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Botswana vs Curacao statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 156K in Curacao (ranked 179/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 171.4 sq mi for Curacao (ranked 47th vs. 182nd).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Curacao ranks 168/197 ($3.28B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Curacao ranks 56/197 ($21,062).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana Curacao
Population
2595266
155910
Population rank 143/197 179/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$3.28B
2023
GDP rank 133/197 168/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$21,062
2023
GDP per capita rank 98/197 56/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$30,716
2023
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
$14,281
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
171.4 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
909 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
24.2 years
2024
39.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
77.2 years
2025

Botswana and Curacao: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Curacao economies compared

GDP
Botswana

Curacao
Year GDP
Botswana Curacao
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 -
1991 $3,942,876,703 -
1992 $4,146,464,587 -
1993 $4,160,129,175 -
1994 $4,259,259,604 -
1995 $4,730,599,122 -
1996 $4,847,757,218 -
1997 $5,020,265,627 -
1998 $4,790,481,509 -
1999 $5,484,263,347 -
2000 $5,788,329,609 $2,120,511,229
2001 $5,489,608,300 $2,143,450,726
2002 $5,438,863,983 $2,160,784,693
2003 $7,511,582,173 $2,202,117,374
2004 $8,957,467,707 $2,237,160,503
2005 $9,918,907,108 $2,344,637,263
2006 $9,919,158,482 $2,457,581,732
2007 $10,567,270,656 $2,593,831,508
2008 $10,730,829,116 $2,833,476,145
2009 $10,118,459,242 $2,869,153,184
2010 $12,637,273,429 $2,951,342,793
2011 $15,110,643,612 $2,930,092,235
2012 $13,907,464,500 $3,012,836,257
2013 $14,271,738,933 $3,033,568,603
2014 $15,470,088,501 $3,059,406,983
2015 $13,530,748,845 $3,058,779,218
2016 $15,082,637,184 $3,024,690,168
2017 $16,105,155,857 $3,033,433,240
2018 $17,031,943,186 $3,046,364,804
2019 $16,725,908,149 $3,026,124,116
2020 $14,960,251,611 $2,534,327,592
2021 $18,750,182,235 $2,739,594,360
2022 $20,321,150,598 $3,075,180,835
2023 $19,411,266,967 $3,281,419,347
2024 $19,400,774,882 -

Botswana and Curacao economies compared

GDP per capita
Botswana

Curacao
Year GDP per capita
Botswana Curacao
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 -
1991 $2,939 -
1992 $3,005 -
1993 $2,929 -
1994 $2,917 -
1995 $3,156 -
1996 $3,156 -
1997 $3,194 -
1998 $2,981 -
1999 $3,340 -
2000 $3,451 $15,841
2001 $3,206 $16,610
2002 $3,117 $16,724
2003 $4,230 $16,696
2004 $4,957 $16,671
2005 $5,391 $17,032
2006 $5,292 $17,400
2007 $5,529 $18,006
2008 $5,503 $19,423
2009 $5,083 $19,540
2010 $6,216 $19,847
2011 $7,287 $19,426
2012 $6,596 $19,810
2013 $6,667 $19,721
2014 $7,122 $19,623
2015 $6,141 $19,362
2016 $6,749 $18,944
2017 $7,105 $18,938
2018 $7,408 $19,119
2019 $7,172 $19,221
2020 $6,323 $16,356
2021 $7,808 $17,980
2022 $8,329 $20,502
2023 $7,826 $21,062
2024 $7,695 -

