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Botswana vs Fiji statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 929K in Fiji (ranked 159/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 7,054 sq mi for Fiji (ranked 47th vs. 152nd).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Fiji ranks 161/197 ($5.84B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Fiji ranks 111/197 ($6,288).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana Fiji
Population
2595266
936456
Population rank 143/197 159/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$5.84B
2024
GDP rank 133/197 161/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$6,288
2024
GDP per capita rank 98/197 111/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$16,032
2024
Government debt
$6.36B
2024
$4.49B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.8%
2025
76.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,523
2024
$4,839
2024
Government debt per person rank 110/185 82/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,596
2025
$7,882
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
7,054 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
131.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
2.28
2023
Median age
24.2 years
2024
28.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
67.6 years
2025

Botswana and Fiji: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Fiji economies compared

GDP
Botswana

Fiji
Year GDP
Botswana Fiji
1960 $30,411,414 $112,328,422
1961 $32,902,613 $116,987,785
1962 $35,644,957 $122,906,435
1963 $38,091,843 $129,454,729
1964 $41,616,348 $140,032,741
1965 $45,788,696 $147,084,750
1966 $51,465,655 $150,603,926
1967 $58,642,354 $162,625,886
1968 $66,248,441 $166,952,937
1969 $77,361,547 $182,182,068
1970 $96,243,234 $219,878,482
1971 $127,448,614 $247,749,328
1972 $164,460,915 $316,656,649
1973 $244,124,164 $425,950,488
1974 $306,044,208 $558,587,097
1975 $355,168,572 $684,282,434
1976 $372,025,093 $694,540,806
1977 $451,624,780 $719,501,766
1978 $590,407,374 $829,267,889
1979 $819,870,259 $1,019,691,460
1980 $1,060,889,704 $1,202,618,816
1981 $1,073,812,830 $1,235,626,771
1982 $1,014,945,696 $1,194,059,943
1983 $1,172,230,397 $1,123,085,190
1984 $1,240,822,167 $1,178,000,678
1985 $1,114,783,343 $1,141,168,944
1986 $1,392,602,164 $1,290,267,340
1987 $1,965,226,890 $1,177,947,965
1988 $2,644,554,159 $1,110,009,523
1989 $3,083,822,112 $1,182,660,266
1990 $3,790,636,324 $1,337,017,559
1991 $3,942,876,703 $1,383,883,250
1992 $4,146,464,587 $1,532,411,039
1993 $4,160,129,175 $1,636,101,247
1994 $4,259,259,604 $1,825,732,093
1995 $4,730,599,122 $1,970,301,486
1996 $4,847,757,218 $2,128,696,644
1997 $5,020,265,627 $2,090,221,137
1998 $4,790,481,509 $1,653,146,717
1999 $5,484,263,347 $1,936,459,986
2000 $5,788,329,609 $1,678,219,508
2001 $5,489,608,300 $1,652,462,023
2002 $5,438,863,983 $1,833,279,985
2003 $7,511,582,173 $2,300,492,465
2004 $8,957,467,707 $2,708,078,477
2005 $9,918,907,108 $2,980,403,845
2006 $9,919,158,482 $3,076,305,453
2007 $10,567,270,656 $3,378,314,600
2008 $10,730,829,116 $3,523,185,920
2009 $10,118,459,242 $2,870,624,636
2010 $12,637,273,429 $3,140,166,713
2011 $15,110,643,612 $3,779,411,899
2012 $13,907,464,500 $3,972,028,104
2013 $14,271,738,933 $4,189,967,999
2014 $15,470,088,501 $4,857,104,769
2015 $13,530,748,845 $4,682,479,894
2016 $15,082,637,184 $4,930,213,644
2017 $16,105,155,857 $5,353,469,174
2018 $17,031,943,186 $5,581,425,327
2019 $16,725,908,149 $5,444,407,198
2020 $14,960,251,611 $4,432,466,220
2021 $18,750,182,235 $4,305,031,650
2022 $20,321,150,598 $4,969,503,549
2023 $19,411,266,967 $5,442,046,553
2024 $19,400,774,882 $5,840,564,073

