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Botswana vs Cambodia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 17.6M in Cambodia (ranked 73/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 68,155 sq mi for Cambodia (ranked 47th vs. 88th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Cambodia ranks 97/197 ($46.4B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Cambodia ranks 145/197 ($2,628).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana Cambodia
Population
2595266
18011232
Population rank 143/197 73/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$46.4B
2024
GDP rank 133/197 97/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$2,628
2024
GDP per capita rank 98/197 145/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$7,970
2024
Government debt
$6.36B
2024
$12.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.8%
2025
29.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,523
2024
$700
2024
Government debt per person rank 110/185 154/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,596
2025
$2,518
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
68,155 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
258.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
2.58
2023
Median age
24.2 years
2024
27 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
71 years
2025

Botswana and Cambodia: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Cambodia economies compared

GDP
Botswana

Cambodia
Year GDP
Botswana Cambodia
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 $749,129,748
1976 $372,025,093 $790,357,255
1977 $451,624,780 $716,261,764
1978 $590,407,374 $766,642,356
1979 $819,870,259 $723,738,503
1980 $1,060,889,704 $744,384,130
1981 $1,073,812,830 $815,153,652
1982 $1,014,945,696 $865,516,040
1983 $1,172,230,397 $939,291,262
1984 $1,240,822,167 $1,021,176,059
1985 $1,114,783,343 $1,102,669,184
1986 $1,392,602,164 $1,167,630,318
1987 $1,965,226,890 $1,036,974,910
1988 $2,644,554,159 $1,662,877,859
1989 $3,083,822,112 $1,353,137,648
1990 $3,790,636,324 $1,402,541,177
1991 $3,942,876,703 $2,054,974,089
1992 $4,146,464,587 $2,491,486,594
1993 $4,160,129,175 $2,533,727,592
1994 $4,259,259,604 $2,791,435,272
1995 $4,730,599,122 $3,441,205,693
1996 $4,847,757,218 $3,506,695,720
1997 $5,020,265,627 $3,443,413,389
1998 $4,790,481,509 $3,120,425,503
1999 $5,484,263,347 $3,517,242,477
2000 $5,788,329,609 $3,694,168,979
2001 $5,489,608,300 $4,145,665,970
2002 $5,438,863,983 $4,501,227,627
2003 $7,511,582,173 $5,046,693,484
2004 $8,957,467,707 $5,883,297,160
2005 $9,918,907,108 $7,066,296,463
2006 $9,919,158,482 $8,350,531,017
2007 $10,567,270,656 $10,127,916,460
2008 $10,730,829,116 $12,174,303,999
2009 $10,118,459,242 $12,502,901,170
2010 $12,637,273,429 $13,808,673,288
2011 $15,110,643,612 $16,032,622,024
2012 $13,907,464,500 $17,826,536,700
2013 $14,271,738,933 $19,807,135,253
2014 $15,470,088,501 $22,041,463,968
2015 $13,530,748,845 $24,174,170,369
2016 $15,082,637,184 $26,556,545,153
2017 $16,105,155,857 $29,355,665,910
2018 $17,031,943,186 $33,145,892,169
2019 $16,725,908,149 $36,685,356,408
2020 $14,960,251,611 $34,818,073,901
2021 $18,750,182,235 $36,790,163,687
2022 $20,321,150,598 $39,994,532,960
2023 $19,411,266,967 $42,335,646,896
2024 $19,400,774,882 $46,352,647,035

Botswana and Cambodia economies compared

GDP per capita
Botswana

Cambodia
Year GDP per capita
Botswana Cambodia
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 $113.8
1976 $490 $128.8
1977 $565 $126.4
1978 $695 $147.1
1979 $909 $142.2
1980 $1,132 $143.2
1981 $1,107 $154.3
1982 $1,006 $159.2
1983 $1,121 $166.7
1984 $1,145 $174.7
1985 $994 $182.4
1986 $1,200 $185.8
1987 $1,639 $158.1
1988 $2,141 $244.1
1989 $2,428 $191.3
1990 $2,903 $190.2
1991 $2,939 $267.3
1992 $3,005 $307
1993 $2,929 $294.1
1994 $2,917 $302
1995 $3,156 $343
1996 $3,156 $325
1997 $3,194 $297.6
1998 $2,981 $258.8
1999 $3,340 $286.8
2000 $3,451 $296.4
2001 $3,206 $328
2002 $3,117 $350
2003 $4,230 $387
2004 $4,957 $444
2005 $5,391 $526
2006 $5,292 $612
2007 $5,529 $732
2008 $5,503 $866
2009 $5,083 $876
2010 $6,216 $952
2011 $7,287 $1,089
2012 $6,596 $1,193
2013 $6,667 $1,306
2014 $7,122 $1,432
2015 $6,141 $1,547
2016 $6,749 $1,675
2017 $7,105 $1,826
2018 $7,408 $2,037
2019 $7,172 $2,226
2020 $6,323 $2,082
2021 $7,808 $2,167
2022 $8,329 $2,325
2023 $7,826 $2,430
2024 $7,695 $2,628

