Botswana vs DR Congo statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 109M in The DR Congo (ranked 15/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 875,313 sq mi for The DR Congo (ranked 47th vs. 11th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647).

Botswana and DR Congo: Comparison Charts

Botswana and DR Congo economies compared

GDP

Botswana

DR Congo

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	DR Congo
1960	$30,411,414	$3,359,404,118
1961	$32,902,613	$3,086,746,857
1962	$35,644,957	$3,779,841,429
1963	$38,091,843	$6,213,185,743
1964	$41,616,348	$2,881,545,273
1965	$45,788,696	$4,043,901,818
1966	$51,465,655	$4,532,660,182
1967	$58,642,354	$3,384,063,372
1968	$66,248,441	$3,909,780,539
1969	$77,361,547	$5,032,434,970
1970	$96,243,234	$4,877,684,910
1971	$127,448,614	$5,594,770,359
1972	$164,460,915	$6,173,712,814
1973	$244,124,164	$7,870,239,461
1974	$306,044,208	$9,596,960,180
1975	$355,168,572	$10,237,343,174
1976	$372,025,093	$9,648,583,225
1977	$451,624,780	$12,344,424,764
1978	$590,407,374	$15,372,608,002
1979	$819,870,259	$15,068,422,236
1980	$1,060,889,704	$14,394,927,495
1981	$1,073,812,830	$12,537,821,038
1982	$1,014,945,696	$13,651,667,371
1983	$1,172,230,397	$11,006,712,650
1984	$1,240,822,167	$7,857,729,193
1985	$1,114,783,343	$7,195,042,616
1986	$1,392,602,164	$8,095,367,168
1987	$1,965,226,890	$7,661,625,473
1988	$2,644,554,159	$8,861,299,977
1989	$3,083,822,112	$9,021,862,775
1990	$3,790,636,324	$9,349,764,580
1991	$3,942,876,703	$9,625,436,873
1992	$4,146,464,587	$8,227,343,907
1993	$4,160,129,175	$10,706,259,937
1994	$4,259,259,604	$5,820,382,248
1995	$4,730,599,122	$5,643,439,376
1996	$4,847,757,218	$5,771,456,952
1997	$5,020,265,627	$6,090,838,693
1998	$4,790,481,509	$6,217,805,821
1999	$5,484,263,347	$4,711,259,427
2000	$5,788,329,609	$19,088,046,306
2001	$5,489,608,300	$7,438,189,100
2002	$5,438,863,983	$8,728,038,525
2003	$7,511,582,173	$8,937,567,060
2004	$8,957,467,707	$10,297,483,481
2005	$9,918,907,108	$11,964,484,466
2006	$9,919,158,482	$14,451,901,696
2007	$10,567,270,656	$16,737,071,816
2008	$10,730,829,116	$19,788,515,590
2009	$10,118,459,242	$18,648,372,553
2010	$12,637,273,429	$21,565,721,045
2011	$15,110,643,612	$25,839,749,199
2012	$13,907,464,500	$29,306,235,285
2013	$14,271,738,933	$32,679,745,048
2014	$15,470,088,501	$35,909,040,926
2015	$13,530,748,845	$37,917,706,497
2016	$15,082,637,184	$37,134,801,555
2017	$16,105,155,857	$38,019,264,795
2018	$17,031,943,186	$47,568,210,010
2019	$16,725,908,149	$51,775,829,877
2020	$14,960,251,611	$48,716,961,860
2021	$18,750,182,235	$55,328,482,784
2022	$20,321,150,598	$65,801,547,756
2023	$19,411,266,967	$67,006,756,666
2024	$19,400,774,882	$70,749,355,652

Botswana and DR Congo economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

