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Botswana vs Cuba statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 11M in Cuba (ranked 86/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 40,077 sq mi for Cuba (ranked 47th vs. 103rd).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Cuba ranks 69/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Cuba ranks 87/197 ($9,605).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana Cuba
Population
2595266
10937204
Population rank 143/197 89/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$107B
2020
GDP rank 133/197 69/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$9,605
2020
GDP per capita rank 98/197 87/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$12,300
2016
Government debt
$6.36B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.8%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$2,523
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 110/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,596
2025
$3,584
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
40,077 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
274 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
1.44
2023
Median age
24.2 years
2024
43.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
78.4 years
2025

Botswana and Cuba: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Cuba economies compared

GDP
Botswana

Cuba
Year GDP
Botswana Cuba
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 $5,693,005,200
1971 $127,448,614 $6,914,658,400
1972 $164,460,915 $8,135,150,892
1973 $244,124,164 $9,987,709,650
1974 $306,044,208 $11,405,957,317
1975 $355,168,572 $13,027,415,244
1976 $372,025,093 $13,789,579,903
1977 $451,624,780 $14,206,158,675
1978 $590,407,374 $17,844,705,325
1979 $819,870,259 $19,584,443,288
1980 $1,060,889,704 $19,912,889,861
1981 $1,073,812,830 $20,150,254,096
1982 $1,014,945,696 $20,953,510,235
1983 $1,172,230,397 $22,204,940,512
1984 $1,240,822,167 $24,039,383,608
1985 $1,114,783,343 $22,920,490,774
1986 $1,392,602,164 $24,226,574,634
1987 $1,965,226,890 $25,213,935,012
1988 $2,644,554,159 $27,458,999,472
1989 $3,083,822,112 $27,023,468,666
1990 $3,790,636,324 $28,645,436,569
1991 $3,942,876,703 $24,316,556,026
1992 $4,146,464,587 $22,085,858,243
1993 $4,160,129,175 $22,367,254,865
1994 $4,259,259,604 $28,448,326,757
1995 $4,730,599,122 $30,429,803,651
1996 $4,847,757,218 $25,017,368,700
1997 $5,020,265,627 $25,365,908,100
1998 $4,790,481,509 $25,736,331,200
1999 $5,484,263,347 $28,364,615,200
2000 $5,788,329,609 $30,565,400,000
2001 $5,489,608,300 $31,682,400,000
2002 $5,438,863,983 $33,590,500,000
2003 $7,511,582,173 $35,901,200,000
2004 $8,957,467,707 $38,203,000,000
2005 $9,918,907,108 $42,643,836,100
2006 $9,919,158,482 $48,835,925,926
2007 $10,567,270,656 $54,262,870,370
2008 $10,730,829,116 $56,302,129,630
2009 $10,118,459,242 $57,481,481,481
2010 $12,637,273,429 $59,562,962,963
2011 $15,110,643,612 $68,990,000,000
2012 $13,907,464,500 $73,141,000,000
2013 $14,271,738,933 $77,148,000,000
2014 $15,470,088,501 $80,656,100,000
2015 $13,530,748,845 $87,132,800,000
2016 $15,082,637,184 $91,370,407,864
2017 $16,105,155,857 $96,850,649,692
2018 $17,031,943,186 $100,050,036,096
2019 $16,725,908,149 $103,427,600,000
2020 $14,960,251,611 $107,351,800,000
2021 $18,750,182,235 -
2022 $20,321,150,598 -
2023 $19,411,266,967 -
2024 $19,400,774,882 -

Botswana and Cuba economies compared

GDP per capita
Botswana

Cuba
Year GDP per capita
Botswana Cuba
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 $645
1971 $212.2 $770
1972 $264.2 $892
1973 $374 $1,079
1974 $446 $1,217
1975 $493 $1,374
1976 $490 $1,441
1977 $565 $1,472
1978 $695 $1,837
1979 $909 $2,006
1980 $1,132 $2,031
1981 $1,107 $2,046
1982 $1,006 $2,114
1983 $1,121 $2,222
1984 $1,145 $2,386
1985 $994 $2,257
1986 $1,200 $2,365
1987 $1,639 $2,440
1988 $2,141 $2,632
1989 $2,428 $2,566
1990 $2,903 $2,694
1991 $2,939 $2,269
1992 $3,005 $2,048
1993 $2,929 $2,063
1994 $2,917 $2,613
1995 $3,156 $2,785
1996 $3,156 $2,282
1997 $3,194 $2,306
1998 $2,981 $2,332
1999 $3,340 $2,562
2000 $3,451 $2,751
2001 $3,206 $2,843
2002 $3,117 $3,005
2003 $4,230 $3,203
2004 $4,957 $3,399
2005 $5,391 $3,786
2006 $5,292 $4,330
2007 $5,529 $4,807
2008 $5,503 $4,986
2009 $5,083 $5,089
2010 $6,216 $5,272
2011 $7,287 $6,104
2012 $6,596 $6,471
2013 $6,667 $6,828
2014 $7,122 $7,147
2015 $6,141 $7,728
2016 $6,749 $8,111
2017 $7,105 $8,611
2018 $7,408 $8,911
2019 $7,172 $9,232
2020 $6,323 $9,605
2021 $7,808 -
2022 $8,329 -
2023 $7,826 -
2024 $7,695 -

