Botswana vs Cameroon statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 29.1M in Cameroon (ranked 52/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 182,514 sq mi for Cameroon (ranked 47th vs. 52nd).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Cameroon ranks 92/197 ($51.3B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Cameroon ranks 159/197 ($1,762).

Botswana and Cameroon: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Cameroon economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Cameroon

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Cameroon
1960	$30,411,414	$614,206,068
1961	$32,902,613	$652,777,608
1962	$35,644,957	$694,247,864
1963	$38,091,843	$718,320,845
1964	$41,616,348	$776,650,177
1965	$45,788,696	$814,083,266
1966	$51,465,655	$851,112,535
1967	$58,642,354	$936,175,260
1968	$66,248,441	$1,046,191,218
1969	$77,361,547	$1,100,551,489
1970	$96,243,234	$1,151,216,993
1971	$127,448,614	$1,236,941,394
1972	$164,460,915	$1,498,251,890
1973	$244,124,164	$1,901,393,361
1974	$306,044,208	$2,157,415,533
1975	$355,168,572	$2,857,037,371
1976	$372,025,093	$2,898,090,002
1977	$451,624,780	$3,394,664,024
1978	$590,407,374	$4,662,852,583
1979	$819,870,259	$5,919,002,983
1980	$1,060,889,704	$6,674,569,047
1981	$1,073,812,830	$6,610,938,617
1982	$1,014,945,696	$6,611,255,964
1983	$1,172,230,397	$6,870,200,010
1984	$1,240,822,167	$7,311,938,026
1985	$1,114,783,343	$8,544,810,498
1986	$1,392,602,164	$11,857,056,199
1987	$1,965,226,890	$13,049,659,981
1988	$2,644,554,159	$12,236,057,362
1989	$3,083,822,112	$11,012,566,195
1990	$3,790,636,324	$12,314,482,628
1991	$3,942,876,703	$11,840,192,296
1992	$4,146,464,587	$12,071,775,335
1993	$4,160,129,175	$16,181,814,713
1994	$4,259,259,604	$8,902,446,252
1995	$4,730,599,122	$10,864,772,471
1996	$4,847,757,218	$11,093,538,846
1997	$5,020,265,627	$10,789,458,433
1998	$4,790,481,509	$11,298,144,990
1999	$5,484,263,347	$11,565,826,465
2000	$5,788,329,609	$10,566,579,295
2001	$5,489,608,300	$10,953,485,349
2002	$5,438,863,983	$12,417,251,350
2003	$7,511,582,173	$15,970,315,035
2004	$8,957,467,707	$18,826,214,136
2005	$9,918,907,108	$19,509,852,207
2006	$9,919,158,482	$20,910,512,975
2007	$10,567,270,656	$23,928,250,433
2008	$10,730,829,116	$27,715,142,033
2009	$10,118,459,242	$27,932,970,317
2010	$12,637,273,429	$27,507,501,821
2011	$15,110,643,612	$30,630,910,495
2012	$13,907,464,500	$30,155,062,329
2013	$14,271,738,933	$33,728,621,180
2014	$15,470,088,501	$36,386,544,706
2015	$13,530,748,845	$32,210,233,020
2016	$15,082,637,184	$33,814,337,044
2017	$16,105,155,857	$36,098,547,033
2018	$17,031,943,186	$39,955,552,190
2019	$16,725,908,149	$39,667,757,528
2020	$14,960,251,611	$40,773,241,177
2021	$18,750,182,235	$45,011,937,347
2022	$20,321,150,598	$44,347,206,073
2023	$19,411,266,967	$49,279,410,983
2024	$19,400,774,882	$51,326,764,685

Botswana and Cameroon economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Cameroon

