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Botswana vs Djibouti statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 1.17M in Djibouti (ranked 158/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 8,950 sq mi for Djibouti (ranked 47th vs. 147th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Djibouti ranks 165/197 ($4.09B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Djibouti ranks 134/197 ($3,496).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana Djibouti
Population
2595266
1196428
Population rank 143/197 158/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$4.09B
2024
GDP rank 133/197 165/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$3,496
2024
GDP per capita rank 98/197 134/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$7,776
2024
Government debt
$6.36B
2024
$1.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.8%
2025
31.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,523
2024
$1,163
2024
Government debt per person rank 110/185 138/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,596
2025
$2,788
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
8,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
130.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
2.61
2023
Median age
24.2 years
2024
25.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
66.4 years
2025

Botswana and Djibouti: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Djibouti economies compared

GDP
Botswana

Djibouti
Year GDP
Botswana Djibouti
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 $340,989,528
1986 $1,392,602,164 -
1987 $1,965,226,890 $373,371,738
1988 $2,644,554,159 $395,794,539
1989 $3,083,822,112 $409,220,087
1990 $3,790,636,324 $452,328,087
1991 $3,942,876,703 $462,421,999
1992 $4,146,464,587 $478,058,305
1993 $4,160,129,175 $466,048,469
1994 $4,259,259,604 $491,689,221
1995 $4,730,599,122 $497,723,961
1996 $4,847,757,218 $494,004,648
1997 $5,020,265,627 $502,675,542
1998 $4,790,481,509 $514,267,869
1999 $5,484,263,347 $536,080,148
2000 $5,788,329,609 $551,230,862
2001 $5,489,608,300 $572,417,441
2002 $5,438,863,983 $591,122,040
2003 $7,511,582,173 $622,044,666
2004 $8,957,467,707 $666,072,102
2005 $9,918,907,108 $708,633,195
2006 $9,919,158,482 $768,873,684
2007 $10,567,270,656 $847,918,929
2008 $10,730,829,116 $999,105,339
2009 $10,118,459,242 $1,049,110,685
2010 $12,637,273,429 $1,128,611,700
2011 $15,110,643,612 $1,239,144,502
2012 $13,907,464,500 $1,353,632,942
2013 $14,271,738,933 $2,044,440,443
2014 $15,470,088,501 $2,220,637,966
2015 $13,530,748,845 $2,424,391,785
2016 $15,082,637,184 $2,604,955,229
2017 $16,105,155,857 $2,762,581,334
2018 $17,031,943,186 $2,913,464,658
2019 $16,725,908,149 $3,088,851,450
2020 $14,960,251,611 $3,144,136,197
2021 $18,750,182,235 $3,392,796,953
2022 $20,321,150,598 $3,562,814,909
2023 $19,411,266,967 $3,917,150,481
2024 $19,400,774,882 $4,086,402,719

Botswana and Djibouti economies compared

GDP per capita
Botswana

Djibouti
Year GDP per capita
Botswana Djibouti
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 $847
1986 $1,200 $800
1987 $1,639 $822
1988 $2,141 $817
1989 $2,428 $782
1990 $2,903 $780
1991 $2,939 $733
1992 $3,005 $764
1993 $2,929 $759
1994 $2,917 $785
1995 $3,156 $786
1996 $3,156 $762
1997 $3,194 $748
1998 $2,981 $735
1999 $3,340 $740
2000 $3,451 $738
2001 $3,206 $742
2002 $3,117 $743
2003 $4,230 $765
2004 $4,957 $806
2005 $5,391 $844
2006 $5,292 $898
2007 $5,529 $970
2008 $5,503 $1,119
2009 $5,083 $1,151
2010 $6,216 $1,213
2011 $7,287 $1,306
2012 $6,596 $1,400
2013 $6,667 $2,076
2014 $7,122 $2,215
2015 $6,141 $2,376
2016 $6,749 $2,510
2017 $7,105 $2,619
2018 $7,408 $2,718
2019 $7,172 $2,837
2020 $6,323 $2,845
2021 $7,808 $3,026
2022 $8,329 $3,133
2023 $7,826 $3,398
2024 $7,695 $3,496

