Botswana vs Denmark statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 5.98M in Denmark (ranked 114/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 15,444 sq mi for Denmark (ranked 47th vs. 130th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Denmark ranks 38/197 ($429B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Denmark ranks 12/197 ($71,852).

Botswana and Denmark: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Denmark economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Denmark

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Denmark
1960	$30,411,414	$6,361,166,545
1961	$32,902,613	$7,058,361,229
1962	$35,644,957	$7,953,274,741
1963	$38,091,843	$8,466,044,980
1964	$41,616,348	$9,677,401,337
1965	$45,788,696	$10,870,670,865
1966	$51,465,655	$11,931,740,293
1967	$58,642,354	$13,059,064,806
1968	$66,248,441	$13,505,574,133
1969	$77,361,547	$15,414,902,667
1970	$96,243,234	$17,075,457,733
1971	$127,448,614	$19,086,192,720
1972	$164,460,915	$23,230,667,549
1973	$244,124,164	$30,718,181,337
1974	$306,044,208	$34,125,712,481
1975	$355,168,572	$40,418,967,666
1976	$372,025,093	$44,503,607,444
1977	$451,624,780	$49,711,709,588
1978	$590,407,374	$60,320,089,218
1979	$819,870,259	$70,393,030,603
1980	$1,060,889,704	$70,811,287,816
1981	$1,073,812,830	$61,459,941,461
1982	$1,014,945,696	$60,084,214,872
1983	$1,172,230,397	$60,331,158,447
1984	$1,240,822,167	$58,868,891,335
1985	$1,114,783,343	$62,452,421,011
1986	$1,392,602,164	$87,748,695,217
1987	$1,965,226,890	$109,183,446,340
1988	$2,644,554,159	$115,540,189,705
1989	$3,083,822,112	$112,312,200,761
1990	$3,790,636,324	$138,217,740,684
1991	$3,942,876,703	$139,180,507,778
1992	$4,146,464,587	$152,966,494,260
1993	$4,160,129,175	$143,111,306,004
1994	$4,259,259,604	$156,017,919,221
1995	$4,730,599,122	$184,848,481,008
1996	$4,847,757,218	$187,481,157,846
1997	$5,020,265,627	$173,241,365,735
1998	$4,790,481,509	$176,877,077,513
1999	$5,484,263,347	$177,887,720,536
2000	$5,788,329,609	$164,043,817,224
2001	$5,489,608,300	$164,881,594,415
2002	$5,438,863,983	$178,788,209,558
2003	$7,511,582,173	$218,421,193,436
2004	$8,957,467,707	$251,986,155,631
2005	$9,918,907,108	$265,150,087,712
2006	$9,919,158,482	$283,386,151,544
2007	$10,567,270,656	$320,213,157,595
2008	$10,730,829,116	$354,979,471,960
2009	$10,118,459,242	$322,619,152,195
2010	$12,637,273,429	$322,345,594,075
2011	$15,110,643,612	$344,315,595,263
2012	$13,907,464,500	$326,792,574,245
2013	$14,271,738,933	$344,631,016,965
2014	$15,470,088,501	$352,832,602,064
2015	$13,530,748,845	$301,758,922,338
2016	$15,082,637,184	$312,181,849,372
2017	$16,105,155,857	$331,610,593,962
2018	$17,031,943,186	$355,293,374,912
2019	$16,725,908,149	$345,401,473,013
2020	$14,960,251,611	$355,631,021,932
2021	$18,750,182,235	$408,378,204,640
2022	$20,321,150,598	$401,945,576,108
2023	$19,411,266,967	$407,091,920,305
2024	$19,400,774,882	$429,457,372,072

Botswana and Denmark economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Denmark