Botswana and Fiji economies compared

GDP per capita
Botswana

Fiji
Year GDP per capita
Botswana Fiji
1960 $58.9 $277.4
1961 $62.3 $280.3
1962 $66 $285.5
1963 $68.9 $291.4
1964 $73.5 $306
1965 $79.7 $311
1966 $89.1 $310
1967 $100.9 $326
1968 $113.4 $327
1969 $131.8 $350
1970 $163 $414
1971 $212.2 $458
1972 $264.2 $575
1973 $374 $762
1974 $446 $984
1975 $493 $1,188
1976 $490 $1,186
1977 $565 $1,204
1978 $695 $1,355
1979 $909 $1,627
1980 $1,132 $1,873
1981 $1,107 $1,879
1982 $1,006 $1,773
1983 $1,121 $1,628
1984 $1,145 $1,667
1985 $994 $1,577
1986 $1,200 $1,745
1987 $1,639 $1,569
1988 $2,141 $1,463
1989 $2,428 $1,543
1990 $2,903 $1,729
1991 $2,939 $1,775
1992 $3,005 $1,951
1993 $2,929 $2,070
1994 $2,917 $2,297
1995 $3,156 $2,467
1996 $3,156 $2,648
1997 $3,194 $2,574
1998 $2,981 $2,010
1999 $3,340 $2,328
2000 $3,451 $1,996
2001 $3,206 $1,945
2002 $3,117 $2,137
2003 $4,230 $2,656
2004 $4,957 $3,097
2005 $5,391 $3,378
2006 $5,292 $3,455
2007 $5,529 $3,763
2008 $5,503 $3,900
2009 $5,083 $3,164
2010 $6,216 $3,449
2011 $7,287 $4,140
2012 $6,596 $4,341
2013 $6,667 $4,572
2014 $7,122 $5,293
2015 $6,141 $5,098
2016 $6,749 $5,364
2017 $7,105 $5,827
2018 $7,408 $6,085
2019 $7,172 $5,951
2020 $6,323 $4,844
2021 $7,808 $4,696
2022 $8,329 $5,405
2023 $7,826 $5,889
2024 $7,695 $6,288

Botswana vs. Fiji life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

Fiji
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Fiji
1950 46.2 51.7
1951 46.6 52.2
1952 47 52.6
1953 47.5 53.4
1954 48 54.2
1955 48.5 55.3
1956 49 56.2
1957 49.5 57.1
1958 50.1 57.8
1959 50.7 58.2
1960 51.2 58.6
1961 51.8 59.1
1962 52.3 59.7
1963 52.8 60.2
1964 53.4 60.7
1965 53.9 61.4
1966 54.4 61.6
1967 54.9 61.4
1968 55.4 61.7
1969 55.9 61.4
1970 56.4 61.7
1971 57.1 61.7
1972 57.7 61.6
1973 58.3 60.6
1974 58.9 61.2
1975 59.5 61.7
1976 60.2 62.1
1977 60.9 62.7
1978 61.5 63.1
1979 62 62.3
1980 62.5 62.4
1981 63 62.3
1982 63.4 62.2
1983 63.6 62.9
1984 63.7 63.2
1985 63.6 64
1986 63.4 64
1987 62.8 64.3
1988 61.7 65
1989 61.2 65.4
1990 60.1 65.1
1991 58.9 65.5
1992 58.2 65.4
1993 57.3 65.5
1994 56 65.8
1995 54.7 66
1996 54.3 66.2
1997 53.6 66.3
1998 53 66.5
1999 52.5 66.7
2000 52.3 66.2
2001 52.2 66.2
2002 52.4 65.5
2003 52.9 65.7
2004 53.6 65.8
2005 54.4 66
2006 55.1 66.1
2007 56.7 66.2
2008 57.7 66.3
2009 58.3 66.3
2010 59.1 66.8
2011 59.7 66.9
2012 60.4 65.8
2013 61.2 66.5
2014 62.2 66.6
2015 63.2 66.5
2016 64.3 66.7
2017 65.4 67.1
2018 66.4 67
2019 67.2 67
2020 67.6 66.9
2021 63.3 64.9
2022 68.7 67.1
2023 69.2 67.3
2024 69.3 67.5
2025 69.4 67.6

Botswana and Fiji population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

Fiji
Year Population
Botswana Fiji
1960 516,165 404,887
1961 527,942 417,406
1962 540,186 430,536
1963 552,966 444,276
1964 566,266 458,324
1965 574,664 472,575
1966 577,866 486,487
1967 580,933 498,873
1968 583,966 510,002
1969 587,066 520,797
1970 590,334 531,188
1971 600,481 541,121
1972 622,407 550,499
1973 652,408 559,222
1974 685,448 567,489
1975 720,380 575,906
1976 758,508 585,534
1977 799,574 597,805
1978 849,239 612,091
1979 901,742 626,862
1980 937,485 641,975
1981 969,996 657,471
1982 1,009,269 673,414
1983 1,046,137 689,835
1984 1,083,660 706,716
1985 1,121,945 723,761
1986 1,160,650 739,306
1987 1,199,167 750,540
1988 1,235,476 758,697
1989 1,270,274 766,321
1990 1,305,696 773,316
1991 1,341,756 779,656
1992 1,380,033 785,346
1993 1,420,115 790,369
1994 1,460,023 794,771
1995 1,498,836 798,746
1996 1,535,914 803,789
1997 1,571,691 812,139
1998 1,606,899 822,258
1999 1,641,997 831,828
2000 1,677,382 840,909
2001 1,712,254 849,596
2002 1,744,763 858,049
2003 1,775,736 866,286
2004 1,807,146 874,366
2005 1,839,877 882,379
2006 1,874,516 890,365
2007 1,911,201 897,832
2008 1,949,970 903,399
2009 1,990,673 907,239
2010 2,033,111 910,419
2011 2,073,535 912,989
2012 2,108,617 914,918
2013 2,140,682 916,352
2014 2,172,044 917,585
2015 2,203,273 918,578
2016 2,234,776 919,166
2017 2,266,747 918,759
2018 2,299,141 917,180
2019 2,332,083 914,899
2020 2,365,894 914,963
2021 2,401,441 916,711
2022 2,439,892 919,422
2023 2,480,244 924,145
2024 2,521,139 928,784