Botswana vs. Djibouti life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

Djibouti
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Djibouti
1950 46.2 40.7
1951 46.6 41
1952 47 41.2
1953 47.5 41.5
1954 48 41.8
1955 48.5 42
1956 49 42.3
1957 49.5 42.6
1958 50.1 42.8
1959 50.7 43.1
1960 51.2 43.4
1961 51.8 43.8
1962 52.3 44.1
1963 52.8 44.4
1964 53.4 44.8
1965 53.9 45.2
1966 54.4 45.6
1967 54.9 46.1
1968 55.4 46.6
1969 55.9 47.1
1970 56.4 47.5
1971 57.1 47.3
1972 57.7 48.5
1973 58.3 49.1
1974 58.9 49.5
1975 59.5 49.9
1976 60.2 50.3
1977 60.9 50.8
1978 61.5 51.2
1979 62 51.6
1980 62.5 52
1981 63 52.4
1982 63.4 52.9
1983 63.6 53.3
1984 63.7 53.7
1985 63.6 54.1
1986 63.4 54.5
1987 62.8 54.8
1988 61.7 55.1
1989 61.2 55.4
1990 60.1 55.5
1991 58.9 55.2
1992 58.2 54.4
1993 57.3 55.7
1994 56 55.6
1995 54.7 56.2
1996 54.3 56.3
1997 53.6 56.2
1998 53 56.4
1999 52.5 56.6
2000 52.3 56.7
2001 52.2 57.5
2002 52.4 57.8
2003 52.9 58
2004 53.6 58.1
2005 54.4 58.5
2006 55.1 59
2007 56.7 59.4
2008 57.7 59.8
2009 58.3 60.4
2010 59.1 60.7
2011 59.7 61.3
2012 60.4 61.7
2013 61.2 62.1
2014 62.2 62.4
2015 63.2 62.8
2016 64.3 63.3
2017 65.4 63.7
2018 66.4 64.1
2019 67.2 64.4
2020 67.6 64.2
2021 63.3 63.8
2022 68.7 65.5
2023 69.2 66
2024 69.3 66.2
2025 69.4 66.4

Botswana and Djibouti population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

Djibouti
Year Population
Botswana Djibouti
1960 516,165 86,024
1961 527,942 89,390
1962 540,186 93,283
1963 552,966 97,872
1964 566,266 103,198
1965 574,664 109,092
1966 577,866 115,269
1967 580,933 121,649
1968 583,966 128,250
1969 587,066 136,078
1970 590,334 145,175
1971 600,481 155,136
1972 622,407 166,256
1973 652,408 178,449
1974 685,448 192,613
1975 720,380 209,908
1976 758,508 230,737
1977 799,574 254,613
1978 849,239 280,031
1979 901,742 304,513
1980 937,485 325,815
1981 969,996 343,047
1982 1,009,269 356,880
1983 1,046,137 369,553
1984 1,083,660 384,053
1985 1,121,945 402,687
1986 1,160,650 426,341
1987 1,199,167 454,399
1988 1,235,476 484,523
1989 1,270,274 523,355
1990 1,305,696 579,538
1991 1,341,756 631,092
1992 1,380,033 626,010
1993 1,420,115 614,245
1994 1,460,023 626,710
1995 1,498,836 633,074
1996 1,535,914 648,348
1997 1,571,691 671,817
1998 1,606,899 699,352
1999 1,641,997 724,218
2000 1,677,382 747,318
2001 1,712,254 771,313
2002 1,744,763 795,574
2003 1,775,736 813,519
2004 1,807,146 826,124
2005 1,839,877 839,167
2006 1,874,516 855,764
2007 1,911,201 874,528
2008 1,949,970 892,734
2009 1,990,673 911,527
2010 2,033,111 930,251
2011 2,073,535 948,558
2012 2,108,617 966,747
2013 2,140,682 984,824
2014 2,172,044 1,002,717
2015 2,203,273 1,020,313
2016 2,234,776 1,037,653
2017 2,266,747 1,054,841
2018 2,299,141 1,071,882
2019 2,332,083 1,088,709
2020 2,365,894 1,105,188
2021 2,401,441 1,121,248
2022 2,439,892 1,137,096
2023 2,480,244 1,152,944
2024 2,521,139 1,168,722

