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Botswana vs Burundi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 14M in Burundi (ranked 78/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 9,915 sq mi for Burundi (ranked 47th vs. 144th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Burundi ranks 177/197 ($2.16B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Burundi ranks 197/197 ($153.9).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana Burundi
Population
2595266
14662443
Population rank 143/197 78/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$2.16B
2024
GDP rank 133/197 177/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$153.9
2024
GDP per capita rank 98/197 197/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$950
2024
Government debt
$6.36B
2024
$934M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.8%
2025
35.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,523
2024
$66.5
2024
Government debt per person rank 110/185 184/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,596
2025
$1,071
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
9,915 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
1,417 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
4.88
2023
Median age
24.2 years
2024
17.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
64 years
2025

Botswana and Burundi: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Burundi economies compared

GDP
Botswana

Burundi
Year GDP
Botswana Burundi
1960 $30,411,414 $195,999,990
1961 $32,902,613 $202,999,992
1962 $35,644,957 $213,500,006
1963 $38,091,843 $232,749,998
1964 $41,616,348 $260,750,008
1965 $45,788,696 $158,994,963
1966 $51,465,655 $165,444,571
1967 $58,642,354 $178,297,143
1968 $66,248,441 $183,200,000
1969 $77,361,547 $190,205,714
1970 $96,243,234 $242,732,571
1971 $127,448,614 $252,842,286
1972 $164,460,915 $246,804,571
1973 $244,124,164 $304,339,524
1974 $306,044,208 $345,263,492
1975 $355,168,572 $420,986,667
1976 $372,025,093 $448,412,754
1977 $451,624,780 $547,535,556
1978 $590,407,374 $610,225,556
1979 $819,870,259 $782,496,667
1980 $1,060,889,704 $919,726,667
1981 $1,073,812,830 $969,046,667
1982 $1,014,945,696 $1,013,222,222
1983 $1,172,230,397 $1,082,926,304
1984 $1,240,822,167 $987,143,931
1985 $1,114,783,343 $1,149,979,286
1986 $1,392,602,164 $1,201,725,497
1987 $1,965,226,890 $1,131,466,494
1988 $2,644,554,159 $1,082,403,219
1989 $3,083,822,112 $1,113,924,130
1990 $3,790,636,324 $1,132,101,253
1991 $3,942,876,703 $1,167,398,478
1992 $4,146,464,587 $1,083,037,671
1993 $4,160,129,175 $938,632,612
1994 $4,259,259,604 $925,030,590
1995 $4,730,599,122 $1,000,428,394
1996 $4,847,757,218 $869,033,856
1997 $5,020,265,627 $972,896,268
1998 $4,790,481,509 $893,770,740
1999 $5,484,263,347 $808,077,223
2000 $5,788,329,609 $870,486,066
2001 $5,489,608,300 $876,794,723
2002 $5,438,863,983 $825,394,519
2003 $7,511,582,173 $784,654,424
2004 $8,957,467,707 $915,257,323
2005 $9,918,907,108 $1,117,113,080
2006 $9,919,158,482 $1,273,375,078
2007 $10,567,270,656 $1,356,199,387
2008 $10,730,829,116 $1,611,835,857
2009 $10,118,459,242 $1,781,455,140
2010 $12,637,273,429 $2,032,135,192
2011 $15,110,643,612 $2,235,820,809
2012 $13,907,464,500 $2,333,341,334
2013 $14,271,738,933 $2,451,606,632
2014 $15,470,088,501 $2,705,783,330
2015 $13,530,748,845 $3,104,003,546
2016 $15,082,637,184 $2,644,487,777
2017 $16,105,155,857 $2,723,586,963
2018 $17,031,943,186 $2,667,182,200
2019 $16,725,908,149 $2,576,518,880
2020 $14,960,251,611 $2,649,680,261
2021 $18,750,182,235 $2,775,798,697
2022 $20,321,150,598 $3,338,722,828
2023 $19,411,266,967 $2,629,391,600
2024 $19,400,774,882 $2,162,378,759

