Botswana vs Costa Rica statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 5.13M in Costa Rica (ranked 126/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 19,714 sq mi for Costa Rica (ranked 47th vs. 126th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Costa Rica ranks 72/197 ($95.4B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Costa Rica ranks 62/197 ($18,587).

Botswana and Costa Rica: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Costa Rica economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Costa Rica

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Costa Rica
1960	$30,411,414	$507,513,830
1961	$32,902,613	$490,325,182
1962	$35,644,957	$479,180,824
1963	$38,091,843	$511,902,137
1964	$41,616,348	$542,578,367
1965	$45,788,696	$592,981,162
1966	$51,465,655	$647,305,630
1967	$58,642,354	$699,456,619
1968	$66,248,441	$773,841,494
1969	$77,361,547	$853,630,204
1970	$96,243,234	$984,830,158
1971	$127,448,614	$1,077,147,538
1972	$164,460,915	$1,238,251,696
1973	$244,124,164	$1,528,925,846
1974	$306,044,208	$1,666,544,754
1975	$355,168,572	$1,960,863,466
1976	$372,025,093	$2,412,555,426
1977	$451,624,780	$3,072,427,013
1978	$590,407,374	$3,523,208,810
1979	$819,870,259	$4,035,519,323
1980	$1,060,889,704	$4,831,447,001
1981	$1,073,812,830	$2,623,803,096
1982	$1,014,945,696	$2,606,623,555
1983	$1,172,230,397	$3,146,772,631
1984	$1,240,822,167	$3,660,477,856
1985	$1,114,783,343	$3,919,203,960
1986	$1,392,602,164	$4,418,983,871
1987	$1,965,226,890	$4,532,952,047
1988	$2,644,554,159	$4,614,629,898
1989	$3,083,822,112	$5,251,025,767
1990	$3,790,636,324	$5,711,687,787
1991	$3,942,876,703	$7,215,725,487
1992	$4,146,464,587	$8,579,754,758
1993	$4,160,129,175	$9,564,815,975
1994	$4,259,259,604	$10,489,903,725
1995	$4,730,599,122	$11,578,594,260
1996	$4,847,757,218	$11,678,424,507
1997	$5,020,265,627	$12,614,602,382
1998	$4,790,481,509	$13,684,255,947
1999	$5,484,263,347	$14,254,866,285
2000	$5,788,329,609	$15,013,629,662
2001	$5,489,608,300	$15,976,174,337
2002	$5,438,863,983	$16,578,820,687
2003	$7,511,582,173	$17,271,760,507
2004	$8,957,467,707	$18,610,594,846
2005	$9,918,907,108	$20,040,642,477
2006	$9,919,158,482	$22,715,540,324
2007	$10,567,270,656	$26,884,700,709
2008	$10,730,829,116	$30,801,745,700
2009	$10,118,459,242	$30,745,714,313
2010	$12,637,273,429	$37,658,616,952
2011	$15,110,643,612	$42,762,613,699
2012	$13,907,464,500	$47,231,655,432
2013	$14,271,738,933	$50,949,668,842
2014	$15,470,088,501	$52,016,408,854
2015	$13,530,748,845	$56,441,920,821
2016	$15,082,637,184	$58,847,019,610
2017	$16,105,155,857	$60,516,044,657
2018	$17,031,943,186	$62,420,164,992
2019	$16,725,908,149	$64,417,670,521
2020	$14,960,251,611	$62,395,610,760
2021	$18,750,182,235	$64,960,725,734
2022	$20,321,150,598	$69,243,626,029
2023	$19,411,266,967	$86,497,941,439
2024	$19,400,774,882	$95,350,423,177

Botswana and Costa Rica economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Costa Rica

