Botswana vs Ethiopia statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 132M in Ethiopia (ranked 10/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 435,716 sq mi for Ethiopia (ranked 47th vs. 25th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Ethiopia ranks 62/197 ($127B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Ethiopia ranks 176/197 ($1,011).

Botswana and Ethiopia: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Ethiopia economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Ethiopia

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Ethiopia
1960	$30,411,414	$1,610,511,694
1961	$32,902,613	$1,680,859,514
1962	$35,644,957	$1,747,566,307
1963	$38,091,843	$1,825,058,828
1964	$41,616,348	$1,984,129,186
1965	$45,788,696	$2,159,998,591
1966	$51,465,655	$2,324,466,416
1967	$58,642,354	$2,461,762,003
1968	$66,248,441	$2,619,948,865
1969	$77,361,547	$2,768,987,372
1970	$96,243,234	$3,045,354,455
1971	$127,448,614	$3,224,280,835
1972	$164,460,915	$3,520,252,938
1973	$244,124,164	$4,070,570,550
1974	$306,044,208	$4,577,209,966
1975	$355,168,572	$4,577,047,854
1976	$372,025,093	$4,943,806,093
1977	$451,624,780	$5,651,840,585
1978	$590,407,374	$6,014,961,435
1979	$819,870,259	$6,586,048,398
1980	$1,060,889,704	$7,012,585,454
1981	$1,073,812,830	$7,507,663,567
1982	$1,014,945,696	$7,899,988,841
1983	$1,172,230,397	$8,781,664,427
1984	$1,240,822,167	$8,298,309,581
1985	$1,114,783,343	$9,717,392,687
1986	$1,392,602,164	$10,094,328,898
1987	$1,965,226,890	$10,790,001,558
1988	$2,644,554,159	$11,181,119,718
1989	$3,083,822,112	$11,762,932,007
1990	$3,790,636,324	$12,478,943,895
1991	$3,942,876,703	$13,799,799,324
1992	$4,146,464,587	$10,754,799,037
1993	$4,160,129,175	$9,051,043,870
1994	$4,259,259,604	$7,100,806,754
1995	$4,730,599,122	$7,855,205,207
1996	$4,847,757,218	$8,761,215,548
1997	$5,020,265,627	$8,803,539,988
1998	$4,790,481,509	$8,013,274,132
1999	$5,484,263,347	$7,892,973,532
2000	$5,788,329,609	$8,242,349,618
2001	$5,489,608,300	$8,231,326,016
2002	$5,438,863,983	$7,850,809,498
2003	$7,511,582,173	$8,623,691,300
2004	$8,957,467,707	$10,131,187,261
2005	$9,918,907,108	$12,401,139,454
2006	$9,919,158,482	$15,280,861,835
2007	$10,567,270,656	$19,707,616,773
2008	$10,730,829,116	$27,066,912,635
2009	$10,118,459,242	$32,437,389,116
2010	$12,637,273,429	$29,933,790,334
2011	$15,110,643,612	$31,952,763,089
2012	$13,907,464,500	$43,310,721,414
2013	$14,271,738,933	$47,648,276,605
2014	$15,470,088,501	$55,612,228,234
2015	$13,530,748,845	$64,589,328,551
2016	$15,082,637,184	$74,296,766,562
2017	$16,105,155,857	$81,770,885,148
2018	$17,031,943,186	$84,269,180,857
2019	$16,725,908,149	$95,912,620,248
2020	$14,960,251,611	$107,657,732,424
2021	$18,750,182,235	$111,261,888,669
2022	$20,321,150,598	$126,772,707,851
2023	$19,411,266,967	-
2024	$19,400,774,882	-

Botswana and Ethiopia economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Ethiopia

