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Botswana vs Comoros statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 867K in Comoros (ranked 160/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 719 sq mi for Comoros (ranked 47th vs. 171st).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Comoros ranks 183/197 ($1.55B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Comoros ranks 158/197 ($1,784).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana Comoros
Population
2595266
895828
Population rank 143/197 160/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$1.55B
2024
GDP rank 133/197 183/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$1,784
2024
GDP per capita rank 98/197 158/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$4,055
2024
Government debt
$6.36B
2024
$477M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.8%
2025
32.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,523
2024
$550
2024
Government debt per person rank 110/185 165/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,596
2025
$1,909
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
719 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
1,206 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
3.88
2023
Median age
24.2 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
67.2 years
2025

Botswana and Comoros: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Comoros economies compared

GDP
Botswana

Comoros
Year GDP
Botswana Comoros
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 -
1976 $372,025,093 -
1977 $451,624,780 -
1978 $590,407,374 -
1979 $819,870,259 -
1980 $1,060,889,704 $212,218,262
1981 $1,073,812,830 $196,349,932
1982 $1,014,945,696 $184,009,014
1983 $1,172,230,397 $191,621,955
1984 $1,240,822,167 $184,697,226
1985 $1,114,783,343 $196,726,096
1986 $1,392,602,164 $279,197,722
1987 $1,965,226,890 $337,525,853
1988 $2,644,554,159 $356,500,033
1989 $3,083,822,112 $341,476,768
1990 $3,790,636,324 $429,622,178
1991 $3,942,876,703 $424,108,770
1992 $4,146,464,587 $457,388,652
1993 $4,160,129,175 $452,881,475
1994 $4,259,259,604 $319,189,184
1995 $4,730,599,122 $398,461,797
1996 $4,847,757,218 $396,053,806
1997 $5,020,265,627 $364,445,601
1998 $4,790,481,509 $370,106,746
1999 $5,484,263,347 $382,454,990
2000 $5,788,329,609 $351,136,580
2001 $5,489,608,300 $378,512,024
2002 $5,438,863,983 $425,964,681
2003 $7,511,582,173 $546,885,223
2004 $8,957,467,707 $633,706,111
2005 $9,918,907,108 $653,845,169
2006 $9,919,158,482 $698,431,794
2007 $10,567,270,656 $795,673,153
2008 $10,730,829,116 $915,659,108
2009 $10,118,459,242 $905,341,173
2010 $12,637,273,429 $907,979,446
2011 $15,110,643,612 $1,023,087,476
2012 $13,907,464,500 $1,015,842,907
2013 $14,271,738,933 $1,116,223,107
2014 $15,470,088,501 $1,149,587,624
2015 $13,530,748,845 $966,029,600
2016 $15,082,637,184 $1,012,835,493
2017 $16,105,155,857 $1,077,439,756
2018 $17,031,943,186 $1,188,797,450
2019 $16,725,908,149 $1,195,019,531
2020 $14,960,251,611 $1,225,039,196
2021 $18,750,182,235 $1,299,039,312
2022 $20,321,150,598 $1,279,542,248
2023 $19,411,266,967 $1,430,523,436
2024 $19,400,774,882 $1,546,164,420

Botswana and Comoros economies compared

GDP per capita
Botswana

Comoros
Year GDP per capita
Botswana Comoros
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 -
1976 $490 -
1977 $565 -
1978 $695 -
1979 $909 -
1980 $1,132 $628
1981 $1,107 $565
1982 $1,006 $515
1983 $1,121 $522
1984 $1,145 $489
1985 $994 $507
1986 $1,200 $699
1987 $1,639 $822
1988 $2,141 $845
1989 $2,428 $788
1990 $2,903 $966
1991 $2,939 $931
1992 $3,005 $983
1993 $2,929 $956
1994 $2,917 $662
1995 $3,156 $812
1996 $3,156 $794
1997 $3,194 $718
1998 $2,981 $716
1999 $3,340 $727
2000 $3,451 $655
2001 $3,206 $692
2002 $3,117 $762
2003 $4,230 $960
2004 $4,957 $1,091
2005 $5,391 $1,103
2006 $5,292 $1,155
2007 $5,529 $1,290
2008 $5,503 $1,455
2009 $5,083 $1,410
2010 $6,216 $1,387
2011 $7,287 $1,531
2012 $6,596 $1,490
2013 $6,667 $1,603
2014 $7,122 $1,616
2015 $6,141 $1,329
2016 $6,749 $1,365
2017 $7,105 $1,424
2018 $7,408 $1,541
2019 $7,172 $1,519
2020 $6,323 $1,527
2021 $7,808 $1,588
2022 $8,329 $1,534
2023 $7,826 $1,682
2024 $7,695 $1,784

