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Botswana vs Dominica statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 66.2K in Dominica (ranked 188/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 289.6 sq mi for Dominica (ranked 47th vs. 175th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Dominica ranks 190/197 ($689M). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Dominica ranks 84/197 ($10,405).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana Dominica
Population
2595266
65870
Population rank 143/197 188/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$689M
2024
GDP rank 133/197 190/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$10,405
2024
GDP per capita rank 98/197 84/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$21,301
2024
Government debt
$6.36B
2024
$719M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.8%
2025
100.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,523
2024
$10,858
2024
Government debt per person rank 110/185 53/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,596
2025
$6,142
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
289.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
228.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
1.48
2023
Median age
24.2 years
2024
37 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Botswana and Dominica: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Dominica economies compared

GDP
Botswana

Dominica
Year GDP
Botswana Dominica
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 $45,872,947
1978 $590,407,374 $57,130,216
1979 $819,870,259 $55,017,759
1980 $1,060,889,704 $72,804,653
1981 $1,073,812,830 $82,107,391
1982 $1,014,945,696 $89,527,577
1983 $1,172,230,397 $98,665,191
1984 $1,240,822,167 $109,157,071
1985 $1,114,783,343 $119,491,933
1986 $1,392,602,164 $135,161,959
1987 $1,965,226,890 $151,868,754
1988 $2,644,554,159 $171,106,184
1989 $3,083,822,112 $185,137,243
1990 $3,790,636,324 $201,429,630
1991 $3,942,876,703 $219,762,963
1992 $4,146,464,587 $234,059,259
1993 $4,160,129,175 $245,525,926
1994 $4,259,259,604 $264,374,074
1995 $4,730,599,122 $274,522,222
1996 $4,847,757,218 $292,285,185
1997 $5,020,265,627 $302,988,889
1998 $4,790,481,509 $322,411,111
1999 $5,484,263,347 $331,759,259
2000 $5,788,329,609 $333,470,370
2001 $5,489,608,300 $377,462,963
2002 $5,438,863,983 $375,200,000
2003 $7,511,582,173 $373,318,519
2004 $8,957,467,707 $396,711,111
2005 $9,918,907,108 $391,455,556
2006 $9,919,158,482 $416,674,074
2007 $10,567,270,656 $444,685,185
2008 $10,730,829,116 $480,003,704
2009 $10,118,459,242 $515,618,519
2010 $12,637,273,429 $519,859,259
2011 $15,110,643,612 $532,081,481
2012 $13,907,464,500 $520,355,556
2013 $14,271,738,933 $545,325,926
2014 $15,470,088,501 $572,255,556
2015 $13,530,748,845 $583,177,778
2016 $15,082,637,184 $612,711,111
2017 $16,105,155,857 $563,355,556
2018 $17,031,943,186 $628,244,444
2019 $16,725,908,149 $644,259,259
2020 $14,960,251,611 $528,944,444
2021 $18,750,182,235 $562,911,111
2022 $20,321,150,598 $623,062,963
2023 $19,411,266,967 $659,311,111
2024 $19,400,774,882 $688,881,481

Botswana and Dominica economies compared

GDP per capita
Botswana

Dominica
Year GDP per capita
Botswana Dominica
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 $634
1978 $695 $786
1979 $909 $754
1980 $1,132 $996
1981 $1,107 $1,125
1982 $1,006 $1,232
1983 $1,121 $1,363
1984 $1,145 $1,515
1985 $994 $1,666
1986 $1,200 $1,893
1987 $1,639 $2,138
1988 $2,141 $2,423
1989 $2,428 $2,639
1990 $2,903 $2,893
1991 $2,939 $3,171
1992 $3,005 $3,376
1993 $2,929 $3,536
1994 $2,917 $3,805
1995 $3,156 $3,952
1996 $3,156 $4,211
1997 $3,194 $4,372
1998 $2,981 $4,664
1999 $3,340 $4,817
2000 $3,451 $4,867
2001 $3,206 $5,528
2002 $3,117 $5,488
2003 $4,230 $5,447
2004 $4,957 $5,779
2005 $5,391 $5,695
2006 $5,292 $6,056
2007 $5,529 $6,459
2008 $5,503 $6,971
2009 $5,083 $7,487
2010 $6,216 $7,550
2011 $7,287 $7,705
2012 $6,596 $7,529
2013 $6,667 $7,822
2014 $7,122 $8,132
2015 $6,141 $8,283
2016 $6,749 $8,803
2017 $7,105 $8,225
2018 $7,408 $9,215
2019 $7,172 $9,491
2020 $6,323 $7,828
2021 $7,808 $8,376
2022 $8,329 $9,324
2023 $7,826 $9,913
2024 $7,695 $10,405