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Ethiopia
1960	$58.9	$75.3
1961	$62.3	$76.7
1962	$66	$77.8
1963	$68.9	$79.2
1964	$73.5	$83.8
1965	$79.7	$88.9
1966	$89.1	$93.2
1967	$100.9	$96.1
1968	$113.4	$99.5
1969	$131.8	$102.3
1970	$163	$109.4
1971	$212.2	$112.7
1972	$264.2	$119.8
1973	$374	$134.9
1974	$446	$147.9
1975	$493	$144.3
1976	$490	$152
1977	$565	$170.4
1978	$695	$178.3
1979	$909	$192.4
1980	$1,132	$203.7
1981	$1,107	$212.7
1982	$1,006	$215.3
1983	$1,121	$232.7
1984	$1,145	$214.2
1985	$994	$243.9
1986	$1,200	$246
1987	$1,639	$254.1
1988	$2,141	$253.2
1989	$2,428	$256.4
1990	$2,903	$262.1
1991	$2,939	$277.6
1992	$3,005	$207.4
1993	$2,929	$168.5
1994	$2,917	$127.7
1995	$3,156	$136.5
1996	$3,156	$147.3
1997	$3,194	$143.4
1998	$2,981	$126.5
1999	$3,340	$120.7
2000	$3,451	$122.3
2001	$3,206	$118.5
2002	$3,117	$109.6
2003	$4,230	$116.8
2004	$4,957	$133.2
2005	$5,391	$158.2
2006	$5,292	$189.3
2007	$5,529	$237.1
2008	$5,503	$316
2009	$5,083	$369
2010	$6,216	$331
2011	$7,287	$343
2012	$6,596	$452
2013	$6,667	$484
2014	$7,122	$550
2015	$6,141	$622
2016	$6,749	$696
2017	$7,105	$746
2018	$7,408	$748
2019	$7,172	$829
2020	$6,323	$905
2021	$7,808	$911
2022	$8,329	$1,011
2023	$7,826	-
2024	$7,695	-

Botswana vs. Ethiopia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Ethiopia

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Ethiopia
1950	46.2	35.5
1951	46.6	35.9
1952	47	36.2
1953	47.5	36.6
1954	48	37
1955	48.5	37.3
1956	49	37.8
1957	49.5	32.2
1958	50.1	32.6
1959	50.7	39.2
1960	51.2	39.6
1961	51.8	40.2
1962	52.3	40.5
1963	52.8	41
1964	53.4	41.3
1965	53.9	41.4
1966	54.4	39.3
1967	54.9	41.9
1968	55.4	42.1
1969	55.9	42.1
1970	56.4	42.1
1971	57.1	42.2
1972	57.7	41
1973	58.3	41.1
1974	58.9	39.1
1975	59.5	38.9
1976	60.2	41.3
1977	60.9	41.4
1978	61.5	41.5
1979	62	42.4
1980	62.5	42.8
1981	63	43.1
1982	63.4	43.4
1983	63.6	36.3
1984	63.7	36.7
1985	63.6	37.7
1986	63.4	38.4
1987	62.8	45.9
1988	61.7	45.7
1989	61.2	45.6
1990	60.1	45.1
1991	58.9	46.7
1992	58.2	47.3
1993	57.3	47.7
1994	56	47.9
1995	54.7	48.2
1996	54.3	48.7
1997	53.6	49.2
1998	53	49.8
1999	52.5	49.5
2000	52.3	50.9
2001	52.2	51.4
2002	52.4	52.1
2003	52.9	52.9
2004	53.6	53.7
2005	54.4	54.4
2006	55.1	55.4
2007	56.7	56.6
2008	57.7	57.7
2009	58.3	58.7
2010	59.1	59.7
2011	59.7	60.6
2012	60.4	61.4
2013	61.2	62.2
2014	62.2	62.9
2015	63.2	63.6
2016	64.3	64.2
2017	65.4	64.8
2018	66.4	65.3
2019	67.2	65.7
2020	67.6	66
2021	63.3	65.3
2022	68.7	66.9
2023	69.2	67.3
2024	69.3	67.6
2025	69.4	67.9

Botswana and Ethiopia population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Ethiopia

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Ethiopia
1960	516,165	21,376,693
1961	527,942	21,906,102
1962	540,186	22,465,126
1963	552,966	23,051,637
1964	566,266	23,666,548
1965	574,664	24,310,612
1966	577,866	24,952,689
1967	580,933	25,620,276
1968	583,966	26,337,930
1969	587,066	27,072,571
1970	590,334	27,829,128
1971	600,481	28,600,106
1972	622,407	29,374,608
1973	652,408	30,166,785
1974	685,448	30,957,273
1975	720,380	31,723,252
1976	758,508	32,534,418
1977	799,574	33,167,272
1978	849,239	33,734,592
1979	901,742	34,238,652
1980	937,485	34,428,514
1981	969,996	35,304,012
1982	1,009,269	36,701,290
1983	1,046,137	37,740,817
1984	1,083,660	38,735,722
1985	1,121,945	39,842,136
1986	1,160,650	41,037,656
1987	1,199,167	42,460,039
1988	1,235,476	44,150,825
1989	1,270,274	45,879,690
1990	1,305,696	47,609,755
1991	1,341,756	49,717,198
1992	1,380,033	51,853,747
1993	1,420,115	53,708,891
1994	1,460,023	55,611,508
1995	1,498,836	57,537,335
1996	1,535,914	59,467,635
1997	1,571,691	61,404,539
1998	1,606,899	63,363,524
1999	1,641,997	65,374,561
2000	1,677,382	67,411,494
2001	1,712,254	69,487,762
2002	1,744,763	71,635,517
2003	1,775,736	73,832,663
2004	1,807,146	76,077,206
2005	1,839,877	78,367,470
2006	1,874,516	80,703,490
2007	1,911,201	83,103,217
2008	1,949,970	85,543,668
2009	1,990,673	88,007,636
2010	2,033,111	90,538,514
2011	2,073,535	93,149,970
2012	2,108,617	95,798,767
2013	2,140,682	98,438,751
2014	2,172,044	101,115,610
2015	2,203,273	103,867,135
2016	2,234,776	106,718,162
2017	2,266,747	109,666,481
2018	2,299,141	112,664,152
2019	2,332,083	115,737,383
2020	2,365,894	118,917,671
2021	2,401,441	122,138,588
2022	2,439,892	125,384,287
2023	2,480,244	128,691,692
2024	2,521,139	132,059,767