Botswana vs. Curacao life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

Curacao
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Curacao
1950 46.2 60.3
1951 46.6 61
1952 47 61.6
1953 47.5 62.1
1954 48 62.7
1955 48.5 63.3
1956 49 63.8
1957 49.5 64.2
1958 50.1 64.7
1959 50.7 65.1
1960 51.2 65.4
1961 51.8 65.7
1962 52.3 66
1963 52.8 66.3
1964 53.4 66.6
1965 53.9 66.9
1966 54.4 67.1
1967 54.9 67.4
1968 55.4 67.7
1969 55.9 67.9
1970 56.4 68.2
1971 57.1 68.5
1972 57.7 68.8
1973 58.3 69.1
1974 58.9 69.4
1975 59.5 69.7
1976 60.2 70
1977 60.9 70.2
1978 61.5 70.4
1979 62 70.7
1980 62.5 71
1981 63 71.2
1982 63.4 71.4
1983 63.6 71.5
1984 63.7 71.7
1985 63.6 71.9
1986 63.4 72
1987 62.8 72.1
1988 61.7 72.2
1989 61.2 72.2
1990 60.1 72.4
1991 58.9 72.5
1992 58.2 72.7
1993 57.3 72.7
1994 56 72.8
1995 54.7 72.8
1996 54.3 72.9
1997 53.6 73
1998 53 73.1
1999 52.5 73.2
2000 52.3 73.3
2001 52.2 73.4
2002 52.4 73.5
2003 52.9 73.6
2004 53.6 73.7
2005 54.4 73.9
2006 55.1 74
2007 56.7 74.1
2008 57.7 74.3
2009 58.3 74.5
2010 59.1 75.1
2011 59.7 75.6
2012 60.4 76
2013 61.2 76.2
2014 62.2 76.4
2015 63.2 76.5
2016 64.3 76.3
2017 65.4 76.4
2018 66.4 76.5
2019 67.2 76.5
2020 67.6 76.5
2021 63.3 75.7
2022 68.7 76.7
2023 69.2 76.8
2024 69.3 77
2025 69.4 77.2

Botswana and Curacao population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

Curacao
Year Population
Botswana Curacao
1960 516,165 124,826
1961 527,942 126,125
1962 540,186 128,414
1963 552,966 130,860
1964 566,266 133,148
1965 574,664 135,266
1966 577,866 136,682
1967 580,933 138,140
1968 583,966 140,298
1969 587,066 142,581
1970 590,334 144,739
1971 600,481 147,389
1972 622,407 147,710
1973 652,408 146,912
1974 685,448 148,351
1975 720,380 149,129
1976 758,508 149,399
1977 799,574 149,459
1978 849,239 148,341
1979 901,742 147,851
1980 937,485 148,041
1981 969,996 148,629
1982 1,009,269 150,101
1983 1,046,137 151,159
1984 1,083,660 151,940
1985 1,121,945 152,711
1986 1,160,650 152,662
1987 1,199,167 151,456
1988 1,235,476 149,254
1989 1,270,274 146,937
1990 1,305,696 145,400
1991 1,341,756 144,403
1992 1,380,033 143,912
1993 1,420,115 144,299
1994 1,460,023 144,630
1995 1,498,836 145,139
1996 1,535,914 146,306
1997 1,571,691 146,956
1998 1,606,899 144,472
1999 1,641,997 139,428
2000 1,677,382 133,860
2001 1,712,254 129,047
2002 1,744,763 129,205
2003 1,775,736 131,897
2004 1,807,146 134,192
2005 1,839,877 137,658
2006 1,874,516 141,239
2007 1,911,201 144,056
2008 1,949,970 145,880
2009 1,990,673 146,833
2010 2,033,111 148,703
2011 2,073,535 150,831
2012 2,108,617 152,088
2013 2,140,682 153,822
2014 2,172,044 155,909
2015 2,203,273 157,980
2016 2,234,776 159,664
2017 2,266,747 160,175
2018 2,299,141 159,336
2019 2,332,083 157,441
2020 2,365,894 154,947
2021 2,401,441 152,369
2022 2,439,892 149,996
2023 2,480,244 155,800
2024 2,521,139 155,900

