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Botswana vs Croatia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 3.87M in Croatia (ranked 129/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 21,606 sq mi for Croatia (ranked 47th vs. 123rd).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana Croatia
Population
2595266
3839202
Population rank 143/197 129/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$92.5B
2024
GDP rank 133/197 74/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$23,931
2024
GDP per capita rank 98/197 50/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$48,575
2024
Government debt
$6.36B
2024
$53.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.8%
2025
55.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,523
2024
$13,796
2024
Government debt per person rank 110/185 42/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,596
2025
$20,265
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
21,606 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
1.46
2023
Median age
24.2 years
2024
46 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
78.9 years
2025

Botswana and Croatia: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Croatia economies compared

GDP
Botswana

Croatia
Year GDP
Botswana Croatia
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 -
1981 $1,073,812,830 -
1982 $1,014,945,696 -
1983 $1,172,230,397 -
1984 $1,240,822,167 -
1985 $1,114,783,343 -
1986 $1,392,602,164 -
1987 $1,965,226,890 -
1988 $2,644,554,159 -
1989 $3,083,822,112 -
1990 $3,790,636,324 $25,650,213,280
1991 $3,942,876,703 $18,760,386,775
1992 $4,146,464,587 $10,621,169,291
1993 $4,160,129,175 $11,259,647,874
1994 $4,259,259,604 $15,062,911,617
1995 $4,730,599,122 $22,772,394,547
1996 $4,847,757,218 $24,150,978,347
1997 $5,020,265,627 $24,175,764,812
1998 $4,790,481,509 $25,890,228,430
1999 $5,484,263,347 $23,777,026,779
2000 $5,788,329,609 $22,134,411,297
2001 $5,489,608,300 $23,066,883,850
2002 $5,438,863,983 $26,757,722,429
2003 $7,511,582,173 $35,245,317,002
2004 $8,957,467,707 $41,836,292,157
2005 $9,918,907,108 $45,013,119,282
2006 $9,919,158,482 $49,590,197,657
2007 $10,567,270,656 $59,298,265,770
2008 $10,730,829,116 $68,478,776,206
2009 $10,118,459,242 $62,321,642,125
2010 $12,637,273,429 $58,981,738,869
2011 $15,110,643,612 $62,903,737,380
2012 $13,907,464,500 $57,551,963,753
2013 $14,271,738,933 $59,852,401,272
2014 $15,470,088,501 $59,612,144,078
2015 $13,530,748,845 $51,005,200,670
2016 $15,082,637,184 $52,654,855,638
2017 $16,105,155,857 $56,186,190,438
2018 $17,031,943,186 $61,668,130,123
2019 $16,725,908,149 $61,467,582,194
2020 $14,960,251,611 $57,963,370,885
2021 $18,750,182,235 $69,006,802,299
2022 $20,321,150,598 $71,198,635,102
2023 $19,411,266,967 $84,393,795,502
2024 $19,400,774,882 $92,526,176,109

Botswana and Croatia economies compared

GDP per capita
Botswana

Croatia
Year GDP per capita
Botswana Croatia
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 -
1981 $1,107 -
1982 $1,006 -
1983 $1,121 -
1984 $1,145 -
1985 $994 -
1986 $1,200 -
1987 $1,639 -
1988 $2,141 -
1989 $2,428 -
1990 $2,903 $5,369
1991 $2,939 $4,001
1992 $3,005 $2,321
1993 $2,929 $2,448
1994 $2,917 $3,238
1995 $3,156 $4,929
1996 $3,156 $5,300
1997 $3,194 $5,331
1998 $2,981 $5,713
1999 $3,340 $5,269
2000 $3,451 $4,954
2001 $3,206 $5,365
2002 $3,117 $6,220
2003 $4,230 $8,190
2004 $4,957 $9,719
2005 $5,391 $10,444
2006 $5,292 $11,503
2007 $5,529 $13,758
2008 $5,503 $15,889
2009 $5,083 $14,476
2010 $6,216 $13,731
2011 $7,287 $14,695
2012 $6,596 $13,509
2013 $6,667 $14,136
2014 $7,122 $14,188
2015 $6,141 $12,285
2016 $6,749 $12,821
2017 $7,105 $13,903
2018 $7,408 $15,460
2019 $7,172 $15,564
2020 $6,323 $14,808
2021 $7,808 $17,790
2022 $8,329 $18,466
2023 $7,826 $21,865
2024 $7,695 $23,931

