Botswana vs Finland statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 5.64M in Finland (ranked 116/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 117,360 sq mi for Finland (ranked 47th vs. 70th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Finland ranks 48/197 ($300B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Finland ranks 22/197 ($53,189).

Botswana and Finland: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Finland economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Finland

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Finland
1960	$30,411,414	$5,279,481,824
1961	$32,902,613	$5,984,433,774
1962	$35,644,957	$6,407,796,043
1963	$38,091,843	$6,958,916,548
1964	$41,616,348	$7,848,987,793
1965	$45,788,696	$8,680,393,839
1966	$51,465,655	$9,306,142,172
1967	$58,642,354	$9,468,272,357
1968	$66,248,441	$8,916,565,041
1969	$77,361,547	$10,177,524,839
1970	$96,243,234	$11,358,529,162
1971	$127,448,614	$12,528,522,307
1972	$164,460,915	$14,744,499,570
1973	$244,124,164	$19,474,098,335
1974	$306,044,208	$24,851,036,710
1975	$355,168,572	$29,475,251,333
1976	$372,025,093	$31,852,352,670
1977	$451,624,780	$33,502,784,418
1978	$590,407,374	$36,259,392,058
1979	$819,870,259	$44,469,218,440
1980	$1,060,889,704	$53,649,984,061
1981	$1,073,812,830	$52,440,066,134
1982	$1,014,945,696	$52,784,013,815
1983	$1,172,230,397	$50,956,447,481
1984	$1,240,822,167	$52,870,993,273
1985	$1,114,783,343	$55,856,676,899
1986	$1,392,602,164	$73,511,611,541
1987	$1,965,226,890	$91,564,993,913
1988	$2,644,554,159	$109,039,090,263
1989	$3,083,822,112	$118,991,270,611
1990	$3,790,636,324	$141,446,120,355
1991	$3,942,876,703	$127,794,441,994
1992	$4,146,464,587	$112,537,828,511
1993	$4,160,129,175	$89,112,105,756
1994	$4,259,259,604	$103,182,697,780
1995	$4,730,599,122	$134,060,457,516
1996	$4,847,757,218	$131,991,975,149
1997	$5,020,265,627	$126,862,902,302
1998	$4,790,481,509	$133,990,876,725
1999	$5,484,263,347	$135,234,241,918
2000	$5,788,329,609	$125,967,821,111
2001	$5,489,608,300	$129,519,672,869
2002	$5,438,863,983	$140,360,963,812
2003	$7,511,582,173	$171,612,867,736
2004	$8,957,467,707	$197,458,297,640
2005	$9,918,907,108	$204,859,368,791
2006	$9,919,158,482	$217,044,068,234
2007	$10,567,270,656	$256,360,251,538
2008	$10,730,829,116	$285,698,662,071
2009	$10,118,459,242	$253,480,783,439
2010	$12,637,273,429	$249,429,613,683
2011	$15,110,643,612	$275,126,915,516
2012	$13,907,464,500	$257,443,384,493
2013	$14,271,738,933	$270,268,036,626
2014	$15,470,088,501	$273,478,528,955
2015	$13,530,748,845	$233,210,733,506
2016	$15,082,637,184	$238,777,818,793
2017	$16,105,155,857	$253,846,138,440
2018	$17,031,943,186	$273,869,255,596
2019	$16,725,908,149	$267,014,821,129
2020	$14,960,251,611	$270,000,311,606
2021	$18,750,182,235	$294,223,210,496
2022	$20,321,150,598	$280,253,099,309
2023	$19,411,266,967	$294,950,618,733
2024	$19,400,774,882	$299,835,625,551

Botswana and Finland economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Finland