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Denmark
1960	$58.9	$1,389
1961	$62.3	$1,531
1962	$66	$1,711
1963	$68.9	$1,807
1964	$73.5	$2,049
1965	$79.7	$2,284
1966	$89.1	$2,487
1967	$100.9	$2,701
1968	$113.4	$2,776
1969	$131.8	$3,151
1970	$163	$3,464
1971	$212.2	$3,846
1972	$264.2	$4,654
1973	$374	$6,117
1974	$446	$6,764
1975	$493	$7,988
1976	$490	$8,773
1977	$565	$9,770
1978	$695	$11,818
1979	$909	$13,757
1980	$1,132	$13,822
1981	$1,107	$12,000
1982	$1,006	$11,740
1983	$1,121	$11,797
1984	$1,145	$11,517
1985	$994	$12,213
1986	$1,200	$17,137
1987	$1,639	$21,296
1988	$2,141	$22,525
1989	$2,428	$21,882
1990	$2,903	$26,886
1991	$2,939	$27,003
1992	$3,005	$29,579
1993	$2,929	$27,582
1994	$2,917	$29,968
1995	$3,156	$35,321
1996	$3,156	$35,622
1997	$3,194	$32,780
1998	$2,981	$33,346
1999	$3,340	$33,426
2000	$3,451	$30,722
2001	$3,206	$30,768
2002	$3,117	$33,257
2003	$4,230	$40,519
2004	$4,957	$46,625
2005	$5,391	$48,926
2006	$5,292	$52,119
2007	$5,529	$58,632
2008	$5,503	$64,617
2009	$5,083	$58,413
2010	$6,216	$58,105
2011	$7,287	$61,810
2012	$6,596	$58,444
2013	$6,667	$61,378
2014	$7,122	$62,520
2015	$6,141	$53,094
2016	$6,749	$54,501
2017	$7,105	$57,522
2018	$7,408	$61,325
2019	$7,172	$59,404
2020	$6,323	$60,985
2021	$7,808	$69,728
2022	$8,329	$68,091
2023	$7,826	$68,454
2024	$7,695	$71,852

Botswana vs. Denmark life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Denmark

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Denmark
1950	46.2	70.3
1951	46.6	70.9
1952	47	70.8
1953	47.5	71.2
1954	48	71.3
1955	48.5	71.9
1956	49	72
1957	49.5	71.8
1958	50.1	72.2
1959	50.7	72.2
1960	51.2	72.2
1961	51.8	72.5
1962	52.3	72.4
1963	52.8	72.4
1964	53.4	72.5
1965	53.9	72.4
1966	54.4	72.5
1967	54.9	73
1968	55.4	73.1
1969	55.9	73.2
1970	56.4	73.4
1971	57.1	73.4
1972	57.7	73.5
1973	58.3	73.7
1974	58.9	73.8
1975	59.5	74.1
1976	60.2	73.8
1977	60.9	74.7
1978	61.5	74.4
1979	62	74.2
1980	62.5	74.1
1981	63	74.3
1982	63.4	74.6
1983	63.6	74.5
1984	63.7	74.6
1985	63.6	74.5
1986	63.4	74.6
1987	62.8	74.7
1988	61.7	74.8
1989	61.2	74.9
1990	60.1	74.9
1991	58.9	75.2
1992	58.2	75.3
1993	57.3	75.2
1994	56	75.4
1995	54.7	75.3
1996	54.3	75.7
1997	53.6	76
1998	53	76.4
1999	52.5	76.6
2000	52.3	76.8
2001	52.2	77
2002	52.4	77.1
2003	52.9	77.4
2004	53.6	77.8
2005	54.4	78.2
2006	55.1	78.2
2007	56.7	78.3
2008	57.7	78.7
2009	58.3	79
2010	59.1	79.2
2011	59.7	79.8
2012	60.4	80.1
2013	61.2	80.3
2014	62.2	80.6
2015	63.2	80.7
2016	64.3	80.9
2017	65.4	81.1
2018	66.4	81
2019	67.2	81.4
2020	67.6	81.5
2021	63.3	81.4
2022	68.7	81.3
2023	69.2	81.9
2024	69.3	82.1
2025	69.4	82.2

Botswana and Denmark population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Denmark

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Denmark
1960	516,165	4,579,603
1961	527,942	4,611,687
1962	540,186	4,647,727
1963	552,966	4,684,483
1964	566,266	4,722,072
1965	574,664	4,759,012
1966	577,866	4,797,381
1967	580,933	4,835,354
1968	583,966	4,864,883
1969	587,066	4,891,860
1970	590,334	4,928,757
1971	600,481	4,963,126
1972	622,407	4,991,596
1973	652,408	5,021,861
1974	685,448	5,045,297
1975	720,380	5,059,862
1976	758,508	5,072,596
1977	799,574	5,088,419
1978	849,239	5,104,248
1979	901,742	5,116,801
1980	937,485	5,123,027
1981	969,996	5,121,572
1982	1,009,269	5,117,810
1983	1,046,137	5,114,297
1984	1,083,660	5,111,619
1985	1,121,945	5,113,691
1986	1,160,650	5,120,534
1987	1,199,167	5,127,024
1988	1,235,476	5,129,516
1989	1,270,274	5,132,594
1990	1,305,696	5,140,939
1991	1,341,756	5,154,298
1992	1,380,033	5,171,370
1993	1,420,115	5,188,628
1994	1,460,023	5,206,180
1995	1,498,836	5,233,373
1996	1,535,914	5,263,074
1997	1,571,691	5,284,991
1998	1,606,899	5,304,219
1999	1,641,997	5,321,799
2000	1,677,382	5,339,616
2001	1,712,254	5,358,783
2002	1,744,763	5,375,931
2003	1,775,736	5,390,574
2004	1,807,146	5,404,523
2005	1,839,877	5,419,432
2006	1,874,516	5,437,272
2007	1,911,201	5,461,438
2008	1,949,970	5,493,621
2009	1,990,673	5,523,095
2010	2,033,111	5,547,683
2011	2,073,535	5,570,572
2012	2,108,617	5,591,572
2013	2,140,682	5,614,932
2014	2,172,044	5,643,475
2015	2,203,273	5,683,483
2016	2,234,776	5,728,010
2017	2,266,747	5,764,980
2018	2,299,141	5,793,636
2019	2,332,083	5,814,422
2020	2,365,894	5,831,404
2021	2,401,441	5,856,733
2022	2,439,892	5,903,037
2023	2,480,244	5,946,952
2024	2,521,139	5,976,992