Botswana vs. Croatia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

Croatia
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Croatia
1950 46.2 58.5
1951 46.6 59
1952 47 59.8
1953 47.5 61.5
1954 48 62.2
1955 48.5 63.1
1956 49 63.6
1957 49.5 64.4
1958 50.1 65
1959 50.7 65.5
1960 51.2 65.9
1961 51.8 66.5
1962 52.3 67.3
1963 52.8 67.6
1964 53.4 68
1965 53.9 68.5
1966 54.4 68.9
1967 54.9 69
1968 55.4 68.9
1969 55.9 69
1970 56.4 69.2
1971 57.1 69.4
1972 57.7 69.8
1973 58.3 70.1
1974 58.9 70.6
1975 59.5 71
1976 60.2 71.4
1977 60.9 71.4
1978 61.5 71.3
1979 62 71.1
1980 62.5 71
1981 63 70.9
1982 63.4 70.7
1983 63.6 70.7
1984 63.7 71
1985 63.6 71.5
1986 63.4 71.8
1987 62.8 71.9
1988 61.7 72.2
1989 61.2 72.5
1990 60.1 72.2
1991 58.9 70.6
1992 58.2 71.7
1993 57.3 72.3
1994 56 72.6
1995 54.7 72.6
1996 54.3 73
1997 53.6 73
1998 53 73.2
1999 52.5 73.6
2000 52.3 74
2001 52.2 74.4
2002 52.4 74.6
2003 52.9 74.7
2004 53.6 75.3
2005 54.4 75.6
2006 55.1 75.7
2007 56.7 75.9
2008 57.7 76
2009 58.3 76.3
2010 59.1 76.7
2011 59.7 77
2012 60.4 77.3
2013 61.2 77.5
2014 62.2 77.5
2015 63.2 77.6
2016 64.3 77.6
2017 65.4 77.7
2018 66.4 77.9
2019 67.2 78.2
2020 67.6 77.5
2021 63.3 77.1
2022 68.7 78.3
2023 69.2 78.6
2024 69.3 78.8
2025 69.4 78.9

Botswana and Croatia population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

Croatia
Year Population
Botswana Croatia
1960 516,165 4,140,181
1961 527,942 4,167,292
1962 540,186 4,196,712
1963 552,966 4,225,675
1964 566,266 4,252,876
1965 574,664 4,280,923
1966 577,866 4,310,701
1967 580,933 4,338,683
1968 583,966 4,365,628
1969 587,066 4,391,490
1970 590,334 4,412,252
1971 600,481 4,431,275
1972 622,407 4,450,564
1973 652,408 4,470,161
1974 685,448 4,490,660
1975 720,380 4,512,082
1976 758,508 4,535,934
1977 799,574 4,559,571
1978 849,239 4,581,085
1979 901,742 4,594,778
1980 937,485 4,599,782
1981 969,996 4,611,509
1982 1,009,269 4,634,234
1983 1,046,137 4,658,254
1984 1,083,660 4,680,285
1985 1,121,945 4,701,417
1986 1,160,650 4,721,446
1987 1,199,167 4,739,745
1988 1,235,476 4,755,207
1989 1,270,274 4,767,260
1990 1,305,696 4,777,368
1991 1,341,756 4,689,022
1992 1,380,033 4,575,818
1993 1,420,115 4,600,463
1994 1,460,023 4,652,024
1995 1,498,836 4,620,030
1996 1,535,914 4,557,097
1997 1,571,691 4,534,920
1998 1,606,899 4,532,135
1999 1,641,997 4,512,597
2000 1,677,382 4,468,302
2001 1,712,254 4,299,642
2002 1,744,763 4,302,174
2003 1,775,736 4,303,399
2004 1,807,146 4,304,600
2005 1,839,877 4,310,145
2006 1,874,516 4,311,159
2007 1,911,201 4,310,217
2008 1,949,970 4,309,705
2009 1,990,673 4,305,181
2010 2,033,111 4,295,427
2011 2,073,535 4,280,622
2012 2,108,617 4,260,368
2013 2,140,682 4,233,922
2014 2,172,044 4,201,598
2015 2,203,273 4,151,725
2016 2,234,776 4,106,867
2017 2,266,747 4,041,407
2018 2,299,141 3,988,775
2019 2,332,083 3,949,390
2020 2,365,894 3,914,206
2021 2,401,441 3,878,981
2022 2,439,892 3,855,641
2023 2,480,244 3,859,686
2024 2,521,139 3,866,300

