Botswana vs Eritrea statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 3.54M in Eritrea (ranked 131/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 46,787 sq mi for Eritrea (ranked 47th vs. 96th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Eritrea ranks 179/197 ($2.07B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Eritrea ranks 188/197 ($689).

Botswana and Eritrea: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Eritrea economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Eritrea

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Eritrea
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	$477,101,652
1993	$4,160,129,175	$467,872,715
1994	$4,259,259,604	$531,688,312
1995	$4,730,599,122	$578,015,625
1996	$4,847,757,218	$693,535,954
1997	$5,020,265,627	$686,490,090
1998	$4,790,481,509	$745,523,117
1999	$5,484,263,347	$688,918,537
2000	$5,788,329,609	$706,370,816
2001	$5,489,608,300	$752,371,689
2002	$5,438,863,983	$729,321,680
2003	$7,511,582,173	$870,248,268
2004	$8,957,467,707	$1,109,054,005
2005	$9,918,907,108	$1,098,424,686
2006	$9,919,158,482	$1,211,161,880
2007	$10,567,270,656	$1,317,974,491
2008	$10,730,829,116	$1,380,188,800
2009	$10,118,459,242	$1,856,695,551
2010	$12,637,273,429	$1,589,515,447
2011	$15,110,643,612	$2,065,001,626
2012	$13,907,464,500	-
2013	$14,271,738,933	-
2014	$15,470,088,501	-
2015	$13,530,748,845	-
2016	$15,082,637,184	-
2017	$16,105,155,857	-
2018	$17,031,943,186	-
2019	$16,725,908,149	-
2020	$14,960,251,611	-
2021	$18,750,182,235	-
2022	$20,321,150,598	-
2023	$19,411,266,967	-
2024	$19,400,774,882	-

Botswana and Eritrea economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Eritrea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Eritrea
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	$265.2
1993	$2,929	$252.1
1994	$2,917	$277.8
1995	$3,156	$285.4
1996	$3,156	$326
1997	$3,194	$319
1998	$2,981	$342
1999	$3,340	$311
2000	$3,451	$314
2001	$3,206	$325
2002	$3,117	$305
2003	$4,230	$349
2004	$4,957	$427
2005	$5,391	$413
2006	$5,292	$448
2007	$5,529	$480
2008	$5,503	$490
2009	$5,083	$643
2010	$6,216	$540
2011	$7,287	$689
2012	$6,596	-
2013	$6,667	-
2014	$7,122	-
2015	$6,141	-
2016	$6,749	-
2017	$7,105	-
2018	$7,408	-
2019	$7,172	-
2020	$6,323	-
2021	$7,808	-
2022	$8,329	-
2023	$7,826	-
2024	$7,695	-

Botswana vs. Eritrea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Eritrea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Eritrea
1950	46.2	33.3
1951	46.6	33.6
1952	47	34
1953	47.5	34.4
1954	48	34.8
1955	48.5	35.2
1956	49	35.6
1957	49.5	30.4
1958	50.1	30.9
1959	50.7	37
1960	51.2	37.4
1961	51.8	37.9
1962	52.3	38.3
1963	52.8	38.8
1964	53.4	39.2
1965	53.9	39.6
1966	54.4	37.6
1967	54.9	40.2
1968	55.4	40.5
1969	55.9	40.8
1970	56.4	41.2
1971	57.1	41.5
1972	57.7	40.7
1973	58.3	41.1
1974	58.9	39
1975	59.5	39
1976	60.2	42.6
1977	60.9	43
1978	61.5	43.4
1979	62	43.8
1980	62.5	44.6
1981	63	45
1982	63.4	44.9
1983	63.6	37.2
1984	63.7	37.7
1985	63.6	38.6
1986	63.4	39.5
1987	62.8	47.4
1988	61.7	48.1
1989	61.2	47.8
1990	60.1	49.7
1991	58.9	50.5
1992	58.2	52.4
1993	57.3	53.2
1994	56	54
1995	54.7	54.8
1996	54.3	55.5
1997	53.6	56.2
1998	53	50
1999	52.5	44.5
2000	52.3	56.3
2001	52.2	58.4
2002	52.4	58.9
2003	52.9	59.5
2004	53.6	60.1
2005	54.4	60.6
2006	55.1	61.5
2007	56.7	62
2008	57.7	62.4
2009	58.3	63.2
2010	59.1	63.7
2011	59.7	64.2
2012	60.4	64.7
2013	61.2	65
2014	62.2	65.5
2015	63.2	65.9
2016	64.3	66.2
2017	65.4	66.6
2018	66.4	67
2019	67.2	67.3
2020	67.6	67
2021	63.3	66.9
2022	68.7	67.8
2023	69.2	68.6
2024	69.3	68.9
2025	69.4	69.2

Botswana and Eritrea population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Eritrea