Botswana vs. Dominica life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

Dominica
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Dominica
1950 46.2 44.5
1951 46.6 46.3
1952 47 48.2
1953 47.5 50
1954 48 51.7
1955 48.5 53.4
1956 49 55
1957 49.5 56.5
1958 50.1 57.9
1959 50.7 59.1
1960 51.2 60.1
1961 51.8 61
1962 52.3 61.9
1963 52.8 62.6
1964 53.4 63.3
1965 53.9 63.9
1966 54.4 64.5
1967 54.9 64.9
1968 55.4 65.3
1969 55.9 65.7
1970 56.4 66.2
1971 57.1 66.8
1972 57.7 67.5
1973 58.3 68.1
1974 58.9 68.6
1975 59.5 69.1
1976 60.2 69.4
1977 60.9 69.7
1978 61.5 70.1
1979 62 69.2
1980 62.5 71
1981 63 71.5
1982 63.4 71.7
1983 63.6 72
1984 63.7 71.9
1985 63.6 71.9
1986 63.4 71.7
1987 62.8 71.4
1988 61.7 71
1989 61.2 70.7
1990 60.1 70.5
1991 58.9 70.4
1992 58.2 70.5
1993 57.3 70.6
1994 56 70.8
1995 54.7 70.8
1996 54.3 71
1997 53.6 71.2
1998 53 71.4
1999 52.5 71.5
2000 52.3 71.7
2001 52.2 71.9
2002 52.4 71.9
2003 52.9 71.9
2004 53.6 72
2005 54.4 72
2006 55.1 72
2007 56.7 71.9
2008 57.7 71.9
2009 58.3 71.8
2010 59.1 71.7
2011 59.7 71.5
2012 60.4 71.4
2013 61.2 71.2
2014 62.2 71.2
2015 63.2 70
2016 64.3 71.2
2017 65.4 68.6
2018 66.4 71.4
2019 67.2 71.3
2020 67.6 71.3
2021 63.3 69.8
2022 68.7 71.1
2023 69.2 71.1
2024 69.3 71.3
2025 69.4 71.5

Botswana and Dominica population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

Dominica
Year Population
Botswana Dominica
1960 516,165 59,372
1961 527,942 60,209
1962 540,186 60,948
1963 552,966 61,739
1964 566,266 62,587
1965 574,664 63,505
1966 577,866 64,507
1967 580,933 65,585
1968 583,966 66,732
1969 587,066 67,934
1970 590,334 68,908
1971 600,481 69,532
1972 622,407 70,060
1973 652,408 70,585
1974 685,448 71,091
1975 720,380 71,570
1976 758,508 72,017
1977 799,574 72,406
1978 849,239 72,724
1979 901,742 72,959
1980 937,485 73,083
1981 969,996 72,986
1982 1,009,269 72,688
1983 1,046,137 72,365
1984 1,083,660 72,056
1985 1,121,945 71,744
1986 1,160,650 71,406
1987 1,199,167 71,023
1988 1,235,476 70,608
1989 1,270,274 70,153
1990 1,305,696 69,627
1991 1,341,756 69,296
1992 1,380,033 69,325
1993 1,420,115 69,433
1994 1,460,023 69,477
1995 1,498,836 69,469
1996 1,535,914 69,410
1997 1,571,691 69,299
1998 1,606,899 69,124
1999 1,641,997 68,870
2000 1,677,382 68,511
2001 1,712,254 68,288
2002 1,744,763 68,367
2003 1,775,736 68,531
2004 1,807,146 68,649
2005 1,839,877 68,734
2006 1,874,516 68,806
2007 1,911,201 68,847
2008 1,949,970 68,854
2009 1,990,673 68,864
2010 2,033,111 68,859
2011 2,073,535 69,053
2012 2,108,617 69,118
2013 2,140,682 69,715
2014 2,172,044 70,373
2015 2,203,273 70,410
2016 2,234,776 69,606
2017 2,266,747 68,496
2018 2,299,141 68,174
2019 2,332,083 67,880
2020 2,365,894 67,573
2021 2,401,441 67,202
2022 2,439,892 66,826
2023 2,480,244 66,510
2024 2,521,139 66,205