DR Congo

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	DR Congo
1960	$58.9	$220.1
1961	$62.3	$197.1
1962	$66	$235.1
1963	$68.9	$376
1964	$73.5	$169.9
1965	$79.7	$232
1966	$89.1	$252.8
1967	$100.9	$183.3
1968	$113.4	$205.6
1969	$131.8	$257.1
1970	$163	$242.2
1971	$212.2	$270.3
1972	$264.2	$290.5
1973	$374	$361
1974	$446	$428
1975	$493	$445
1976	$490	$408
1977	$565	$509
1978	$695	$615
1979	$909	$582
1980	$1,132	$539
1981	$1,107	$456
1982	$1,006	$482
1983	$1,121	$376
1984	$1,145	$259.8
1985	$994	$230.1
1986	$1,200	$250.9
1987	$1,639	$230.1
1988	$2,141	$257.7
1989	$2,428	$254.2
1990	$2,903	$254.9
1991	$2,939	$253.8
1992	$3,005	$209.7
1993	$2,929	$263.3
1994	$2,917	$136.5
1995	$3,156	$127
1996	$3,156	$127.4
1997	$3,194	$132.3
1998	$2,981	$131.5
1999	$3,340	$96.3
2000	$3,451	$378
2001	$3,206	$142.7
2002	$3,117	$162.4
2003	$4,230	$161.5
2004	$4,957	$180.7
2005	$5,391	$203.6
2006	$5,292	$238.4
2007	$5,529	$267.9
2008	$5,503	$307
2009	$5,083	$280.8
2010	$6,216	$315
2011	$7,287	$365
2012	$6,596	$400
2013	$6,667	$431
2014	$7,122	$458
2015	$6,141	$468
2016	$6,749	$442
2017	$7,105	$437
2018	$7,408	$528
2019	$7,172	$557
2020	$6,323	$508
2021	$7,808	$558
2022	$8,329	$643
2023	$7,826	$633
2024	$7,695	$647

Botswana vs. DR Congo life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

DR Congo

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	DR Congo
1950	46.2	38.2
1951	46.6	38.5
1952	47	38.9
1953	47.5	39.1
1954	48	39.4
1955	48.5	39.7
1956	49	39.9
1957	49.5	40.2
1958	50.1	40.5
1959	50.7	40.6
1960	51.2	40.8
1961	51.8	40.2
1962	52.3	40.4
1963	52.8	40.6
1964	53.4	40.1
1965	53.9	40.8
1966	54.4	42.2
1967	54.9	42.3
1968	55.4	42.7
1969	55.9	43
1970	56.4	43.3
1971	57.1	43.6
1972	57.7	43.9
1973	58.3	44.1
1974	58.9	44.3
1975	59.5	44.5
1976	60.2	44.7
1977	60.9	44.9
1978	61.5	44.6
1979	62	45.3
1980	62.5	45.5
1981	63	45.7
1982	63.4	45.9
1983	63.6	46.2
1984	63.7	46.5
1985	63.6	46.7
1986	63.4	47
1987	62.8	47.4
1988	61.7	47.8
1989	61.2	48.1
1990	60.1	48.5
1991	58.9	48.9
1992	58.2	49.3
1993	57.3	49.6
1994	56	49.9
1995	54.7	50.4
1996	54.3	49.4
1997	53.6	50.5
1998	53	49.7
1999	52.5	50.1
2000	52.3	51.9
2001	52.2	52.2
2002	52.4	52.4
2003	52.9	53
2004	53.6	53.5
2005	54.4	54
2006	55.1	54.5
2007	56.7	55
2008	57.7	55.4
2009	58.3	55.8
2010	59.1	56.4
2011	59.7	56.9
2012	60.4	57.4
2013	61.2	57.8
2014	62.2	58.2
2015	63.2	58.7
2016	64.3	59.1
2017	65.4	59.5
2018	66.4	59.9
2019	67.2	60.2
2020	67.6	60.4
2021	63.3	60
2022	68.7	61
2023	69.2	61.9
2024	69.3	62.1
2025	69.4	62.2

Botswana and DR Congo population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

DR Congo

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	DR Congo
1960	516,165	15,264,846
1961	527,942	15,662,374
1962	540,186	16,075,724
1963	552,966	16,507,599
1964	566,266	16,955,327
1965	574,664	17,427,802
1966	577,866	17,931,929
1967	580,933	18,462,782
1968	583,966	19,012,189
1969	587,066	19,570,445
1970	590,334	20,137,436
1971	600,481	20,695,569
1972	622,407	21,251,160
1973	652,408	21,827,665
1974	685,448	22,418,878
1975	720,380	23,021,101
1976	758,508	23,624,031
1977	799,574	24,229,061
1978	849,239	24,992,689
1979	901,742	25,886,782
1980	937,485	26,711,099
1981	969,996	27,500,515
1982	1,009,269	28,338,190
1983	1,046,137	29,250,963
1984	1,083,660	30,245,081
1985	1,121,945	31,264,816
1986	1,160,650	32,265,196
1987	1,199,167	33,298,904
1988	1,235,476	34,382,752
1989	1,270,274	35,486,866
1990	1,305,696	36,684,063
1991	1,341,756	37,925,817
1992	1,380,033	39,228,910
1993	1,420,115	40,656,336
1994	1,460,023	42,626,876
1995	1,498,836	44,433,704
1996	1,535,914	45,296,124
1997	1,571,691	46,029,902
1998	1,606,899	47,297,600
1999	1,641,997	48,912,971
2000	1,677,382	50,507,442
2001	1,712,254	52,132,646
2002	1,744,763	53,750,524
2003	1,775,736	55,343,867
2004	1,807,146	56,997,741
2005	1,839,877	58,775,724
2006	1,874,516	60,615,908
2007	1,911,201	62,477,752
2008	1,949,970	64,390,664
2009	1,990,673	66,412,044
2010	2,033,111	68,563,038
2011	2,073,535	70,849,311
2012	2,108,617	73,254,618
2013	2,140,682	75,789,395
2014	2,172,044	78,403,242
2015	2,203,273	81,035,531
2016	2,234,776	83,956,415
2017	2,266,747	87,083,398
2018	2,299,141	90,047,644
2019	2,332,083	92,947,442
2020	2,365,894	95,989,998
2021	2,401,441	99,148,932
2022	2,439,892	102,396,968
2023	2,480,244	105,789,731
2024	2,521,139	109,276,265