Fertility rates in Botswana and Croatia

Fertility rate
Botswana

Croatia
Year Fertility rate
Botswana Croatia
1960 6.6 2.24
1961 6.56 2.22
1962 6.54 2.19
1963 6.58 2.15
1964 6.61 2.14
1965 6.6 2.22
1966 6.61 2.23
1967 6.6 2.1
1968 6.58 2.03
1969 6.56 1.95
1970 6.55 1.88
1971 6.54 1.97
1972 6.56 2.01
1973 6.59 2.01
1974 6.61 1.98
1975 6.61 1.95
1976 6.6 1.94
1977 6.54 1.95
1978 6.48 1.96
1979 6.4 1.95
1980 6.29 1.93
1981 6.16 1.93
1982 5.97 1.9
1983 5.79 1.88
1984 5.63 1.87
1985 5.48 1.82
1986 5.33 1.76
1987 5.1 1.64
1988 4.88 1.79
1989 4.67 1.63
1990 4.51 1.63
1991 4.37 1.53
1992 4.26 1.48
1993 4.15 1.52
1994 4.02 1.47
1995 3.79 1.58
1996 3.57 1.67
1997 3.43 1.69
1998 3.36 1.45
1999 3.31 1.38
2000 3.29 1.39
2001 3.25 1.46
2002 3.18 1.42
2003 3.11 1.41
2004 3.06 1.43
2005 3.08 1.5
2006 3.11 1.47
2007 3.13 1.48
2008 3.13 1.47
2009 3.13 1.5
2010 3.14 1.46
2011 3.1 1.41
2012 3.07 1.52
2013 3.05 1.46
2014 3.03 1.46
2015 3.01 1.41
2016 2.99 1.43
2017 2.97 1.42
2018 2.94 1.47
2019 2.91 1.47
2020 2.86 1.48
2021 2.83 1.62
2022 2.79 1.53
2023 2.73 1.46

Botswana and Croatia demographics compared

Median age
Botswana

Croatia
Year Median age, years
Botswana Croatia
1960 17.7 29
1961 17.4 29.4
1962 17.1 29.7
1963 16.8 30
1964 16.6 30.3
1965 16.4 30.6
1966 16.2 30.9
1967 15.9 31.2
1968 15.7 31.5
1969 15.6 31.8
1970 15.4 32.1
1971 15.3 32.3
1972 15.4 32.5
1973 15.6 32.7
1974 15.8 32.8
1975 16 33
1976 16.2 33.1
1977 16.4 33.2
1978 16.6 33.3
1979 16.9 33.4
1980 16.8 33.4
1981 16.8 33.5
1982 16.8 33.6
1983 16.8 33.8
1984 16.8 34
1985 16.8 34.2
1986 16.9 34.4
1987 16.9 34.7
1988 17 35
1989 17.1 35.3
1990 17.3 35.6
1991 17.4 36
1992 17.6 36.4
1993 17.8 36.9
1994 18 37.3
1995 18.3 37.8
1996 18.6 38.2
1997 18.8 38.6
1998 19.1 38.9
1999 19.4 39.2
2000 19.7 39.6
2001 20 39.9
2002 20.3 40.2
2003 20.6 40.5
2004 20.9 40.7
2005 21.2 40.9
2006 21.5 41.2
2007 21.7 41.4
2008 22 41.6
2009 22.2 41.8
2010 22.5 41.9
2011 22.7 42.2
2012 22.8 42.5
2013 22.7 42.7
2014 22.7 43
2015 22.7 43.3
2016 22.7 43.7
2017 22.8 44.2
2018 22.9 44.6
2019 23.1 45
2020 23.3 45.2
2021 23.4 45.4
2022 23.6 45.6
2023 23.9 45.8
2024 24.2 46

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Botswana Croatia
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
$85.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
48.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
4.09%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.53%
2023
1.78%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
20,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.2%
2025
-2.36%
2025
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
5.03%
2024
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
59.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
19.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
68.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.9%
2015
23.3%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2015
2.9%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
23
2023
81
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.59B
2023
$27.8B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.46B
2024
$3.34B
2024
Personal remittances received
$128M
2024
$6.74B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
21,608,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
23.4%
2020
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
92.6%
2024

Energy

Botswana Croatia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,165 kg
2022
2,237 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2022
$20.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.42 megatons
2023
17.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
4.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
68%
2022
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
34.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
11.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
23.7%
2022
57.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,522 kWh
2022
4,484 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.25%
2021
69.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
47%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Botswana Croatia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.05%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
-5,186
2024
Urban population
73.5%
2024
58.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
73
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
47
2024
Higher education index
55
2025
83
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
0.77
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
7.9
2019
Visa free countries
86
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
99.4%
2021
English speaking
38.4%
2023
57.1%
2023
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
83.6%
2024

Health

Botswana Croatia
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
$1,344
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
$123.5
2022
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
78.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
0.009%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
3.61
2021
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
29.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
4.6
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
31.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
64
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
37%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
7.65 liters
2020

Territory

Botswana Croatia
% of world land
0.38%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
5,588 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
5,737 sq mi
2025
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
7,516 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
16,751 mi
2015

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