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Costa Rica
1960	$58.9	$382
1961	$62.3	$356
1962	$66	$335
1963	$68.9	$346
1964	$73.5	$354
1965	$79.7	$374
1966	$89.1	$395
1967	$100.9	$414
1968	$113.4	$445
1969	$131.8	$477
1970	$163	$536
1971	$212.2	$570
1972	$264.2	$639
1973	$374	$769
1974	$446	$817
1975	$493	$937
1976	$490	$1,123
1977	$565	$1,393
1978	$695	$1,556
1979	$909	$1,735
1980	$1,132	$2,021
1981	$1,107	$1,068
1982	$1,006	$1,032
1983	$1,121	$1,213
1984	$1,145	$1,372
1985	$994	$1,429
1986	$1,200	$1,569
1987	$1,639	$1,567
1988	$2,141	$1,555
1989	$2,428	$1,725
1990	$2,903	$1,830
1991	$2,939	$2,253
1992	$3,005	$2,612
1993	$2,929	$2,840
1994	$2,917	$3,040
1995	$3,156	$3,275
1996	$3,156	$3,227
1997	$3,194	$3,408
1998	$2,981	$3,617
1999	$3,340	$3,691
2000	$3,451	$3,813
2001	$3,206	$3,985
2002	$3,117	$4,068
2003	$4,230	$4,173
2004	$4,957	$4,431
2005	$5,391	$4,703
2006	$5,292	$5,257
2007	$5,529	$6,138
2008	$5,503	$6,937
2009	$5,083	$6,833
2010	$6,216	$8,266
2011	$7,287	$9,276
2012	$6,596	$10,127
2013	$6,667	$10,803
2014	$7,122	$10,911
2015	$6,141	$11,715
2016	$6,749	$12,091
2017	$7,105	$12,317
2018	$7,408	$12,590
2019	$7,172	$12,885
2020	$6,323	$12,394
2021	$7,808	$12,838
2022	$8,329	$13,626
2023	$7,826	$16,942
2024	$7,695	$18,587

Botswana vs. Costa Rica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Costa Rica

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Costa Rica
1950	46.2	57.5
1951	46.6	57.8
1952	47	58.1
1953	47.5	59.1
1954	48	59.9
1955	48.5	60.5
1956	49	61.2
1957	49.5	61.6
1958	50.1	62.3
1959	50.7	62.9
1960	51.2	63.5
1961	51.8	63.9
1962	52.3	64.2
1963	52.8	64.3
1964	53.4	64.5
1965	53.9	64.8
1966	54.4	65.1
1967	54.9	65.6
1968	55.4	65.8
1969	55.9	66.4
1970	56.4	66.8
1971	57.1	67.4
1972	57.7	68
1973	58.3	68.7
1974	58.9	69.4
1975	59.5	70.3
1976	60.2	70.9
1977	60.9	71.5
1978	61.5	72
1979	62	72.5
1980	62.5	73
1981	63	73.4
1982	63.4	73.9
1983	63.6	74.2
1984	63.7	74.6
1985	63.6	74.8
1986	63.4	74.9
1987	62.8	75.2
1988	61.7	75.5
1989	61.2	75.9
1990	60.1	76.1
1991	58.9	76.2
1992	58.2	76.4
1993	57.3	76.3
1994	56	76.3
1995	54.7	76.4
1996	54.3	76.4
1997	53.6	76.6
1998	53	76.9
1999	52.5	77.1
2000	52.3	77.3
2001	52.2	77.6
2002	52.4	77.9
2003	52.9	78.2
2004	53.6	78.5
2005	54.4	78.9
2006	55.1	79
2007	56.7	79.1
2008	57.7	79.2
2009	58.3	79.4
2010	59.1	79.4
2011	59.7	79.6
2012	60.4	79.9
2013	61.2	80.2
2014	62.2	80.2
2015	63.2	80.4
2016	64.3	80
2017	65.4	80
2018	66.4	80.1
2019	67.2	80.3
2020	67.6	79.7
2021	63.3	78.1
2022	68.7	79.3
2023	69.2	80.8
2024	69.3	81
2025	69.4	81.2

Botswana and Costa Rica population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Costa Rica

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Costa Rica
1960	516,165	1,327,496
1961	527,942	1,377,920
1962	540,186	1,429,445
1963	552,966	1,481,604
1964	566,266	1,533,960
1965	574,664	1,586,208
1966	577,866	1,638,116
1967	580,933	1,689,523
1968	583,966	1,739,731
1969	587,066	1,789,276
1970	590,334	1,838,949
1971	600,481	1,888,539
1972	622,407	1,938,248
1973	652,408	1,988,343
1974	685,448	2,039,643
1975	720,380	2,092,719
1976	758,508	2,147,774
1977	799,574	2,205,025
1978	849,239	2,264,510
1979	901,742	2,326,490
1980	937,485	2,390,633
1981	969,996	2,456,637
1982	1,009,269	2,524,806
1983	1,046,137	2,595,153
1984	1,083,660	2,667,595
1985	1,121,945	2,741,894
1986	1,160,650	2,817,216
1987	1,199,167	2,892,699
1988	1,235,476	2,968,103
1989	1,270,274	3,043,827
1990	1,305,696	3,121,706
1991	1,341,756	3,202,176
1992	1,380,033	3,284,258
1993	1,420,115	3,367,434
1994	1,460,023	3,451,122
1995	1,498,836	3,535,176
1996	1,535,914	3,619,013
1997	1,571,691	3,701,711
1998	1,606,899	3,782,838
1999	1,641,997	3,862,101
2000	1,677,382	3,937,739
2001	1,712,254	4,008,947
2002	1,744,763	4,075,705
2003	1,775,736	4,138,784
2004	1,807,146	4,200,078
2005	1,839,877	4,261,240
2006	1,874,516	4,321,340
2007	1,911,201	4,380,248
2008	1,949,970	4,440,056
2009	1,990,673	4,499,791
2010	2,033,111	4,555,962
2011	2,073,535	4,609,833
2012	2,108,617	4,663,934
2013	2,140,682	4,716,147
2014	2,172,044	4,767,119
2015	2,203,273	4,818,038
2016	2,234,776	4,866,998
2017	2,266,747	4,913,177
2018	2,299,141	4,957,818
2019	2,332,083	4,999,553
2020	2,365,894	5,034,320
2021	2,401,441	5,059,988
2022	2,439,892	5,081,765
2023	2,480,244	5,105,525
2024	2,521,139	5,129,910