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Eritrea
1960	516,165	972,547
1961	527,942	995,573
1962	540,186	1,019,788
1963	552,966	1,045,092
1964	566,266	1,071,287
1965	574,664	1,098,335
1966	577,866	1,124,957
1967	580,933	1,152,339
1968	583,966	1,181,737
1969	587,066	1,212,005
1970	590,334	1,243,453
1971	600,481	1,276,154
1972	622,407	1,309,235
1973	652,408	1,342,669
1974	685,448	1,375,688
1975	720,380	1,408,210
1976	758,508	1,443,807
1977	799,574	1,482,565
1978	849,239	1,522,378
1979	901,742	1,563,332
1980	937,485	1,605,797
1981	969,996	1,649,939
1982	1,009,269	1,695,461
1983	1,046,137	1,736,160
1984	1,083,660	1,771,730
1985	1,121,945	1,807,816
1986	1,160,650	1,845,164
1987	1,199,167	1,888,669
1988	1,235,476	1,938,255
1989	1,270,274	1,987,017
1990	1,305,696	2,032,737
1991	1,341,756	1,919,571
1992	1,380,033	1,798,748
1993	1,420,115	1,856,006
1994	1,460,023	1,913,915
1995	1,498,836	2,025,267
1996	1,535,914	2,128,464
1997	1,571,691	2,152,135
1998	1,606,899	2,180,419
1999	1,641,997	2,212,780
2000	1,677,382	2,247,031
2001	1,712,254	2,312,079
2002	1,744,763	2,392,978
2003	1,775,736	2,493,903
2004	1,807,146	2,598,284
2005	1,839,877	2,661,215
2006	1,874,516	2,703,502
2007	1,911,201	2,743,222
2008	1,949,970	2,816,327
2009	1,990,673	2,887,885
2010	2,033,111	2,945,186
2011	2,073,535	2,998,485
2012	2,108,617	3,036,988
2013	2,140,682	3,074,360
2014	2,172,044	3,095,173
2015	2,203,273	3,105,546
2016	2,234,776	3,124,698
2017	2,266,747	3,150,347
2018	2,299,141	3,192,760
2019	2,332,083	3,240,194
2020	2,365,894	3,291,271
2021	2,401,441	3,350,183
2022	2,439,892	3,409,447
2023	2,480,244	3,470,390
2024	2,521,139	3,535,603

Fertility rates in Botswana and Eritrea

Fertility rate

Botswana

Eritrea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Eritrea
1960	6.6	6.48
1961	6.56	6.47
1962	6.54	6.5
1963	6.58	6.48
1964	6.61	6.49
1965	6.6	6.49
1966	6.61	6.5
1967	6.6	6.5
1968	6.58	6.5
1969	6.56	6.5
1970	6.55	6.54
1971	6.54	6.54
1972	6.56	6.54
1973	6.59	6.55
1974	6.61	6.57
1975	6.61	6.59
1976	6.6	6.6
1977	6.54	6.61
1978	6.48	6.61
1979	6.4	6.62
1980	6.29	6.61
1981	6.16	6.62
1982	5.97	6.63
1983	5.79	6.65
1984	5.63	6.62
1985	5.48	6.59
1986	5.33	6.56
1987	5.1	6.52
1988	4.88	6.47
1989	4.67	6.41
1990	4.51	6.34
1991	4.37	6.24
1992	4.26	6.16
1993	4.15	6.07
1994	4.02	6.01
1995	3.79	5.94
1996	3.57	5.84
1997	3.43	5.74
1998	3.36	5.63
1999	3.31	5.52
2000	3.29	5.4
2001	3.25	5.31
2002	3.18	5.23
2003	3.11	5.14
2004	3.06	5.04
2005	3.08	4.93
2006	3.11	4.88
2007	3.13	4.81
2008	3.13	4.74
2009	3.13	4.66
2010	3.14	4.57
2011	3.1	4.49
2012	3.07	4.41
2013	3.05	4.34
2014	3.03	4.27
2015	3.01	4.22
2016	2.99	4.16
2017	2.97	4.11
2018	2.94	4.06
2019	2.91	4
2020	2.86	3.93
2021	2.83	3.87
2022	2.79	3.79
2023	2.73	3.71

Botswana and Eritrea demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Eritrea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Eritrea
1960	17.7	18.8
1961	17.4	18.9
1962	17.1	18.9
1963	16.8	19
1964	16.6	19
1965	16.4	19
1966	16.2	19
1967	15.9	18.9
1968	15.7	18.9
1969	15.6	18.8
1970	15.4	18.6
1971	15.3	18.5
1972	15.4	18.3
1973	15.6	18.2
1974	15.8	18.2
1975	16	18.1
1976	16.2	18
1977	16.4	17.9
1978	16.6	17.8
1979	16.9	17.8
1980	16.8	17.8
1981	16.8	17.7
1982	16.8	17.7
1983	16.8	17.7
1984	16.8	17.8
1985	16.8	17.8
1986	16.9	17.9
1987	16.9	17.9
1988	17	17.8
1989	17.1	17.7
1990	17.3	17.6
1991	17.4	17.6
1992	17.6	17.5
1993	17.8	17.6
1994	18	17.6
1995	18.3	18.1
1996	18.6	18.4
1997	18.8	18
1998	19.1	17.8
1999	19.4	17.5
2000	19.7	17.4
2001	20	17.5
2002	20.3	17.7
2003	20.6	18
2004	20.9	18.3
2005	21.2	18.3
2006	21.5	18.2
2007	21.7	18.1
2008	22	18.2
2009	22.2	18.4
2010	22.5	18.4
2011	22.7	18.5
2012	22.8	18.5
2013	22.7	18.5
2014	22.7	18.5
2015	22.7	18.4
2016	22.7	18.4
2017	22.8	18.5
2018	22.9	18.7
2019	23.1	18.9
2020	23.3	19.1
2021	23.4	19.3
2022	23.6	19.5
2023	23.9	19.7
2024	24.2	19.9

Interactive Maps

Use the buttons below to switch between world maps comparing statistics for Botswana and Eritrea.

Relevant pages:

• Facts World

By topic vs comparisons:

• Birth rate
• Demographics
• Economy
• Life expectancy
• Population
• Population density
• Size