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Cameroon
1960	$58.9	$119.1
1961	$62.3	$124.6
1962	$66	$130
1963	$68.9	$131.6
1964	$73.5	$139.2
1965	$79.7	$142.7
1966	$89.1	$145.8
1967	$100.9	$156.6
1968	$113.4	$170.8
1969	$131.8	$175.2
1970	$163	$178.5
1971	$212.2	$186.7
1972	$264.2	$220.1
1973	$374	$271.8
1974	$446	$299.9
1975	$493	$386
1976	$490	$381
1977	$565	$435
1978	$695	$582
1979	$909	$718
1980	$1,132	$784
1981	$1,107	$750
1982	$1,006	$732
1983	$1,121	$746
1984	$1,145	$772
1985	$994	$875
1986	$1,200	$1,179
1987	$1,639	$1,258
1988	$2,141	$1,145
1989	$2,428	$1,001
1990	$2,903	$1,087
1991	$2,939	$1,015
1992	$3,005	$1,005
1993	$2,929	$1,310
1994	$2,917	$701
1995	$3,156	$832
1996	$3,156	$827
1997	$3,194	$783
1998	$2,981	$799
1999	$3,340	$796
2000	$3,451	$709
2001	$3,206	$715
2002	$3,117	$790
2003	$4,230	$988
2004	$4,957	$1,133
2005	$5,391	$1,143
2006	$5,292	$1,191
2007	$5,529	$1,326
2008	$5,503	$1,492
2009	$5,083	$1,461
2010	$6,216	$1,399
2011	$7,287	$1,514
2012	$6,596	$1,449
2013	$6,667	$1,576
2014	$7,122	$1,649
2015	$6,141	$1,415
2016	$6,749	$1,442
2017	$7,105	$1,496
2018	$7,408	$1,611
2019	$7,172	$1,555
2020	$6,323	$1,556
2021	$7,808	$1,672
2022	$8,329	$1,605
2023	$7,826	$1,737
2024	$7,695	$1,762

Botswana vs. Cameroon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Cameroon

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Cameroon
1950	46.2	33.1
1951	46.6	33.9
1952	47	34.6
1953	47.5	35.5
1954	48	36.5
1955	48.5	37.5
1956	49	38.4
1957	49.5	38.3
1958	50.1	39.1
1959	50.7	39.8
1960	51.2	34.7
1961	51.8	35.2
1962	52.3	42.6
1963	52.8	43.1
1964	53.4	43.6
1965	53.9	44.2
1966	54.4	44.8
1967	54.9	45.6
1968	55.4	46.4
1969	55.9	47.2
1970	56.4	48
1971	57.1	48.6
1972	57.7	49.1
1973	58.3	49.5
1974	58.9	49.7
1975	59.5	49.9
1976	60.2	50
1977	60.9	50.1
1978	61.5	50.3
1979	62	50.5
1980	62.5	50.9
1981	63	51.2
1982	63.4	51.8
1983	63.6	52.4
1984	63.7	52.9
1985	63.6	53.5
1986	63.4	53.6
1987	62.8	54.2
1988	61.7	54.4
1989	61.2	54.4
1990	60.1	54.3
1991	58.9	54.2
1992	58.2	54.1
1993	57.3	53.9
1994	56	53.5
1995	54.7	53.3
1996	54.3	53.2
1997	53.6	53.1
1998	53	53
1999	52.5	53.2
2000	52.3	53.3
2001	52.2	53.6
2002	52.4	53.9
2003	52.9	54.3
2004	53.6	54.6
2005	54.4	54.9
2006	55.1	55.3
2007	56.7	55.7
2008	57.7	56.1
2009	58.3	56.5
2010	59.1	57
2011	59.7	57.5
2012	60.4	58.2
2013	61.2	58.7
2014	62.2	59.1
2015	63.2	59.7
2016	64.3	60.3
2017	65.4	60.8
2018	66.4	61.2
2019	67.2	61.7
2020	67.6	61.7
2021	63.3	61.1
2022	68.7	62.4
2023	69.2	63.7
2024	69.3	64
2025	69.4	64.2

Botswana and Cameroon population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Cameroon

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Cameroon
1960	516,165	5,159,057
1961	527,942	5,239,273
1962	540,186	5,338,620
1963	552,966	5,456,623
1964	566,266	5,578,257
1965	574,664	5,704,686
1966	577,866	5,837,295
1967	580,933	5,977,318
1968	583,966	6,125,863
1969	587,066	6,283,462
1970	590,334	6,449,793
1971	600,481	6,624,408
1972	622,407	6,806,872
1973	652,408	6,996,660
1974	685,448	7,193,583
1975	720,380	7,397,120
1976	758,508	7,597,962
1977	799,574	7,796,501
1978	849,239	8,011,921
1979	901,742	8,239,641
1980	937,485	8,512,219
1981	969,996	8,816,377
1982	1,009,269	9,028,678
1983	1,046,137	9,215,397
1984	1,083,660	9,475,078
1985	1,121,945	9,761,730
1986	1,160,650	10,060,342
1987	1,199,167	10,370,749
1988	1,235,476	10,684,968
1989	1,270,274	11,002,745
1990	1,305,696	11,331,821
1991	1,341,756	11,667,180
1992	1,380,033	12,006,353
1993	1,420,115	12,353,131
1994	1,460,023	12,704,903
1995	1,498,836	13,058,516
1996	1,535,914	13,414,757
1997	1,571,691	13,775,214
1998	1,606,899	14,144,860
1999	1,641,997	14,525,140
2000	1,677,382	14,912,631
2001	1,712,254	15,309,490
2002	1,744,763	15,725,528
2003	1,775,736	16,160,340
2004	1,807,146	16,610,487
2005	1,839,877	17,074,594
2006	1,874,516	17,550,407
2007	1,911,201	18,049,896
2008	1,949,970	18,574,056
2009	1,990,673	19,113,974
2010	2,033,111	19,668,066
2011	2,073,535	20,232,304
2012	2,108,617	20,809,529
2013	2,140,682	21,402,376
2014	2,172,044	22,059,893
2015	2,203,273	22,763,414
2016	2,234,776	23,454,161
2017	2,266,747	24,128,601
2018	2,299,141	24,806,383
2019	2,332,083	25,506,095
2020	2,365,894	26,210,558
2021	2,401,441	26,915,758
2022	2,439,892	27,632,771
2023	2,480,244	28,372,687
2024	2,521,139	29,123,744