Botswana vs. Comoros life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

Comoros
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Comoros
1950 46.2 37.4
1951 46.6 34.3
1952 47 38
1953 47.5 38.4
1954 48 38.7
1955 48.5 39
1956 49 39.4
1957 49.5 39.7
1958 50.1 40.1
1959 50.7 40.5
1960 51.2 40.8
1961 51.8 41.2
1962 52.3 41.5
1963 52.8 41.9
1964 53.4 42.3
1965 53.9 42.7
1966 54.4 43.2
1967 54.9 43.6
1968 55.4 44.1
1969 55.9 44.6
1970 56.4 45.2
1971 57.1 45.8
1972 57.7 46.5
1973 58.3 47
1974 58.9 47.6
1975 59.5 46.9
1976 60.2 48.6
1977 60.9 49.2
1978 61.5 49.7
1979 62 50.1
1980 62.5 50.7
1981 63 51.2
1982 63.4 51.7
1983 63.6 52.1
1984 63.7 52.8
1985 63.6 53.3
1986 63.4 53.8
1987 62.8 54.1
1988 61.7 54.7
1989 61.2 55
1990 60.1 55.6
1991 58.9 56.1
1992 58.2 56.6
1993 57.3 57
1994 56 57.5
1995 54.7 57.8
1996 54.3 58.2
1997 53.6 58.2
1998 53 58.3
1999 52.5 58.9
2000 52.3 58.9
2001 52.2 59.6
2002 52.4 59.7
2003 52.9 60.2
2004 53.6 60.6
2005 54.4 60.9
2006 55.1 61.2
2007 56.7 61.5
2008 57.7 62
2009 58.3 62.3
2010 59.1 62.7
2011 59.7 63.1
2012 60.4 63.5
2013 61.2 63.8
2014 62.2 64.1
2015 63.2 64.5
2016 64.3 64.8
2017 65.4 65.1
2018 66.4 65.4
2019 67.2 65.7
2020 67.6 65.8
2021 63.3 65.2
2022 68.7 66.5
2023 69.2 66.8
2024 69.3 67
2025 69.4 67.2

Botswana and Comoros population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

Comoros
Year Population
Botswana Comoros
1960 516,165 197,700
1961 527,942 201,201
1962 540,186 204,702
1963 552,966 208,185
1964 566,266 211,644
1965 574,664 214,967
1966 577,866 218,663
1967 580,933 223,859
1968 583,966 230,244
1969 587,066 237,001
1970 590,334 244,185
1971 600,481 251,865
1972 622,407 260,077
1973 652,408 268,820
1974 685,448 278,075
1975 720,380 287,692
1976 758,508 297,538
1977 799,574 307,579
1978 849,239 317,688
1979 901,742 327,791
1980 937,485 337,721
1981 969,996 347,382
1982 1,009,269 357,139
1983 1,046,137 367,233
1984 1,083,660 377,637
1985 1,121,945 388,352
1986 1,160,650 399,318
1987 1,199,167 410,439
1988 1,235,476 421,687
1989 1,270,274 433,103
1990 1,305,696 444,596
1991 1,341,756 455,556
1992 1,380,033 465,113
1993 1,420,115 473,682
1994 1,460,023 482,142
1995 1,498,836 490,586
1996 1,535,914 499,107
1997 1,571,691 507,777
1998 1,606,899 516,597
1999 1,641,997 525,886
2000 1,677,382 536,080
2001 1,712,254 547,220
2002 1,744,763 558,923
2003 1,775,736 569,798
2004 1,807,146 580,704
2005 1,839,877 592,677
2006 1,874,516 604,753
2007 1,911,201 616,927
2008 1,949,970 629,307
2009 1,990,673 641,947
2010 2,033,111 654,836
2011 2,073,535 668,056
2012 2,108,617 681,630
2013 2,140,682 696,192
2014 2,172,044 711,503
2015 2,203,273 726,682
2016 2,234,776 741,741
2017 2,266,747 756,669
2018 2,299,141 771,590
2019 2,332,083 786,578
2020 2,365,894 802,163
2021 2,401,441 818,174
2022 2,439,892 834,188
2023 2,480,244 850,387
2024 2,521,139 866,628