Botswana vs. Cuba life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

Cuba
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Cuba
1950 46.2 59
1951 46.6 59.4
1952 47 59.8
1953 47.5 60.2
1954 48 60.7
1955 48.5 61.2
1956 49 61.5
1957 49.5 61.9
1958 50.1 62.3
1959 50.7 62.8
1960 51.2 63.3
1961 51.8 63.7
1962 52.3 64.4
1963 52.8 64.3
1964 53.4 65.3
1965 53.9 65.6
1966 54.4 66.1
1967 54.9 66.5
1968 55.4 66.9
1969 55.9 67.4
1970 56.4 67.9
1971 57.1 68.4
1972 57.7 68.9
1973 58.3 69.3
1974 58.9 69.9
1975 59.5 70.4
1976 60.2 70.9
1977 60.9 71.4
1978 61.5 71.9
1979 62 72.3
1980 62.5 72.6
1981 63 73
1982 63.4 73.4
1983 63.6 73.6
1984 63.7 73.6
1985 63.6 73.5
1986 63.4 73.6
1987 62.8 73.6
1988 61.7 73.7
1989 61.2 73.7
1990 60.1 73.8
1991 58.9 73.8
1992 58.2 73.8
1993 57.3 73.9
1994 56 74.1
1995 54.7 74.3
1996 54.3 74.7
1997 53.6 75.1
1998 53 75.4
1999 52.5 75.7
2000 52.3 75.9
2001 52.2 76.4
2002 52.4 76.8
2003 52.9 77.4
2004 53.6 77.3
2005 54.4 77.5
2006 55.1 77.4
2007 56.7 77.6
2008 57.7 77.6
2009 58.3 77.6
2010 59.1 77.9
2011 59.7 78.1
2012 60.4 78.2
2013 61.2 78
2014 62.2 77.8
2015 63.2 77.7
2016 64.3 77.6
2017 65.4 77.3
2018 66.4 77.4
2019 67.2 77.4
2020 67.6 77.4
2021 63.3 73.2
2022 68.7 77.6
2023 69.2 78.1
2024 69.3 78.3
2025 69.4 78.4

Botswana and Cuba population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

Cuba
Year Population
Botswana Cuba
1960 516,165 7,238,081
1961 527,942 7,387,117
1962 540,186 7,541,098
1963 552,966 7,701,660
1964 566,266 7,866,020
1965 574,664 8,030,797
1966 577,866 8,193,450
1967 580,933 8,352,625
1968 583,966 8,509,522
1969 587,066 8,666,640
1970 590,334 8,824,382
1971 600,481 8,979,085
1972 622,407 9,123,891
1973 652,408 9,255,328
1974 685,448 9,374,183
1975 720,380 9,479,726
1976 758,508 9,571,242
1977 799,574 9,648,440
1978 849,239 9,711,980
1979 901,742 9,763,355
1980 937,485 9,804,796
1981 969,996 9,849,320
1982 1,009,269 9,912,681
1983 1,046,137 9,991,026
1984 1,083,660 10,073,299
1985 1,121,945 10,157,228
1986 1,160,650 10,244,247
1987 1,199,167 10,335,342
1988 1,235,476 10,432,585
1989 1,270,274 10,533,243
1990 1,305,696 10,631,799
1991 1,341,756 10,717,640
1992 1,380,033 10,785,801
1993 1,420,115 10,841,031
1994 1,460,023 10,886,021
1995 1,498,836 10,925,362
1996 1,535,914 10,962,010
1997 1,571,691 10,997,934
1998 1,606,899 11,034,712
1999 1,641,997 11,072,230
2000 1,677,382 11,109,109
2001 1,712,254 11,144,132
2002 1,744,763 11,177,418
2003 1,775,736 11,209,383
2004 1,807,146 11,238,756
2005 1,839,877 11,262,554
2006 1,874,516 11,278,550
2007 1,911,201 11,287,272
2008 1,949,970 11,291,762
2009 1,990,673 11,294,719
2010 2,033,111 11,297,409
2011 2,073,535 11,301,571
2012 2,108,617 11,303,175
2013 2,140,682 11,298,167
2014 2,172,044 11,285,775
2015 2,203,273 11,275,065
2016 2,234,776 11,265,612
2017 2,266,747 11,247,829
2018 2,299,141 11,227,118
2019 2,332,083 11,202,846
2020 2,365,894 11,176,354
2021 2,401,441 11,122,168
2022 2,439,892 11,059,820
2023 2,480,244 11,019,931
2024 2,521,139 10,979,783