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Finland
1960	$58.9	$1,192
1961	$62.3	$1,341
1962	$66	$1,427
1963	$68.9	$1,538
1964	$73.5	$1,726
1965	$79.7	$1,902
1966	$89.1	$2,032
1967	$100.9	$2,056
1968	$113.4	$1,927
1969	$131.8	$2,201
1970	$163	$2,466
1971	$212.2	$2,716
1972	$264.2	$3,178
1973	$374	$4,174
1974	$446	$5,298
1975	$493	$6,256
1976	$490	$6,740
1977	$565	$7,070
1978	$695	$7,629
1979	$909	$9,333
1980	$1,132	$11,225
1981	$1,107	$10,925
1982	$1,006	$10,935
1983	$1,121	$10,494
1984	$1,145	$10,830
1985	$994	$11,394
1986	$1,200	$14,947
1987	$1,639	$18,565
1988	$2,141	$22,044
1989	$2,428	$23,969
1990	$2,903	$28,366
1991	$2,939	$25,489
1992	$3,005	$22,320
1993	$2,929	$17,589
1994	$2,917	$20,278
1995	$3,156	$26,246
1996	$3,156	$25,757
1997	$3,194	$24,682
1998	$2,981	$26,000
1999	$3,340	$26,180
2000	$3,451	$24,336
2001	$3,206	$24,965
2002	$3,117	$26,989
2003	$4,230	$32,920
2004	$4,957	$37,768
2005	$5,391	$39,050
2006	$5,292	$41,214
2007	$5,529	$48,473
2008	$5,503	$53,769
2009	$5,083	$47,478
2010	$6,216	$46,506
2011	$7,287	$51,060
2012	$6,596	$47,552
2013	$6,667	$49,691
2014	$7,122	$50,074
2015	$6,141	$42,560
2016	$6,749	$43,451
2017	$7,105	$46,085
2018	$7,408	$49,654
2019	$7,172	$48,358
2020	$6,323	$48,829
2021	$7,808	$53,099
2022	$8,329	$50,441
2023	$7,826	$52,822
2024	$7,695	$53,189

Botswana vs. Finland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Finland

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Finland
1950	46.2	64.2
1951	46.6	65.6
1952	47	66.5
1953	47.5	66.6
1954	48	67.5
1955	48.5	67.3
1956	49	68
1957	49.5	67.5
1958	50.1	68.6
1959	50.7	68.8
1960	51.2	69
1961	51.8	69
1962	52.3	68.7
1963	52.8	69.2
1964	53.4	69.4
1965	53.9	69.1
1966	54.4	69.6
1967	54.9	69.8
1968	55.4	69.8
1969	55.9	69.6
1970	56.4	70.3
1971	57.1	70.1
1972	57.7	70.9
1973	58.3	71.4
1974	58.9	71.3
1975	59.5	71.8
1976	60.2	72
1977	60.9	72.5
1978	61.5	73.1
1979	62	73.4
1980	62.5	73.6
1981	63	74
1982	63.4	74.5
1983	63.6	74.4
1984	63.7	74.7
1985	63.6	74.4
1986	63.4	74.8
1987	62.8	74.8
1988	61.7	74.8
1989	61.2	75
1990	60.1	75
1991	58.9	75.4
1992	58.2	75.6
1993	57.3	75.9
1994	56	76.6
1995	54.7	76.6
1996	54.3	76.9
1997	53.6	77.1
1998	53	77.3
1999	52.5	77.5
2000	52.3	77.7
2001	52.2	78.1
2002	52.4	78.3
2003	52.9	78.5
2004	53.6	78.8
2005	54.4	79
2006	55.1	79.4
2007	56.7	79.4
2008	57.7	79.7
2009	58.3	79.8
2010	59.1	80
2011	59.7	80.4
2012	60.4	80.5
2013	61.2	80.9
2014	62.2	81.1
2015	63.2	81.4
2016	64.3	81.3
2017	65.4	81.5
2018	66.4	81.6
2019	67.2	81.9
2020	67.6	81.8
2021	63.3	81.8
2022	68.7	81.2
2023	69.2	81.9
2024	69.3	82.1
2025	69.4	82.2

Botswana and Finland population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Finland

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Finland
1960	516,165	4,429,634
1961	527,942	4,461,005
1962	540,186	4,491,443
1963	552,966	4,523,309
1964	566,266	4,548,543
1965	574,664	4,563,732
1966	577,866	4,580,869
1967	580,933	4,605,744
1968	583,966	4,626,469
1969	587,066	4,623,785
1970	590,334	4,606,307
1971	600,481	4,612,124
1972	622,407	4,639,657
1973	652,408	4,666,081
1974	685,448	4,690,574
1975	720,380	4,711,440
1976	758,508	4,725,664
1977	799,574	4,738,902
1978	849,239	4,752,528
1979	901,742	4,764,690
1980	937,485	4,779,535
1981	969,996	4,799,964
1982	1,009,269	4,826,933
1983	1,046,137	4,855,787
1984	1,083,660	4,881,803
1985	1,121,945	4,902,206
1986	1,160,650	4,918,154
1987	1,199,167	4,932,123
1988	1,235,476	4,946,481
1989	1,270,274	4,964,371
1990	1,305,696	4,986,431
1991	1,341,756	5,013,740
1992	1,380,033	5,041,992
1993	1,420,115	5,066,447
1994	1,460,023	5,088,333
1995	1,498,836	5,107,790
1996	1,535,914	5,124,573
1997	1,571,691	5,139,835
1998	1,606,899	5,153,498
1999	1,641,997	5,165,474
2000	1,677,382	5,176,209
2001	1,712,254	5,188,008
2002	1,744,763	5,200,598
2003	1,775,736	5,213,014
2004	1,807,146	5,228,172
2005	1,839,877	5,246,096
2006	1,874,516	5,266,268
2007	1,911,201	5,288,720
2008	1,949,970	5,313,399
2009	1,990,673	5,338,871
2010	2,033,111	5,363,352
2011	2,073,535	5,388,272
2012	2,108,617	5,413,971
2013	2,140,682	5,438,972
2014	2,172,044	5,461,512
2015	2,203,273	5,479,531
2016	2,234,776	5,495,303
2017	2,266,747	5,508,214
2018	2,299,141	5,515,525
2019	2,332,083	5,521,606
2020	2,365,894	5,529,543
2021	2,401,441	5,541,017
2022	2,439,892	5,556,106
2023	2,480,244	5,583,911
2024	2,521,139	5,637,214