Fertility rates in Botswana and Comoros

Fertility rate
Botswana

Comoros
Year Fertility rate
Botswana Comoros
1960 6.6 6.79
1961 6.56 6.85
1962 6.54 6.9
1963 6.58 6.92
1964 6.61 6.94
1965 6.6 6.97
1966 6.61 7
1967 6.6 7.02
1968 6.58 7.05
1969 6.56 7.07
1970 6.55 7.1
1971 6.54 7.12
1972 6.56 7.14
1973 6.59 7.17
1974 6.61 7.16
1975 6.61 7.16
1976 6.6 7.16
1977 6.54 7.15
1978 6.48 7.16
1979 6.4 7.16
1980 6.29 7.15
1981 6.16 7.14
1982 5.97 7.13
1983 5.79 7.11
1984 5.63 7.07
1985 5.48 7.02
1986 5.33 6.95
1987 5.1 6.87
1988 4.88 6.76
1989 4.67 6.65
1990 4.51 6.51
1991 4.37 6.35
1992 4.26 6.19
1993 4.15 6.02
1994 4.02 5.86
1995 3.79 5.73
1996 3.57 5.63
1997 3.43 5.51
1998 3.36 5.39
1999 3.31 5.28
2000 3.29 5.23
2001 3.25 5.2
2002 3.18 5.16
2003 3.11 5.12
2004 3.06 5.07
2005 3.08 5.01
2006 3.11 4.93
2007 3.13 4.86
2008 3.13 4.81
2009 3.13 4.78
2010 3.14 4.76
2011 3.1 4.72
2012 3.07 4.65
2013 3.05 4.57
2014 3.03 4.49
2015 3.01 4.42
2016 2.99 4.35
2017 2.97 4.28
2018 2.94 4.21
2019 2.91 4.14
2020 2.86 4.07
2021 2.83 4
2022 2.79 3.94
2023 2.73 3.88

Botswana and Comoros demographics compared

Median age
Botswana

Comoros
Year Median age, years
Botswana Comoros
1960 17.7 19.7
1961 17.4 19.6
1962 17.1 19.5
1963 16.8 19.3
1964 16.6 19.2
1965 16.4 19
1966 16.2 18.7
1967 15.9 18.4
1968 15.7 18
1969 15.6 17.6
1970 15.4 17.4
1971 15.3 17.2
1972 15.4 17.1
1973 15.6 17
1974 15.8 16.9
1975 16 16.8
1976 16.2 16.8
1977 16.4 16.7
1978 16.6 16.6
1979 16.9 16.6
1980 16.8 16.5
1981 16.8 16.5
1982 16.8 16.5
1983 16.8 16.5
1984 16.8 16.5
1985 16.8 16.5
1986 16.9 16.4
1987 16.9 16.4
1988 17 16.4
1989 17.1 16.4
1990 17.3 16.5
1991 17.4 16.5
1992 17.6 16.4
1993 17.8 16.3
1994 18 16.1
1995 18.3 16
1996 18.6 16
1997 18.8 16
1998 19.1 16.1
1999 19.4 16.2
2000 19.7 16.3
2001 20 16.4
2002 20.3 16.5
2003 20.6 16.6
2004 20.9 16.8
2005 21.2 17.1
2006 21.5 17.4
2007 21.7 17.7
2008 22 18
2009 22.2 18.3
2010 22.5 18.6
2011 22.7 18.9
2012 22.8 19.1
2013 22.7 19.4
2014 22.7 19.6
2015 22.7 19.8
2016 22.7 19.9
2017 22.8 20
2018 22.9 20.3
2019 23.1 20.5
2020 23.3 20.8
2021 23.4 21
2022 23.6 21.2
2023 23.9 21.4
2024 24.2 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Botswana Comoros
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
$1.47B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
21.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
2.34%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.53%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.2%
2025
-2.4%
2025
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
4.39%
2021
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
50.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
9.56%
2024
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
51.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.9%
2015
33.6%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2015
1.6%
2014
Listed domestic companies
23
2023
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.59B
2023
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.46B
2024
$324M
2024
Personal remittances received
$128M
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
7,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
26.8%
2020
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
45.5%
2024

Energy

Botswana Comoros
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,165 kg
2022
66.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2022
$30.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.42 megatons
2023
0.32 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
0.37 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
39.3%
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
0%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76%
2023
89.8%
2023

Society

Botswana Comoros
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
-2,051
2024
Urban population
73.5%
2024
30.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.5 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
13.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
21
2024
Higher education index
55
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
7.7
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
26.6
2019
Visa free countries
86
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
61.7%
2022
English speaking
38.4%
2023
0%
2025
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
35.7%
2023

Health

Botswana Comoros
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
$122.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
$54
2022
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
67.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
42.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
0.44
2020
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
179
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
39.8
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
16.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
10.8%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
17.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
0.23 liters
2020

Territory

Botswana Comoros
% of world land
0.38%
2025
0.001%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
829 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
514 sq mi
2025
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
122 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
547 mi
2002

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