Fertility rates in Botswana and Denmark

Fertility rate

Botswana

Denmark

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Denmark
1960	6.6	2.57
1961	6.56	2.55
1962	6.54	2.55
1963	6.58	2.67
1964	6.61	2.6
1965	6.6	2.61
1966	6.61	2.62
1967	6.6	2.35
1968	6.58	2.12
1969	6.56	2
1970	6.55	1.95
1971	6.54	2.04
1972	6.56	2.03
1973	6.59	1.92
1974	6.61	1.9
1975	6.61	1.92
1976	6.6	1.75
1977	6.54	1.66
1978	6.48	1.67
1979	6.4	1.6
1980	6.29	1.55
1981	6.16	1.44
1982	5.97	1.43
1983	5.79	1.38
1984	5.63	1.4
1985	5.48	1.45
1986	5.33	1.48
1987	5.1	1.5
1988	4.88	1.56
1989	4.67	1.62
1990	4.51	1.67
1991	4.37	1.68
1992	4.26	1.76
1993	4.15	1.75
1994	4.02	1.81
1995	3.79	1.8
1996	3.57	1.75
1997	3.43	1.75
1998	3.36	1.72
1999	3.31	1.73
2000	3.29	1.77
2001	3.25	1.74
2002	3.18	1.72
2003	3.11	1.76
2004	3.06	1.78
2005	3.08	1.8
2006	3.11	1.85
2007	3.13	1.84
2008	3.13	1.89
2009	3.13	1.84
2010	3.14	1.87
2011	3.1	1.75
2012	3.07	1.73
2013	3.05	1.67
2014	3.03	1.69
2015	3.01	1.71
2016	2.99	1.79
2017	2.97	1.75
2018	2.94	1.73
2019	2.91	1.7
2020	2.86	1.68
2021	2.83	1.72
2022	2.79	1.55
2023	2.73	1.5

Botswana and Denmark demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Denmark

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Denmark
1960	17.7	33
1961	17.4	33.1
1962	17.1	33
1963	16.8	33
1964	16.6	32.9
1965	16.4	32.8
1966	16.2	32.6
1967	15.9	32.5
1968	15.7	32.5
1969	15.6	32.5
1970	15.4	32.5
1971	15.3	32.5
1972	15.4	32.6
1973	15.6	32.7
1974	15.8	32.8
1975	16	33
1976	16.2	33.2
1977	16.4	33.4
1978	16.6	33.7
1979	16.9	33.9
1980	16.8	34.3
1981	16.8	34.7
1982	16.8	35.1
1983	16.8	35.5
1984	16.8	35.7
1985	16.8	36
1986	16.9	36.2
1987	16.9	36.5
1988	17	36.7
1989	17.1	36.9
1990	17.3	37.1
1991	17.4	37.3
1992	17.6	37.4
1993	17.8	37.5
1994	18	37.6
1995	18.3	37.7
1996	18.6	37.7
1997	18.8	37.9
1998	19.1	38
1999	19.4	38.2
2000	19.7	38.4
2001	20	38.6
2002	20.3	38.8
2003	20.6	39
2004	20.9	39.2
2005	21.2	39.5
2006	21.5	39.8
2007	21.7	40.1
2008	22	40.2
2009	22.2	40.4
2010	22.5	40.5
2011	22.7	40.7
2012	22.8	41
2013	22.7	41.2
2014	22.7	41.4
2015	22.7	41.5
2016	22.7	41.6
2017	22.8	41.7
2018	22.9	41.8
2019	23.1	41.9
2020	23.3	42.1
2021	23.4	42.2
2022	23.6	42.1
2023	23.9	42.2
2024	24.2	42.3

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