Botswana and Burundi economies compared

GDP per capita
Botswana

Burundi
Year GDP per capita
Botswana Burundi
1960 $58.9 $70.9
1961 $62.3 $71.6
1962 $66 $73.4
1963 $68.9 $78.4
1964 $73.5 $85.3
1965 $79.7 $50.6
1966 $89.1 $51.4
1967 $100.9 $54
1968 $113.4 $54.2
1969 $131.8 $55.1
1970 $163 $68.8
1971 $212.2 $69.9
1972 $264.2 $68.2
1973 $374 $84.3
1974 $446 $93.2
1975 $493 $110.9
1976 $490 $115.5
1977 $565 $137.4
1978 $695 $148.8
1979 $909 $186.2
1980 $1,132 $209.8
1981 $1,107 $212.2
1982 $1,006 $216.4
1983 $1,121 $225.2
1984 $1,145 $200.4
1985 $994 $228.4
1986 $1,200 $234.3
1987 $1,639 $215.6
1988 $2,141 $201.7
1989 $2,428 $203.6
1990 $2,903 $202.6
1991 $2,939 $204.7
1992 $3,005 $184.9
1993 $2,929 $165.3
1994 $2,917 $161.9
1995 $3,156 $164.9
1996 $3,156 $143.2
1997 $3,194 $160.3
1998 $2,981 $144.5
1999 $3,340 $127.5
2000 $3,451 $134.5
2001 $3,206 $132.2
2002 $3,117 $121
2003 $4,230 $111.4
2004 $4,957 $125.2
2005 $5,391 $147.2
2006 $5,292 $161.9
2007 $5,529 $166.2
2008 $5,503 $189.5
2009 $5,083 $199.1
2010 $6,216 $216.7
2011 $7,287 $230.1
2012 $6,596 $231.7
2013 $6,667 $234.8
2014 $7,122 $250.5
2015 $6,141 $281
2016 $6,749 $235.3
2017 $7,105 $236.7
2018 $7,408 $224.9
2019 $7,172 $210.2
2020 $6,323 $210
2021 $7,808 $214.1
2022 $8,329 $250.6
2023 $7,826 $192.1
2024 $7,695 $153.9

Botswana vs. Burundi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

Burundi
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Burundi
1950 46.2 40.9
1951 46.6 41.2
1952 47 41.5
1953 47.5 41.7
1954 48 42
1955 48.5 42.2
1956 49 42.4
1957 49.5 42.6
1958 50.1 42.9
1959 50.7 43.1
1960 51.2 43.3
1961 51.8 43.4
1962 52.3 43.5
1963 52.8 43.6
1964 53.4 43.6
1965 53.9 41.8
1966 54.4 43.5
1967 54.9 43.3
1968 55.4 43.4
1969 55.9 43
1970 56.4 43.2
1971 57.1 43.2
1972 57.7 25.8
1973 58.3 37.4
1974 58.9 43.3
1975 59.5 43.4
1976 60.2 43.7
1977 60.9 44
1978 61.5 44.4
1979 62 45
1980 62.5 45.7
1981 63 46.4
1982 63.4 47
1983 63.6 47.4
1984 63.7 47.7
1985 63.6 47.7
1986 63.4 47.4
1987 62.8 47.1
1988 61.7 42.9
1989 61.2 45.7
1990 60.1 45.2
1991 58.9 44.7
1992 58.2 44.5
1993 57.3 37.2
1994 56 44.5
1995 54.7 44.6
1996 54.3 44.8
1997 53.6 45.7
1998 53 46.7
1999 52.5 47.6
2000 52.3 47.6
2001 52.2 48.5
2002 52.4 49.9
2003 52.9 51
2004 53.6 52.2
2005 54.4 53.1
2006 55.1 54
2007 56.7 54.8
2008 57.7 55.6
2009 58.3 56.4
2010 59.1 57.1
2011 59.7 57.8
2012 60.4 58.5
2013 61.2 59.2
2014 62.2 59.8
2015 63.2 60.1
2016 64.3 60.8
2017 65.4 61.3
2018 66.4 61.8
2019 67.2 62.2
2020 67.6 62.6
2021 63.3 62.1
2022 68.7 62.9
2023 69.2 63.7
2024 69.3 63.8
2025 69.4 64