Fertility rates in Botswana and DR Congo

Fertility rate

Botswana

DR Congo

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	DR Congo
1960	6.6	6.11
1961	6.56	6.12
1962	6.54	6.14
1963	6.58	6.16
1964	6.61	6.19
1965	6.6	6.21
1966	6.61	6.24
1967	6.6	6.27
1968	6.58	6.29
1969	6.56	6.3
1970	6.55	6.33
1971	6.54	6.34
1972	6.56	6.37
1973	6.59	6.39
1974	6.61	6.4
1975	6.61	6.42
1976	6.6	6.44
1977	6.54	6.45
1978	6.48	6.46
1979	6.4	6.48
1980	6.29	6.5
1981	6.16	6.52
1982	5.97	6.54
1983	5.79	6.56
1984	5.63	6.59
1985	5.48	6.61
1986	5.33	6.63
1987	5.1	6.65
1988	4.88	6.66
1989	4.67	6.65
1990	4.51	6.65
1991	4.37	6.65
1992	4.26	6.64
1993	4.15	6.64
1994	4.02	6.64
1995	3.79	6.68
1996	3.57	6.67
1997	3.43	6.69
1998	3.36	6.7
1999	3.31	6.69
2000	3.29	6.7
2001	3.25	6.66
2002	3.18	6.61
2003	3.11	6.55
2004	3.06	6.53
2005	3.08	6.53
2006	3.11	6.55
2007	3.13	6.56
2008	3.13	6.58
2009	3.13	6.59
2010	3.14	6.59
2011	3.1	6.58
2012	3.07	6.56
2013	3.05	6.53
2014	3.03	6.48
2015	3.01	6.44
2016	2.99	6.39
2017	2.97	6.35
2018	2.94	6.3
2019	2.91	6.25
2020	2.86	6.21
2021	2.83	6.16
2022	2.79	6.11
2023	2.73	6.05

Botswana and DR Congo demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

DR Congo

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	DR Congo
1960	17.7	18.4
1961	17.4	18.4
1962	17.1	18.4
1963	16.8	18.5
1964	16.6	18.5
1965	16.4	18.5
1966	16.2	18.5
1967	15.9	18.5
1968	15.7	18.5
1969	15.6	18.5
1970	15.4	18.4
1971	15.3	18.3
1972	15.4	18.2
1973	15.6	18.1
1974	15.8	18
1975	16	17.9
1976	16.2	17.8
1977	16.4	17.8
1978	16.6	17.8
1979	16.9	17.9
1980	16.8	17.9
1981	16.8	17.9
1982	16.8	17.8
1983	16.8	17.9
1984	16.8	17.9
1985	16.8	17.9
1986	16.9	17.9
1987	16.9	17.9
1988	17	17.8
1989	17.1	17.8
1990	17.3	17.8
1991	17.4	17.8
1992	17.6	17.8
1993	17.8	17.8
1994	18	18
1995	18.3	18.1
1996	18.6	17.7
1997	18.8	17.4
1998	19.1	17.2
1999	19.4	17.2
2000	19.7	17.2
2001	20	17.1
2002	20.3	17.1
2003	20.6	17.1
2004	20.9	17
2005	21.2	17
2006	21.5	17
2007	21.7	17
2008	22	16.9
2009	22.2	16.9
2010	22.5	16.9
2011	22.7	16.9
2012	22.8	16.9
2013	22.7	16.9
2014	22.7	16.9
2015	22.7	16.9
2016	22.7	16.9
2017	22.8	17
2018	22.9	17
2019	23.1	16.9
2020	23.3	16.9
2021	23.4	16.9
2022	23.6	16.9
2023	23.9	16.9
2024	24.2	16.9

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