Botswana vs. Cambodia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

Cambodia
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Cambodia
1950 46.2 38.9
1951 46.6 39
1952 47 39.3
1953 47.5 39.6
1954 48 39.9
1955 48.5 40.3
1956 49 40.5
1957 49.5 40.9
1958 50.1 41.2
1959 50.7 41.7
1960 51.2 42.1
1961 51.8 42.6
1962 52.3 43.1
1963 52.8 43.6
1964 53.4 44
1965 53.9 44.5
1966 54.4 44.9
1967 54.9 45.2
1968 55.4 45.6
1969 55.9 45.9
1970 56.4 38.6
1971 57.1 38.7
1972 57.7 38.9
1973 58.3 39.1
1974 58.9 39.3
1975 59.5 12.8
1976 60.2 11.6
1977 60.9 11.3
1978 61.5 11.6
1979 62 41.1
1980 62.5 47.5
1981 63 48
1982 63.4 48.8
1983 63.6 49.4
1984 63.7 50.1
1985 63.6 50.8
1986 63.4 51.6
1987 62.8 53.7
1988 61.7 54.4
1989 61.2 54.8
1990 60.1 55.2
1991 58.9 55.6
1992 58.2 55.7
1993 57.3 56
1994 56 56.2
1995 54.7 56.6
1996 54.3 56.8
1997 53.6 57.3
1998 53 57.9
1999 52.5 58.6
2000 52.3 59.5
2001 52.2 60.5
2002 52.4 61.4
2003 52.9 62.3
2004 53.6 63.3
2005 54.4 64.1
2006 55.1 64.9
2007 56.7 65.5
2008 57.7 66.1
2009 58.3 66.7
2010 59.1 67.3
2011 59.7 67.9
2012 60.4 68.4
2013 61.2 68.8
2014 62.2 69.1
2015 63.2 69.4
2016 64.3 69.6
2017 65.4 69.8
2018 66.4 70
2019 67.2 70.1
2020 67.6 70.1
2021 63.3 69.3
2022 68.7 70.5
2023 69.2 70.7
2024 69.3 70.8
2025 69.4 71

Botswana and Cambodia population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

Cambodia
Year Population
Botswana Cambodia
1960 516,165 5,449,966
1961 527,942 5,571,168
1962 540,186 5,697,558
1963 552,966 5,823,010
1964 566,266 5,946,178
1965 574,664 6,072,289
1966 577,866 6,201,232
1967 580,933 6,332,944
1968 583,966 6,467,324
1969 587,066 6,604,725
1970 590,334 6,639,182
1971 600,481 6,620,880
1972 622,407 6,673,886
1973 652,408 6,739,726
1974 685,448 6,783,240
1975 720,380 6,581,371
1976 758,508 6,134,991
1977 799,574 5,668,551
1978 849,239 5,211,653
1979 901,742 5,088,808
1980 937,485 5,199,872
1981 969,996 5,284,495
1982 1,009,269 5,436,432
1983 1,046,137 5,636,203
1984 1,083,660 5,845,117
1985 1,121,945 6,043,783
1986 1,160,650 6,285,693
1987 1,199,167 6,557,970
1988 1,235,476 6,812,014
1989 1,270,274 7,073,473
1990 1,305,696 7,374,752
1991 1,341,756 7,686,850
1992 1,380,033 8,113,083
1993 1,420,115 8,616,381
1994 1,460,023 9,239,162
1995 1,498,836 10,018,497
1996 1,535,914 10,801,270
1997 1,571,691 11,570,982
1998 1,606,899 12,058,173
1999 1,641,997 12,265,731
2000 1,677,382 12,462,336
2001 1,712,254 12,658,484
2002 1,744,763 12,855,241
2003 1,775,736 13,050,968
2004 1,807,146 13,244,731
2005 1,839,877 13,439,202
2006 1,874,516 13,639,028
2007 1,911,201 13,841,770
2008 1,949,970 14,053,479
2009 1,990,673 14,276,810
2010 2,033,111 14,500,726
2011 2,073,535 14,722,584
2012 2,108,617 14,945,085
2013 2,140,682 15,170,208
2014 2,172,044 15,396,772
2015 2,203,273 15,623,251
2016 2,234,776 15,852,803
2017 2,266,747 16,073,372
2018 2,299,141 16,274,522
2019 2,332,083 16,481,304
2020 2,365,894 16,725,474
2021 2,401,441 16,974,305
2022 2,439,892 17,201,724
2023 2,480,244 17,423,880
2024 2,521,139 17,638,801