Fertility rates in Botswana and Finland

Fertility rate

Botswana

Finland

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Finland
1960	6.6	2.72
1961	6.56	2.72
1962	6.54	2.68
1963	6.58	2.68
1964	6.61	2.59
1965	6.6	2.48
1966	6.61	2.41
1967	6.6	2.32
1968	6.58	2.14
1969	6.56	1.93
1970	6.55	1.83
1971	6.54	1.68
1972	6.56	1.58
1973	6.59	1.49
1974	6.61	1.61
1975	6.61	1.68
1976	6.6	1.7
1977	6.54	1.68
1978	6.48	1.64
1979	6.4	1.64
1980	6.29	1.63
1981	6.16	1.64
1982	5.97	1.71
1983	5.79	1.74
1984	5.63	1.69
1985	5.48	1.64
1986	5.33	1.6
1987	5.1	1.59
1988	4.88	1.69
1989	4.67	1.71
1990	4.51	1.78
1991	4.37	1.79
1992	4.26	1.85
1993	4.15	1.81
1994	4.02	1.85
1995	3.79	1.81
1996	3.57	1.78
1997	3.43	1.75
1998	3.36	1.7
1999	3.31	1.73
2000	3.29	1.73
2001	3.25	1.73
2002	3.18	1.72
2003	3.11	1.76
2004	3.06	1.8
2005	3.08	1.8
2006	3.11	1.84
2007	3.13	1.83
2008	3.13	1.85
2009	3.13	1.86
2010	3.14	1.87
2011	3.1	1.83
2012	3.07	1.8
2013	3.05	1.75
2014	3.03	1.71
2015	3.01	1.65
2016	2.99	1.57
2017	2.97	1.49
2018	2.94	1.41
2019	2.91	1.35
2020	2.86	1.37
2021	2.83	1.46
2022	2.79	1.32
2023	2.73	1.26

Botswana and Finland demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Finland

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Finland
1960	17.7	28.4
1961	17.4	28.4
1962	17.1	28.5
1963	16.8	28.5
1964	16.6	28.6
1965	16.4	28.7
1966	16.2	28.8
1967	15.9	28.9
1968	15.7	29
1969	15.6	29.3
1970	15.4	29.6
1971	15.3	29.9
1972	15.4	30.1
1973	15.6	30.2
1974	15.8	30.4
1975	16	30.7
1976	16.2	31.2
1977	16.4	31.7
1978	16.6	32.1
1979	16.9	32.4
1980	16.8	32.8
1981	16.8	33.2
1982	16.8	33.5
1983	16.8	33.9
1984	16.8	34.3
1985	16.8	34.7
1986	16.9	35.1
1987	16.9	35.4
1988	17	35.8
1989	17.1	36.1
1990	17.3	36.4
1991	17.4	36.7
1992	17.6	37
1993	17.8	37.2
1994	18	37.5
1995	18.3	37.8
1996	18.6	38.1
1997	18.8	38.4
1998	19.1	38.7
1999	19.4	39
2000	19.7	39.4
2001	20	39.7
2002	20.3	40
2003	20.6	40.3
2004	20.9	40.6
2005	21.2	40.9
2006	21.5	41.2
2007	21.7	41.4
2008	22	41.6
2009	22.2	41.8
2010	22.5	41.9
2011	22.7	42.1
2012	22.8	42.2
2013	22.7	42.3
2014	22.7	42.4
2015	22.7	42.5
2016	22.7	42.6
2017	22.8	42.7
2018	22.9	42.8
2019	23.1	43
2020	23.3	43.2
2021	23.4	43.3
2022	23.6	43.5
2023	23.9	43.8
2024	24.2	44

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