Fertility rates in Botswana and Dominica

Fertility rate
Botswana

Dominica
Year Fertility rate
Botswana Dominica
1960 6.6 6.18
1961 6.56 6.16
1962 6.54 6.12
1963 6.58 6.08
1964 6.61 6.03
1965 6.6 5.95
1966 6.61 5.86
1967 6.6 5.74
1968 6.58 5.59
1969 6.56 5.41
1970 6.55 5.22
1971 6.54 4.99
1972 6.56 4.67
1973 6.59 4.28
1974 6.61 3.84
1975 6.61 3.46
1976 6.6 3.19
1977 6.54 3.02
1978 6.48 2.96
1979 6.4 2.96
1980 6.29 3.04
1981 6.16 3.11
1982 5.97 3.17
1983 5.79 3.18
1984 5.63 3.15
1985 5.48 3.12
1986 5.33 3.08
1987 5.1 3.06
1988 4.88 3.06
1989 4.67 3.06
1990 4.51 3.09
1991 4.37 3.15
1992 4.26 3.18
1993 4.15 3.2
1994 4.02 2.96
1995 3.79 2.71
1996 3.57 2.55
1997 3.43 2.41
1998 3.36 2.32
1999 3.31 2.46
2000 3.29 2.35
2001 3.25 2.4
2002 3.18 2.16
2003 3.11 2.08
2004 3.06 2.02
2005 3.08 2
2006 3.11 2.07
2007 3.13 2.02
2008 3.13 1.97
2009 3.13 1.92
2010 3.14 1.89
2011 3.1 1.86
2012 3.07 1.83
2013 3.05 1.78
2014 3.03 1.71
2015 3.01 1.65
2016 2.99 1.58
2017 2.97 1.54
2018 2.94 1.52
2019 2.91 1.5
2020 2.86 1.5
2021 2.83 1.48
2022 2.79 1.48
2023 2.73 1.48

Botswana and Dominica demographics compared

Median age
Botswana

Dominica
Year Median age, years
Botswana Dominica
1960 17.7 18
1961 17.4 17.8
1962 17.1 17.6
1963 16.8 17.4
1964 16.6 17.2
1965 16.4 16.9
1966 16.2 16.6
1967 15.9 16.3
1968 15.7 16
1969 15.6 15.7
1970 15.4 15.7
1971 15.3 15.9
1972 15.4 16.3
1973 15.6 16.6
1974 15.8 16.9
1975 16 17.2
1976 16.2 17.5
1977 16.4 17.8
1978 16.6 18.1
1979 16.9 18.4
1980 16.8 18.7
1981 16.8 19.1
1982 16.8 19.6
1983 16.8 20
1984 16.8 20.6
1985 16.8 21.1
1986 16.9 21.6
1987 16.9 22
1988 17 22.3
1989 17.1 22.6
1990 17.3 22.9
1991 17.4 23.2
1992 17.6 23.6
1993 17.8 24
1994 18 24.5
1995 18.3 25
1996 18.6 25.6
1997 18.8 26.1
1998 19.1 26.6
1999 19.4 27.1
2000 19.7 27.6
2001 20 28
2002 20.3 28.4
2003 20.6 28.8
2004 20.9 29.2
2005 21.2 29.6
2006 21.5 30
2007 21.7 30.3
2008 22 30.6
2009 22.2 31
2010 22.5 31.5
2011 22.7 31.6
2012 22.8 31.8
2013 22.7 31.4
2014 22.7 31.2
2015 22.7 31.6
2016 22.7 32.8
2017 22.8 34.1
2018 22.9 34.5
2019 23.1 35
2020 23.3 35.5
2021 23.4 35.9
2022 23.6 36.3
2023 23.9 36.6
2024 24.2 37

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Finance

Botswana Dominica
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
$676M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
52.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
5.39%
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
-2.76%
2025
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
11%
2001
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
56.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
13.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
55.3
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
$156M
2024
Personal remittances received
$128M
2024
$38.6M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
140,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
75.1%
2018
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Botswana Dominica
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,165 kg
2022
625 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2022
$15.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.42 megatons
2023
0.08 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
1.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
8.9%
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
20.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
19.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Botswana Dominica
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.0008%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
-200
2024
Urban population
73.5%
2024
72.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.91 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
45.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
60
2024
Higher education index
55
2025
30
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
26.1
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
10.9
2016
Visa free countries
86
2025
136
2025
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
94%
2003
English speaking
38.4%
2023
94%
2023
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
83.8%
2023

Health

Botswana Dominica
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
$574
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
$157.8
2022
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
0.44%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
1.12
2018
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
36
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
35.5
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
32.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
12.9%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
77
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
5.02 liters
2020

Territory

Botswana Dominica
% of world land
0.38%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
4,374 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
96.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
184.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
940 mi
2018

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