Fertility rates in Botswana and Djibouti

Fertility rate
Botswana

Djibouti
Year Fertility rate
Botswana Djibouti
1960 6.6 6.85
1961 6.56 6.85
1962 6.54 6.85
1963 6.58 6.86
1964 6.61 6.87
1965 6.6 6.86
1966 6.61 6.88
1967 6.6 6.87
1968 6.58 6.88
1969 6.56 6.88
1970 6.55 6.88
1971 6.54 6.88
1972 6.56 6.85
1973 6.59 6.82
1974 6.61 6.78
1975 6.61 6.74
1976 6.6 6.69
1977 6.54 6.64
1978 6.48 6.59
1979 6.4 6.52
1980 6.29 6.46
1981 6.16 6.4
1982 5.97 6.34
1983 5.79 6.3
1984 5.63 6.25
1985 5.48 6.19
1986 5.33 6.14
1987 5.1 6.09
1988 4.88 6.03
1989 4.67 5.97
1990 4.51 5.93
1991 4.37 5.86
1992 4.26 5.75
1993 4.15 5.64
1994 4.02 5.51
1995 3.79 5.33
1996 3.57 5.15
1997 3.43 4.97
1998 3.36 4.8
1999 3.31 4.69
2000 3.29 4.6
2001 3.25 4.52
2002 3.18 4.41
2003 3.11 4.3
2004 3.06 4.16
2005 3.08 4.04
2006 3.11 3.9
2007 3.13 3.76
2008 3.13 3.62
2009 3.13 3.52
2010 3.14 3.43
2011 3.1 3.34
2012 3.07 3.26
2013 3.05 3.19
2014 3.03 3.12
2015 3.01 3.04
2016 2.99 2.97
2017 2.97 2.92
2018 2.94 2.86
2019 2.91 2.8
2020 2.86 2.75
2021 2.83 2.7
2022 2.79 2.65
2023 2.73 2.61

Botswana and Djibouti demographics compared

Median age
Botswana

Djibouti
Year Median age, years
Botswana Djibouti
1960 17.7 17.7
1961 17.4 17.7
1962 17.1 17.8
1963 16.8 17.9
1964 16.6 17.9
1965 16.4 17.9
1966 16.2 17.9
1967 15.9 17.9
1968 15.7 17.9
1969 15.6 17.8
1970 15.4 17.8
1971 15.3 17.7
1972 15.4 17.6
1973 15.6 17.5
1974 15.8 17.4
1975 16 17.3
1976 16.2 17.3
1977 16.4 17.2
1978 16.6 17.2
1979 16.9 17.2
1980 16.8 17.2
1981 16.8 17.2
1982 16.8 17.3
1983 16.8 17.3
1984 16.8 17.4
1985 16.8 17.4
1986 16.9 17.5
1987 16.9 17.6
1988 17 17.7
1989 17.1 17.8
1990 17.3 17.9
1991 17.4 18
1992 17.6 18.1
1993 17.8 18.2
1994 18 18.3
1995 18.3 18.4
1996 18.6 18.6
1997 18.8 18.9
1998 19.1 19.3
1999 19.4 19.6
2000 19.7 19.9
2001 20 20.2
2002 20.3 20.4
2003 20.6 20.6
2004 20.9 20.6
2005 21.2 20.7
2006 21.5 20.9
2007 21.7 21.1
2008 22 21.3
2009 22.2 21.6
2010 22.5 21.8
2011 22.7 22
2012 22.8 22.3
2013 22.7 22.5
2014 22.7 22.8
2015 22.7 23.1
2016 22.7 23.4
2017 22.8 23.6
2018 22.9 23.9
2019 23.1 24.2
2020 23.3 24.5
2021 23.4 24.8
2022 23.6 25.1
2023 23.9 25.4
2024 24.2 25.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Botswana Djibouti
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
$4.14B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
21.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
3.75%
2018
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.53%
2023
2.63%
2008
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
13,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.2%
2025
-3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
40%
2017
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
75.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
15.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
55.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.9%
2015
32.3%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2015
1.9%
2017
Listed domestic companies
23
2023
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.59B
2023
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.46B
2024
$349M
2024
Personal remittances received
$128M
2024
$56M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
63,000
2013
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
1.25%
2018
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
12.3%
2011

Energy

Botswana Djibouti
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,165 kg
2022
163.5 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.42 megatons
2023
0.75 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
0.65 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
26.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
23.7%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,522 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.25%
2021
35.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76%
2023
65.2%
2023

Society

Botswana Djibouti
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
-11
2024
Urban population
73.5%
2024
78.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
24.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
31
2024
Higher education index
55
2025
6
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
6.48
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
23.5
2019
Visa free countries
86
2025
62
2025
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
67.9%
2003
English speaking
38.4%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
65%
2023

Health

Botswana Djibouti
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
$81.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
$25.4
2022
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
66.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
25.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
0.2
2014
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
162
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
50.4
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
11.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
6.5%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
44
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
0.38 liters
2020

Territory

Botswana Djibouti
% of world land
0.38%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
7,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
6,579 sq mi
2025
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
23.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
1,798 mi
2013

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