Fertility rates in Botswana and Cameroon

Fertility rate

Botswana

Cameroon

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Cameroon
1960	6.6	5.73
1961	6.56	5.73
1962	6.54	5.73
1963	6.58	5.73
1964	6.61	5.74
1965	6.6	5.8
1966	6.61	5.85
1967	6.6	5.95
1968	6.58	6.04
1969	6.56	6.14
1970	6.55	6.2
1971	6.54	6.26
1972	6.56	6.29
1973	6.59	6.33
1974	6.61	6.36
1975	6.61	6.4
1976	6.6	6.45
1977	6.54	6.51
1978	6.48	6.55
1979	6.4	6.58
1980	6.29	6.61
1981	6.16	6.61
1982	5.97	6.59
1983	5.79	6.58
1984	5.63	6.56
1985	5.48	6.56
1986	5.33	6.57
1987	5.1	6.54
1988	4.88	6.48
1989	4.67	6.41
1990	4.51	6.36
1991	4.37	6.32
1992	4.26	6.26
1993	4.15	6.16
1994	4.02	6.04
1995	3.79	5.92
1996	3.57	5.8
1997	3.43	5.71
1998	3.36	5.66
1999	3.31	5.6
2000	3.29	5.51
2001	3.25	5.44
2002	3.18	5.44
2003	3.11	5.43
2004	3.06	5.44
2005	3.08	5.42
2006	3.11	5.37
2007	3.13	5.34
2008	3.13	5.29
2009	3.13	5.24
2010	3.14	5.15
2011	3.1	5.05
2012	3.07	4.98
2013	3.05	4.91
2014	3.03	4.84
2015	3.01	4.84
2016	2.99	4.84
2017	2.97	4.8
2018	2.94	4.74
2019	2.91	4.65
2020	2.86	4.56
2021	2.83	4.47
2022	2.79	4.4
2023	2.73	4.32

Botswana and Cameroon demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Cameroon

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Cameroon
1960	17.7	20.5
1961	17.4	20.3
1962	17.1	20.1
1963	16.8	20.1
1964	16.6	20
1965	16.4	19.9
1966	16.2	19.8
1967	15.9	19.7
1968	15.7	19.5
1969	15.6	19.4
1970	15.4	19.2
1971	15.3	19
1972	15.4	18.9
1973	15.6	18.8
1974	15.8	18.6
1975	16	18.5
1976	16.2	18.3
1977	16.4	18.2
1978	16.6	18
1979	16.9	17.9
1980	16.8	17.8
1981	16.8	17.8
1982	16.8	17.5
1983	16.8	17.3
1984	16.8	17.1
1985	16.8	17.1
1986	16.9	17
1987	16.9	16.9
1988	17	16.9
1989	17.1	16.8
1990	17.3	16.8
1991	17.4	16.8
1992	17.6	16.8
1993	17.8	16.8
1994	18	16.9
1995	18.3	16.9
1996	18.6	17
1997	18.8	17.1
1998	19.1	17.1
1999	19.4	17.2
2000	19.7	17.3
2001	20	17.4
2002	20.3	17.5
2003	20.6	17.5
2004	20.9	17.6
2005	21.2	17.6
2006	21.5	17.7
2007	21.7	17.7
2008	22	17.8
2009	22.2	17.8
2010	22.5	17.9
2011	22.7	17.9
2012	22.8	18
2013	22.7	18.1
2014	22.7	18.2
2015	22.7	18.3
2016	22.7	18.3
2017	22.8	18.4
2018	22.9	18.4
2019	23.1	18.5
2020	23.3	18.5
2021	23.4	18.6
2022	23.6	18.7
2023	23.9	18.8
2024	24.2	19

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