Fertility rates in Botswana and Costa Rica

Fertility rate

Botswana

Costa Rica

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Costa Rica
1960	6.6	6.71
1961	6.56	6.65
1962	6.54	6.54
1963	6.58	6.39
1964	6.61	6.19
1965	6.6	5.96
1966	6.61	5.7
1967	6.6	5.42
1968	6.58	5.03
1969	6.56	4.84
1970	6.55	4.59
1971	6.54	4.36
1972	6.56	4.16
1973	6.59	3.99
1974	6.61	3.89
1975	6.61	3.8
1976	6.6	3.75
1977	6.54	3.7
1978	6.48	3.66
1979	6.4	3.65
1980	6.29	3.58
1981	6.16	3.56
1982	5.97	3.54
1983	5.79	3.53
1984	5.63	3.52
1985	5.48	3.51
1986	5.33	3.45
1987	5.1	3.38
1988	4.88	3.31
1989	4.67	3.24
1990	4.51	3.17
1991	4.37	3.08
1992	4.26	3
1993	4.15	2.93
1994	4.02	2.86
1995	3.79	2.78
1996	3.57	2.68
1997	3.43	2.59
1998	3.36	2.53
1999	3.31	2.48
2000	3.29	2.41
2001	3.25	2.31
2002	3.18	2.16
2003	3.11	2.08
2004	3.06	2.03
2005	3.08	2.04
2006	3.11	1.94
2007	3.13	1.95
2008	3.13	1.98
2009	3.13	1.95
2010	3.14	1.83
2011	3.1	1.88
2012	3.07	1.85
2013	3.05	1.78
2014	3.03	1.8
2015	3.01	1.8
2016	2.99	1.75
2017	2.97	1.71
2018	2.94	1.71
2019	2.91	1.6
2020	2.86	1.45
2021	2.83	1.35
2022	2.79	1.34
2023	2.73	1.33

Botswana and Costa Rica demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Costa Rica

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Costa Rica
1960	17.7	16.8
1961	17.4	16.8
1962	17.1	16.7
1963	16.8	16.7
1964	16.6	16.7
1965	16.4	16.7
1966	16.2	16.8
1967	15.9	16.9
1968	15.7	17.1
1969	15.6	17.3
1970	15.4	17.6
1971	15.3	17.8
1972	15.4	18.1
1973	15.6	18.4
1974	15.8	18.6
1975	16	18.9
1976	16.2	19.2
1977	16.4	19.5
1978	16.6	19.7
1979	16.9	20
1980	16.8	20.3
1981	16.8	20.6
1982	16.8	20.9
1983	16.8	21.2
1984	16.8	21.4
1985	16.8	21.6
1986	16.9	21.8
1987	16.9	22.1
1988	17	22.3
1989	17.1	22.5
1990	17.3	22.7
1991	17.4	22.9
1992	17.6	23.2
1993	17.8	23.4
1994	18	23.6
1995	18.3	23.9
1996	18.6	24.1
1997	18.8	24.4
1998	19.1	24.7
1999	19.4	24.9
2000	19.7	25.2
2001	20	25.5
2002	20.3	25.9
2003	20.6	26.3
2004	20.9	26.7
2005	21.2	27
2006	21.5	27.4
2007	21.7	27.8
2008	22	28.2
2009	22.2	28.6
2010	22.5	29
2011	22.7	29.4
2012	22.8	29.8
2013	22.7	30.3
2014	22.7	30.7
2015	22.7	31.2
2016	22.7	31.7
2017	22.8	32.1
2018	22.9	32.6
2019	23.1	33
2020	23.3	33.5
2021	23.4	34
2022	23.6	34.5
2023	23.9	35.1
2024	24.2	35.6

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