Botswana and Burundi population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

Burundi
Year Population
Botswana Burundi
1960 516,165 2,764,258
1961 527,942 2,835,119
1962 540,186 2,907,943
1963 552,966 2,969,841
1964 566,266 3,055,650
1965 574,664 3,141,367
1966 577,866 3,217,960
1967 580,933 3,300,690
1968 583,966 3,380,387
1969 587,066 3,454,590
1970 590,334 3,530,432
1971 600,481 3,617,289
1972 622,407 3,617,128
1973 652,408 3,611,991
1974 685,448 3,703,590
1975 720,380 3,796,612
1976 758,508 3,882,626
1977 799,574 3,983,582
1978 849,239 4,100,338
1979 901,742 4,203,530
1980 937,485 4,383,706
1981 969,996 4,566,014
1982 1,009,269 4,681,390
1983 1,046,137 4,808,528
1984 1,083,660 4,926,465
1985 1,121,945 5,034,042
1986 1,160,650 5,129,414
1987 1,199,167 5,247,787
1988 1,235,476 5,365,327
1989 1,270,274 5,471,706
1990 1,305,696 5,587,052
1991 1,341,756 5,703,857
1992 1,380,033 5,858,407
1993 1,420,115 5,676,843
1994 1,460,023 5,713,854
1995 1,498,836 6,066,316
1996 1,535,914 6,070,506
1997 1,571,691 6,070,042
1998 1,606,899 6,187,108
1999 1,641,997 6,337,155
2000 1,677,382 6,470,194
2001 1,712,254 6,634,365
2002 1,744,763 6,824,132
2003 1,775,736 7,043,154
2004 1,807,146 7,310,656
2005 1,839,877 7,587,299
2006 1,874,516 7,865,547
2007 1,911,201 8,161,874
2008 1,949,970 8,505,637
2009 1,990,673 8,947,646
2010 2,033,111 9,376,444
2011 2,073,535 9,717,978
2012 2,108,617 10,071,028
2013 2,140,682 10,439,341
2014 2,172,044 10,799,785
2015 2,203,273 11,047,580
2016 2,234,776 11,239,451
2017 2,266,747 11,506,762
2018 2,299,141 11,859,446
2019 2,332,083 12,255,336
2020 2,365,894 12,617,036
2021 2,401,441 12,965,481
2022 2,439,892 13,321,097
2023 2,480,244 13,689,450
2024 2,521,139 14,047,786

Fertility rates in Botswana and Burundi

Fertility rate
Botswana

Burundi
Year Fertility rate
Botswana Burundi
1960 6.6 7
1961 6.56 7.02
1962 6.54 7.04
1963 6.58 7.07
1964 6.61 7.09
1965 6.6 7.11
1966 6.61 7.14
1967 6.6 7.16
1968 6.58 7.18
1969 6.56 7.22
1970 6.55 7.21
1971 6.54 7.21
1972 6.56 7.21
1973 6.59 7.22
1974 6.61 7.22
1975 6.61 7.24
1976 6.6 7.25
1977 6.54 7.25
1978 6.48 7.26
1979 6.4 7.31
1980 6.29 7.35
1981 6.16 7.33
1982 5.97 7.31
1983 5.79 7.3
1984 5.63 7.3
1985 5.48 7.29
1986 5.33 7.32
1987 5.1 7.38
1988 4.88 7.38
1989 4.67 7.39
1990 4.51 7.37
1991 4.37 7.34
1992 4.26 7.3
1993 4.15 7.27
1994 4.02 7.23
1995 3.79 7.18
1996 3.57 7.12
1997 3.43 7.04
1998 3.36 6.96
1999 3.31 6.9
2000 3.29 6.87
2001 3.25 6.85
2002 3.18 6.82
2003 3.11 6.79
2004 3.06 6.75
2005 3.08 6.71
2006 3.11 6.66
2007 3.13 6.59
2008 3.13 6.52
2009 3.13 6.41
2010 3.14 6.26
2011 3.1 6.11
2012 3.07 5.99
2013 3.05 5.89
2014 3.03 5.79
2015 3.01 5.7
2016 2.99 5.59
2017 2.97 5.48
2018 2.94 5.38
2019 2.91 5.27
2020 2.86 5.18
2021 2.83 5.08
2022 2.79 4.98
2023 2.73 4.88