Fertility rates in Botswana and Cuba

Fertility rate
Botswana

Cuba
Year Fertility rate
Botswana Cuba
1960 6.6 4.13
1961 6.56 4.26
1962 6.54 4.42
1963 6.58 4.56
1964 6.61 4.53
1965 6.6 4.5
1966 6.61 4.4
1967 6.6 4.29
1968 6.58 4.19
1969 6.56 4.12
1970 6.55 3.98
1971 6.54 3.8
1972 6.56 3.61
1973 6.59 3.4
1974 6.61 3.16
1975 6.61 2.82
1976 6.6 2.51
1977 6.54 2.21
1978 6.48 1.88
1979 6.4 1.77
1980 6.29 1.64
1981 6.16 1.59
1982 5.97 1.78
1983 5.79 1.8
1984 5.63 1.77
1985 5.48 1.77
1986 5.33 1.78
1987 5.1 1.8
1988 4.88 1.85
1989 4.67 1.83
1990 4.51 1.81
1991 4.37 1.66
1992 4.26 1.56
1993 4.15 1.49
1994 4.02 1.47
1995 3.79 1.48
1996 3.57 1.46
1997 3.43 1.59
1998 3.36 1.62
1999 3.31 1.64
2000 3.29 1.61
2001 3.25 1.6
2002 3.18 1.65
2003 3.11 1.63
2004 3.06 1.55
2005 3.08 1.49
2006 3.11 1.4
2007 3.13 1.44
2008 3.13 1.58
2009 3.13 1.68
2010 3.14 1.67
2011 3.1 1.73
2012 3.07 1.67
2013 3.05 1.68
2014 3.03 1.66
2015 3.01 1.69
2016 2.99 1.6
2017 2.97 1.59
2018 2.94 1.61
2019 2.91 1.54
2020 2.86 1.49
2021 2.83 1.43
2022 2.79 1.41
2023 2.73 1.44

Botswana and Cuba demographics compared

Median age
Botswana

Cuba
Year Median age, years
Botswana Cuba
1960 17.7 22.5
1961 17.4 22.5
1962 17.1 22.4
1963 16.8 22.3
1964 16.6 22.2
1965 16.4 22.1
1966 16.2 22
1967 15.9 21.9
1968 15.7 21.9
1969 15.6 21.8
1970 15.4 21.8
1971 15.3 21.9
1972 15.4 21.9
1973 15.6 22.1
1974 15.8 22.2
1975 16 22.5
1976 16.2 22.7
1977 16.4 23
1978 16.6 23.4
1979 16.9 23.7
1980 16.8 24.1
1981 16.8 24.5
1982 16.8 24.8
1983 16.8 25.1
1984 16.8 25.5
1985 16.8 25.9
1986 16.9 26.3
1987 16.9 26.7
1988 17 27.1
1989 17.1 27.5
1990 17.3 27.9
1991 17.4 28.3
1992 17.6 28.7
1993 17.8 29.2
1994 18 29.7
1995 18.3 30.3
1996 18.6 30.9
1997 18.8 31.4
1998 19.1 32
1999 19.4 32.5
2000 19.7 33.1
2001 20 33.6
2002 20.3 34.2
2003 20.6 34.7
2004 20.9 35.2
2005 21.2 35.7
2006 21.5 36.2
2007 21.7 36.8
2008 22 37.3
2009 22.2 37.7
2010 22.5 38.2
2011 22.7 38.6
2012 22.8 39.1
2013 22.7 39.7
2014 22.7 40.2
2015 22.7 40.6
2016 22.7 40.9
2017 22.8 41.3
2018 22.9 41.6
2019 23.1 41.9
2020 23.3 42.1
2021 23.4 42.3
2022 23.6 42.5
2023 23.9 42.8
2024 24.2 43.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Botswana Cuba
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
$101B
2019
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
49%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
8.44%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.53%
2023
2.88%
2018
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
76,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.2%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
1.7%
2018
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
70%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
27.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
25.4
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
$144M
1960
Personal remittances received
$128M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
1,086,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Botswana Cuba
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,165 kg
2022
816 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.42 megatons
2023
22.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
88.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
20.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
0.34%
2022
Net energy imports use share
23.7%
2022
62.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,522 kWh
2022
1,102 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.25%
2021
5.19%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.77%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Botswana Cuba
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
-22,356
2024
Urban population
73.5%
2024
77.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.7 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
47.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
55
2025
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
4.42
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
86
2025
75
2025
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
99.7%
2021
English speaking
38.4%
2023
6%
2025
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
71.3%
2023

Health

Botswana Cuba
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
$1,199
2020
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
$107
2020
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
78.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
0.03%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
9.43
2021
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
35
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
8.3
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
22.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
9.4%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
90
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
17.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
5.38 liters
2020

Territory

Botswana Cuba
% of world land
0.38%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
3,650 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
24,714 sq mi
2025
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
12,517 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
n/a

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