1999	52.5	50.5
2000	52.3	50.8
2001	52.2	51.2
2002	52.4	51.4
2003	52.9	52
2004	53.6	52.6
2005	54.4	53.3
2006	55.1	53.8
2007	56.7	54.4
2008	57.7	55.2
2009	58.3	55.8
2010	59.1	56.3
2011	59.7	57
2012	60.4	57.5
2013	61.2	57.9
2014	62.2	58.3
2015	63.2	58.8
2016	64.3	59.2
2017	65.4	59.6
2018	66.4	60
2019	67.2	60.2
2020	67.6	60.5
2021	63.3	60
2022	68.7	60.7
2023	69.2	61.1
2024	69.3	61.3
2025	69.4	61.5

Botswana and Burkina Faso population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Burkina Faso
1960	516,165	4,778,621
1961	527,942	4,848,224
1962	540,186	4,919,672
1963	552,966	4,993,623
1964	566,266	5,071,034
1965	574,664	5,152,833
1966	577,866	5,237,933
1967	580,933	5,326,348
1968	583,966	5,418,644
1969	587,066	5,513,177
1970	590,334	5,610,304
1971	600,481	5,707,999
1972	622,407	5,807,234
1973	652,408	5,911,927
1974	685,448	6,024,904
1975	720,380	6,147,569
1976	758,508	6,280,635
1977	799,574	6,428,734
1978	849,239	6,590,984
1979	901,742	6,763,903
1980	937,485	6,947,900
1981	969,996	7,140,271
1982	1,009,269	7,340,197
1983	1,046,137	7,551,129
1984	1,083,660	7,772,256
1985	1,121,945	7,999,935
1986	1,160,650	8,228,847
1987	1,199,167	8,457,109
1988	1,235,476	8,687,435
1989	1,270,274	8,921,175
1990	1,305,696	9,159,356
1991	1,341,756	9,394,632
1992	1,380,033	9,629,275
1993	1,420,115	9,871,713
1994	1,460,023	10,123,798
1995	1,498,836	10,386,722
1996	1,535,914	10,655,942
1997	1,571,691	10,934,223
1998	1,606,899	11,240,664
1999	1,641,997	11,574,928
2000	1,677,382	11,925,546
2001	1,712,254	12,295,001
2002	1,744,763	12,680,897
2003	1,775,736	13,082,532
2004	1,807,146	13,500,533
2005	1,839,877	13,932,123
2006	1,874,516	14,373,707
2007	1,911,201	14,816,307
2008	1,949,970	15,258,093
2009	1,990,673	15,710,066
2010	2,033,111	16,176,498
2011	2,073,535	16,661,908
2012	2,108,617	17,172,287
2013	2,140,682	17,695,409
2014	2,172,044	18,229,461
2015	2,203,273	18,777,487
2016	2,234,776	19,334,856
2017	2,266,747	19,894,407
2018	2,299,141	20,438,288
2019	2,332,083	20,961,952
2020	2,365,894	21,478,690
2021	2,401,441	21,995,243
2022	2,439,892	22,509,038
2023	2,480,244	23,025,776
2024	2,521,139	23,548,781

Fertility rates in Botswana and Burkina Faso

Fertility rate

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Burkina Faso
1960	6.6	6.25
1961	6.56	6.29
1962	6.54	6.32
1963	6.58	6.36
1964	6.61	6.42
1965	6.6	6.47
1966	6.61	6.53
1967	6.6	6.59
1968	6.58	6.65
1969	6.56	6.66
1970	6.55	6.69
1971	6.54	6.7
1972	6.56	6.72
1973	6.59	6.77
1974	6.61	6.84
1975	6.61	6.91
1976	6.6	6.95
1977	6.54	7.05
1978	6.48	7.15
1979	6.4	7.19
1980	6.29	7.22
1981	6.16	7.26
1982	5.97	7.25
1983	5.79	7.25
1984	5.63	7.25
1985	5.48	7.24
1986	5.33	7.22
1987	5.1	7.17
1988	4.88	7.11
1989	4.67	7.05
1990	4.51	7.01
1991	4.37	6.97
1992	4.26	6.94
1993	4.15	6.89
1994	4.02	6.84
1995	3.79	6.81
1996	3.57	6.78
1997	3.43	6.72
1998	3.36	6.66
1999	3.31	6.59
2000	3.29	6.52
2001	3.25	6.43
2002	3.18	6.34
2003	3.11	6.28
2004	3.06	6.22
2005	3.08	6.18
2006	3.11	6.17
2007	3.13	6.11
2008	3.13	6.05
2009	3.13	5.99
2010	3.14	5.94
2011	3.1	5.87
2012	3.07	5.79
2013	3.05	5.7
2014	3.03	5.6
2015	3.01	5.48
2016	2.99	5.33
2017	2.97	5.17
2018	2.94	4.92
2019	2.91	4.68
2020	2.86	4.44
2021	2.83	4.36
2022	2.79	4.28
2023	2.73	4.19

Botswana and Burkina Faso demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Burkina Faso
1960	17.7	19.8
1961	17.4	19.7
1962	17.1	19.7
1963	16.8	19.7
1964	16.6	19.6
1965	16.4	19.6
1966	16.2	19.5
1967	15.9	19.5
1968	15.7	19.3
1969	15.6	19.1
1970	15.4	18.9
1971	15.3	18.8
1972	15.4	18.6
1973	15.6	18.5
1974	15.8	18.3
1975	16	18.2
1976	16.2	18.1
1977	16.4	17.9
1978	16.6	17.8
1979	16.9	17.7
1980	16.8	17.6
1981	16.8	17.5
1982	16.8	17.4
1983	16.8	17.3
1984	16.8	17.2
1985	16.8	17.1
1986	16.9	16.9
1987	16.9	16.8
1988	17	16.7
1989	17.1	16.6
1990	17.3	16.5
1991	17.4	16.4
1992	17.6	16.3
1993	17.8	16.3
1994	18	16.3
1995	18.3	16.3
1996	18.6	16.3
1997	18.8	16.3
1998	19.1	16.3
1999	19.4	16.4
2000	19.7	16.5
2001	20	16.6
2002	20.3	16.7
2003	20.6	16.8
2004	20.9	16.9
2005	21.2	17
2006	21.5	17.1
2007	21.7	17.1
2008	22	17.1
2009	22.2	17.1
2010	22.5	17.1
2011	22.7	17.1
2012	22.8	17.1
2013	22.7	17.1
2014	22.7	17.1
2015	22.7	17.1
2016	22.7	17.2
2017	22.8	17.3
2018	22.9	17.4
2019	23.1	17.6
2020	23.3	17.7
2021	23.4	18
2022	23.6	18.2
2023	23.9	18.4
2024	24.2	18.6

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