Botswana and Burundi demographics compared

Median age
Botswana

Burundi
Year Median age, years
Botswana Burundi
1960 17.7 17.5
1961 17.4 17.4
1962 17.1 17.4
1963 16.8 17.3
1964 16.6 17.3
1965 16.4 17.3
1966 16.2 17.4
1967 15.9 17.4
1968 15.7 17.4
1969 15.6 17.3
1970 15.4 17.3
1971 15.3 17.3
1972 15.4 17.1
1973 15.6 16.8
1974 15.8 16.9
1975 16 17
1976 16.2 16.9
1977 16.4 17
1978 16.6 17
1979 16.9 17
1980 16.8 17.2
1981 16.8 17.3
1982 16.8 17.1
1983 16.8 17
1984 16.8 16.8
1985 16.8 16.6
1986 16.9 16.3
1987 16.9 16.1
1988 17 16
1989 17.1 15.8
1990 17.3 15.6
1991 17.4 15.5
1992 17.6 15.5
1993 17.8 14.7
1994 18 14.6
1995 18.3 15.4
1996 18.6 15.2
1997 18.8 15
1998 19.1 15.2
1999 19.4 15.5
2000 19.7 15.7
2001 20 15.9
2002 20.3 16.1
2003 20.6 16.3
2004 20.9 16.5
2005 21.2 16.7
2006 21.5 16.8
2007 21.7 16.9
2008 22 17
2009 22.2 17.2
2010 22.5 17.3
2011 22.7 17.2
2012 22.8 17.1
2013 22.7 17
2014 22.7 16.9
2015 22.7 16.6
2016 22.7 16.2
2017 22.8 16.1
2018 22.9 16.2
2019 23.1 16.3
2020 23.3 16.5
2021 23.4 16.7
2022 23.6 16.8
2023 23.9 17.1
2024 24.2 17.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Botswana Burundi
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
$2.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
23.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
4.82%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.53%
2023
3.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
31,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.2%
2025
-6.55%
2025
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
1.03%
2020
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
49%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
9.63%
2023
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
39.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.9%
2015
29.9%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2015
2.9%
2020
Listed domestic companies
23
2023
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.59B
2023
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.46B
2024
$90.3M
2023
Personal remittances received
$128M
2024
$169M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
299,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
1.57%
2011
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
7.11%
2014

Energy

Botswana Burundi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,165 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.42 megatons
2023
0.84 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
0.06 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
83%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
23.7%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,522 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.25%
2021
61.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
59.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76%
2023
11.6%
2023

Society

Botswana Burundi
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.17%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
-27,074
2024
Urban population
73.5%
2024
15.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.49 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.09 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
55
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
5.82
2016
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
35.5
2019
Visa free countries
86
2025
57
2025
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
75.5%
2022
English speaking
38.4%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
11.1%
2023

Health

Botswana Burundi
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
$24.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
$6.05
2022
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
64 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
53.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
0.07
2021
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
21.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
392
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
49.2
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
5.27%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
4.3%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
10
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
11.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
4.16 liters
2020

Territory

Botswana Burundi
% of world land
0.38%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
706 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
8,317 sq mi
2025
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
1,080 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
7,657 mi
2016

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