Fertility rates in Botswana and Cambodia

Fertility rate
Botswana

Cambodia
Year Fertility rate
Botswana Cambodia
1960 6.6 6.31
1961 6.56 6.3
1962 6.54 6.3
1963 6.58 6.29
1964 6.61 6.29
1965 6.6 6.27
1966 6.61 6.24
1967 6.6 6.2
1968 6.58 6.17
1969 6.56 6.12
1970 6.55 6.07
1971 6.54 6.01
1972 6.56 5.94
1973 6.59 5.56
1974 6.61 4.8
1975 6.61 4.1
1976 6.6 3.41
1977 6.54 2.72
1978 6.48 3.34
1979 6.4 4.56
1980 6.29 5.77
1981 6.16 6.04
1982 5.97 6.19
1983 5.79 6.3
1984 5.63 6.34
1985 5.48 6.31
1986 5.33 6.23
1987 5.1 6.1
1988 4.88 5.94
1989 4.67 5.68
1990 4.51 5.64
1991 4.37 5.59
1992 4.26 5.49
1993 4.15 5.43
1994 4.02 5.28
1995 3.79 5.08
1996 3.57 4.87
1997 3.43 4.39
1998 3.36 4.13
1999 3.31 3.93
2000 3.29 3.79
2001 3.25 3.69
2002 3.18 3.57
2003 3.11 3.43
2004 3.06 3.31
2005 3.08 3.24
2006 3.11 3.18
2007 3.13 3.13
2008 3.13 3.05
2009 3.13 2.97
2010 3.14 2.86
2011 3.1 2.78
2012 3.07 2.75
2013 3.05 2.74
2014 3.03 2.73
2015 3.01 2.73
2016 2.99 2.73
2017 2.97 2.72
2018 2.94 2.72
2019 2.91 2.73
2020 2.86 2.7
2021 2.83 2.66
2022 2.79 2.62
2023 2.73 2.58

Botswana and Cambodia demographics compared

Median age
Botswana

Cambodia
Year Median age, years
Botswana Cambodia
1960 17.7 18.1
1961 17.4 18.1
1962 17.1 18.1
1963 16.8 18
1964 16.6 18
1965 16.4 17.9
1966 16.2 17.9
1967 15.9 17.9
1968 15.7 17.8
1969 15.6 17.8
1970 15.4 17.6
1971 15.3 17.3
1972 15.4 17.2
1973 15.6 17.2
1974 15.8 17.2
1975 16 17.2
1976 16.2 17.2
1977 16.4 17.3
1978 16.6 17.4
1979 16.9 17.6
1980 16.8 17.8
1981 16.8 17.7
1982 16.8 17.8
1983 16.8 17.9
1984 16.8 17.9
1985 16.8 17.9
1986 16.9 18
1987 16.9 18.1
1988 17 18.1
1989 17.1 18.1
1990 17.3 18.1
1991 17.4 18
1992 17.6 18.1
1993 17.8 18.4
1994 18 18
1995 18.3 17.3
1996 18.6 17.1
1997 18.8 17.2
1998 19.1 17.4
1999 19.4 17.7
2000 19.7 18.1
2001 20 18.5
2002 20.3 18.9
2003 20.6 19.3
2004 20.9 19.7
2005 21.2 20.1
2006 21.5 20.6
2007 21.7 21.1
2008 22 21.6
2009 22.2 22
2010 22.5 22.4
2011 22.7 22.7
2012 22.8 23.1
2013 22.7 23.5
2014 22.7 23.9
2015 22.7 24.2
2016 22.7 24.6
2017 22.8 25
2018 22.9 25.5
2019 23.1 25.8
2020 23.3 26.1
2021 23.4 26.3
2022 23.6 26.5
2023 23.9 26.8
2024 24.2 27

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Botswana Cambodia
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
$44.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
17.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
2.18%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.53%
2023
2.09%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
191,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.2%
2025
-3.23%
2025
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
0.26%
2023
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
35.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
41.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
58.2
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
$22.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$128M
2024
$2.83B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
1,306,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
5.37%
2020
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
39%
2024

Energy

Botswana Cambodia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,165 kg
2022
502 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2022
$13.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.42 megatons
2023
18 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
1.03 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
54.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
52.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
6.86%
2022
Net energy imports use share
23.7%
2022
58.9%
2021
Electric power consumption per capita
1,522 kWh
2022
813 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.25%
2021
56.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
57.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76%
2023
95%
2023

Society

Botswana Cambodia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.22%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
-32,960
2024
Urban population
73.5%
2024
26%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
42.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
55
2025
23
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
1.84
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
19.6
2019
Visa free countries
86
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
83.8%
2022
English speaking
38.4%
2023
22.2%
2023
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
60.7%
2023

Health

Botswana Cambodia
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
$109.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
$67
2022
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
71 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
9.34%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
0.21
2019
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
23.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
137
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
22.9
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
4.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
33
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
17.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
6.67 liters
2020

Territory

Botswana Cambodia
% of world land
0.38%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
3,864 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
23,762 sq mi
2025
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
29,349 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
34,175 mi
2014

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