Fertility rates in Botswana and Fiji

Fertility rate
Botswana

Fiji
Year Fertility rate
Botswana Fiji
1960 6.6 6.36
1961 6.56 6.28
1962 6.54 6.2
1963 6.58 6.09
1964 6.61 5.96
1965 6.6 5.76
1966 6.61 5.55
1967 6.6 5.33
1968 6.58 5.11
1969 6.56 4.91
1970 6.55 4.71
1971 6.54 4.51
1972 6.56 4.32
1973 6.59 4.16
1974 6.61 4.07
1975 6.61 4.1
1976 6.6 4.12
1977 6.54 4.11
1978 6.48 4.1
1979 6.4 4.08
1980 6.29 4.04
1981 6.16 3.99
1982 5.97 3.94
1983 5.79 3.88
1984 5.63 3.8
1985 5.48 3.66
1986 5.33 3.54
1987 5.1 3.48
1988 4.88 3.43
1989 4.67 3.4
1990 4.51 3.39
1991 4.37 3.37
1992 4.26 3.33
1993 4.15 3.29
1994 4.02 3.26
1995 3.79 3.25
1996 3.57 3.25
1997 3.43 3.19
1998 3.36 3.12
1999 3.31 3.05
2000 3.29 2.99
2001 3.25 2.97
2002 3.18 2.97
2003 3.11 2.96
2004 3.06 2.94
2005 3.08 2.92
2006 3.11 2.91
2007 3.13 2.87
2008 3.13 2.82
2009 3.13 2.76
2010 3.14 2.7
2011 3.1 2.63
2012 3.07 2.61
2013 3.05 2.6
2014 3.03 2.59
2015 3.01 2.57
2016 2.99 2.52
2017 2.97 2.46
2018 2.94 2.42
2019 2.91 2.38
2020 2.86 2.36
2021 2.83 2.33
2022 2.79 2.31
2023 2.73 2.28

Botswana and Fiji demographics compared

Median age
Botswana

Fiji
Year Median age, years
Botswana Fiji
1960 17.7 16.7
1961 17.4 16.7
1962 17.1 16.6
1963 16.8 16.6
1964 16.6 16.7
1965 16.4 16.7
1966 16.2 16.7
1967 15.9 16.8
1968 15.7 16.9
1969 15.6 17.1
1970 15.4 17.2
1971 15.3 17.4
1972 15.4 17.6
1973 15.6 17.8
1974 15.8 18.1
1975 16 18.3
1976 16.2 18.5
1977 16.4 18.8
1978 16.6 19
1979 16.9 19.1
1980 16.8 19.3
1981 16.8 19.5
1982 16.8 19.6
1983 16.8 19.8
1984 16.8 20
1985 16.8 20.1
1986 16.9 20.3
1987 16.9 20.5
1988 17 20.6
1989 17.1 20.8
1990 17.3 20.9
1991 17.4 21
1992 17.6 21.1
1993 17.8 21.2
1994 18 21.3
1995 18.3 21.5
1996 18.6 21.6
1997 18.8 21.8
1998 19.1 22.1
1999 19.4 22.3
2000 19.7 22.6
2001 20 22.8
2002 20.3 23.1
2003 20.6 23.4
2004 20.9 23.6
2005 21.2 23.9
2006 21.5 24.2
2007 21.7 24.5
2008 22 24.8
2009 22.2 25
2010 22.5 25.3
2011 22.7 25.6
2012 22.8 25.9
2013 22.7 26.1
2014 22.7 26.4
2015 22.7 26.7
2016 22.7 26.9
2017 22.8 27.2
2018 22.9 27.5
2019 23.1 27.8
2020 23.3 28.1
2021 23.4 28.3
2022 23.6 28.5
2023 23.9 28.7
2024 24.2 28.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Botswana Fiji
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
$5.27B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
30.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
4.25%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.53%
2023
1.32%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
4,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.2%
2025
-4.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
5.36%
2024
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
56.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
14.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
59.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.9%
2015
24.2%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2015
3.5%
2019
Listed domestic companies
23
2023
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.59B
2023
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.46B
2024
$1.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$128M
2024
$430M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
168,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
19.2%
2020
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Botswana Fiji
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,165 kg
2022
584 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2022
$12.2
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.42 megatons
2023
2.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
2.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
28.4%
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
60.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
50.1%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76%
2023
99.3%
2023

Society

Botswana Fiji
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
-3,278
2024
Urban population
73.5%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
52.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
58
2025
Higher education index
55
2025
57
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
2.17
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
86
2025
98
2025
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
99.1%
2018
English speaking
38.4%
2023
20.6%
2023
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
79.3%
2023

Health

Botswana Fiji
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
$212.9
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
$17.7
2023
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
67.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
11.6%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
0.81
2015
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
30
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
29.1
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
34.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
16.6%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
27.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
3.58 liters
2020

Territory

Botswana Fiji
% of world land
0.38%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
7,595 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
1,203 sq mi
2025
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
4,479 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
2,138 mi
2011

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