Fertility rates in Botswana and Curacao

Fertility rate
Botswana

Curacao
Year Fertility rate
Botswana Curacao
1960 6.6 5.13
1961 6.56 5.04
1962 6.54 4.93
1963 6.58 4.8
1964 6.61 4.64
1965 6.6 4.47
1966 6.61 4.26
1967 6.6 4.06
1968 6.58 3.83
1969 6.56 3.61
1970 6.55 3.4
1971 6.54 3.18
1972 6.56 2.99
1973 6.59 2.87
1974 6.61 2.77
1975 6.61 2.66
1976 6.6 2.55
1977 6.54 2.46
1978 6.48 2.38
1979 6.4 2.31
1980 6.29 2.27
1981 6.16 2.25
1982 5.97 2.24
1983 5.79 2.24
1984 5.63 2.24
1985 5.48 2.24
1986 5.33 2.24
1987 5.1 2.24
1988 4.88 2.25
1989 4.67 2.27
1990 4.51 2.3
1991 4.37 2.37
1992 4.26 2.43
1993 4.15 2.44
1994 4.02 2.43
1995 3.79 2.42
1996 3.57 2.4
1997 3.43 2.37
1998 3.36 2.32
1999 3.31 2.29
2000 3.29 2.34
2001 3.25 2.4
2002 3.18 2.3
2003 3.11 2.19
2004 3.06 2.1
2005 3.08 2.04
2006 3.11 2.1
2007 3.13 2
2008 3.13 2.2
2009 3.13 2.1
2010 3.14 2.2
2011 3.1 2.1
2012 3.07 2.2
2013 3.05 2.1
2014 3.03 2
2015 3.01 1.9
2016 2.99 1.7
2017 2.97 1.5
2018 2.94 1.7
2019 2.91 1.6
2020 2.86 1.4
2021 2.83 1.4
2022 2.79 1.3
2023 2.73 1.2

Botswana and Curacao demographics compared

Median age
Botswana

Curacao
Year Median age, years
Botswana Curacao
1960 17.7 19.8
1961 17.4 19.6
1962 17.1 19.5
1963 16.8 19.4
1964 16.6 19.4
1965 16.4 19.5
1966 16.2 19.5
1967 15.9 19.6
1968 15.7 19.7
1969 15.6 19.7
1970 15.4 19.8
1971 15.3 19.9
1972 15.4 20.1
1973 15.6 20.4
1974 15.8 20.8
1975 16 21.2
1976 16.2 21.6
1977 16.4 22
1978 16.6 22.4
1979 16.9 22.8
1980 16.8 23.3
1981 16.8 23.7
1982 16.8 24.1
1983 16.8 24.6
1984 16.8 25.1
1985 16.8 25.6
1986 16.9 26.1
1987 16.9 26.6
1988 17 27.1
1989 17.1 27.7
1990 17.3 28.2
1991 17.4 28.7
1992 17.6 29.2
1993 17.8 29.8
1994 18 30.3
1995 18.3 30.8
1996 18.6 31.3
1997 18.8 31.8
1998 19.1 32.4
1999 19.4 33
2000 19.7 33.6
2001 20 34.1
2002 20.3 34.6
2003 20.6 35.3
2004 20.9 35.8
2005 21.2 36.3
2006 21.5 36.8
2007 21.7 37.3
2008 22 37.9
2009 22.2 38.4
2010 22.5 39
2011 22.7 39.5
2012 22.8 39.9
2013 22.7 39.9
2014 22.7 39.9
2015 22.7 40
2016 22.7 40.1
2017 22.8 40.2
2018 22.9 38.4
2019 23.1 37.6
2020 23.3 38.5
2021 23.4 38.7
2022 23.6 39
2023 23.9 39.2
2024 24.2 39.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Botswana Curacao
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
$3.27B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
31%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
5.44%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.53%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.2%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
19.1%
2020
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
73.3%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
11.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
78
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
n/a
Personal remittances received
$128M
2024
$116M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
1,293,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
27.8%
2020
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Botswana Curacao
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,165 kg
2022
5,775 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2022
$5.12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.42 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
2.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
2.15%
2022
Net energy imports use share
23.7%
2022
236.1%
2018
Electric power consumption per capita
1,522 kWh
2022
5,140 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.25%
2021
18.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Botswana Curacao
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
+513
2024
Urban population
73.5%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
63.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
72
2025
Higher education index
55
2025
8
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
17.1
2007
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
17
2025
Visa free countries
86
2025
n/a
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
n/a
English speaking
38.4%
2023
60%
2025
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
68.1%
2017

Health

Botswana Curacao
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
77.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
n/a
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
13.4%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
81
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Botswana Curacao
% of world land
0.38%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
1,100 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
0.27 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
342 mi
2025

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