Fertility rates in Botswana and Ethiopia

Fertility rate

Botswana

Ethiopia

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Ethiopia
1960	6.6	6.51
1961	6.56	6.53
1962	6.54	6.56
1963	6.58	6.59
1964	6.61	6.61
1965	6.6	6.63
1966	6.61	6.66
1967	6.6	6.68
1968	6.58	6.7
1969	6.56	6.72
1970	6.55	6.78
1971	6.54	6.84
1972	6.56	6.9
1973	6.59	6.96
1974	6.61	7.02
1975	6.61	7.08
1976	6.6	7.13
1977	6.54	7.19
1978	6.48	7.23
1979	6.4	7.25
1980	6.29	7.29
1981	6.16	7.31
1982	5.97	7.34
1983	5.79	7.35
1984	5.63	7.36
1985	5.48	7.34
1986	5.33	7.32
1987	5.1	7.29
1988	4.88	7.26
1989	4.67	7.23
1990	4.51	7.2
1991	4.37	7.16
1992	4.26	7.13
1993	4.15	7.09
1994	4.02	7.05
1995	3.79	7
1996	3.57	6.93
1997	3.43	6.87
1998	3.36	6.79
1999	3.31	6.72
2000	3.29	6.65
2001	3.25	6.58
2002	3.18	6.5
2003	3.11	6.4
2004	3.06	6.3
2005	3.08	6.19
2006	3.11	6.05
2007	3.13	5.89
2008	3.13	5.7
2009	3.13	5.49
2010	3.14	5.28
2011	3.1	5.08
2012	3.07	4.89
2013	3.05	4.71
2014	3.03	4.61
2015	3.01	4.53
2016	2.99	4.47
2017	2.97	4.4
2018	2.94	4.37
2019	2.91	4.35
2020	2.86	4.27
2021	2.83	4.18
2022	2.79	4.08
2023	2.73	3.99

Botswana and Ethiopia demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Ethiopia

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Ethiopia
1960	17.7	18.6
1961	17.4	18.6
1962	17.1	18.6
1963	16.8	18.6
1964	16.6	18.6
1965	16.4	18.6
1966	16.2	18.5
1967	15.9	18.5
1968	15.7	18.4
1969	15.6	18.3
1970	15.4	18.1
1971	15.3	17.9
1972	15.4	17.7
1973	15.6	17.6
1974	15.8	17.5
1975	16	17.3
1976	16.2	17.2
1977	16.4	17.1
1978	16.6	17
1979	16.9	16.9
1980	16.8	16.8
1981	16.8	16.8
1982	16.8	16.7
1983	16.8	16.7
1984	16.8	16.8
1985	16.8	16.9
1986	16.9	16.9
1987	16.9	16.9
1988	17	16.9
1989	17.1	16.9
1990	17.3	16.9
1991	17.4	16.9
1992	17.6	16.9
1993	17.8	16.8
1994	18	16.7
1995	18.3	16.6
1996	18.6	16.5
1997	18.8	16.4
1998	19.1	16.3
1999	19.4	16.2
2000	19.7	16.2
2001	20	16.1
2002	20.3	16.1
2003	20.6	16.1
2004	20.9	16.2
2005	21.2	16.2
2006	21.5	16.3
2007	21.7	16.4
2008	22	16.5
2009	22.2	16.7
2010	22.5	16.9
2011	22.7	17.1
2012	22.8	17.4
2013	22.7	17.6
2014	22.7	17.9
2015	22.7	18.1
2016	22.7	18.3
2017	22.8	18.6
2018	22.9	18.8
2019	23.1	19
2020	23.3	19.2
2021	23.4	19.4
2022	23.6	19.6
2023	23.9	19.7
2024	24.2	19.9

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