Botswana vs France statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 68.5M in France (ranked 23/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 208,090 sq mi for France (ranked 47th vs. 48th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and France ranks 7/197 ($3.16T). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while France ranks 27/197 ($46,150).

Botswana and France: Comparison Charts

Botswana and France economies compared

GDP

Botswana

France

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	France
1960	$30,411,414	$61,756,878,990
1961	$32,902,613	$66,806,595,975
1962	$35,644,957	$74,888,595,286
1963	$38,091,843	$83,957,182,115
1964	$41,616,348	$93,079,224,076
1965	$45,788,696	$100,522,559,916
1966	$51,465,655	$108,928,356,519
1967	$58,642,354	$117,751,396,249
1968	$66,248,441	$128,427,504,709
1969	$77,361,547	$140,361,802,782
1970	$96,243,234	$146,926,998,937
1971	$127,448,614	$164,238,872,973
1972	$164,460,915	$201,621,751,625
1973	$244,124,164	$262,343,828,816
1974	$306,044,208	$283,102,178,123
1975	$355,168,572	$356,780,728,163
1976	$372,025,093	$368,488,292,816
1977	$451,624,780	$406,736,454,934
1978	$590,407,374	$501,724,418,605
1979	$819,870,259	$608,218,624,730
1980	$1,060,889,704	$694,529,183,483
1981	$1,073,812,830	$609,184,791,792
1982	$1,014,945,696	$578,152,310,610
1983	$1,172,230,397	$553,356,312,936
1984	$1,240,822,167	$525,033,325,828
1985	$1,114,783,343	$547,220,981,165
1986	$1,392,602,164	$764,946,585,851
1987	$1,965,226,890	$926,320,855,615
1988	$2,644,554,159	$1,010,827,662,152
1989	$3,083,822,112	$1,016,742,237,302
1990	$3,790,636,324	$1,257,649,439,827
1991	$3,942,876,703	$1,258,961,748,634
1992	$4,146,464,587	$1,389,663,073,110
1993	$4,160,129,175	$1,314,383,368,080
1994	$4,259,259,604	$1,385,822,778,828
1995	$4,730,599,122	$1,595,219,345,512
1996	$4,847,757,218	$1,598,889,216,566
1997	$5,020,265,627	$1,449,392,222,971
1998	$4,790,481,509	$1,496,906,382,032
1999	$5,484,263,347	$1,486,915,879,702
2000	$5,788,329,609	$1,360,959,069,477
2001	$5,489,608,300	$1,370,376,677,299
2002	$5,438,863,983	$1,492,427,756,382
2003	$7,511,582,173	$1,835,095,983,049
2004	$8,957,467,707	$2,109,792,297,237
2005	$9,918,907,108	$2,192,146,403,028
2006	$9,919,158,482	$2,317,861,544,691
2007	$10,567,270,656	$2,655,816,911,867
2008	$10,730,829,116	$2,926,802,941,586
2009	$10,118,459,242	$2,700,075,882,519
2010	$12,637,273,429	$2,646,230,027,988
2011	$15,110,643,612	$2,870,408,553,990
2012	$13,907,464,500	$2,683,007,095,787
2013	$14,271,738,933	$2,816,077,607,875
2014	$15,470,088,501	$2,861,236,112,552
2015	$13,530,748,845	$2,442,483,452,643
2016	$15,082,637,184	$2,470,407,619,777
2017	$16,105,155,857	$2,588,868,323,335
2018	$17,031,943,186	$2,781,576,320,884
2019	$16,725,908,149	$2,722,793,515,172
2020	$14,960,251,611	$2,647,926,055,110
2021	$18,750,182,235	$2,966,433,692,008
2022	$20,321,150,598	$2,796,302,210,399
2023	$19,411,266,967	$3,051,831,611,385
2024	$19,400,774,882	$3,162,079,073,496

Botswana and France economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

France

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	France
1960	$58.9	$1,303
1961	$62.3	$1,395
1962	$66	$1,548
1963	$68.9	$1,718
1964	$73.5	$1,884
1965	$79.7	$2,015
1966	$89.1	$2,165
1967	$100.9	$2,321
1968	$113.4	$2,513
1969	$131.8	$2,724
1970	$163	$2,825
1971	$212.2	$3,128
1972	$264.2	$3,807
1973	$374	$4,914
1974	$446	$5,267
1975	$493	$6,607
1976	$490	$6,795
1977	$565	$7,465
1978	$695	$9,167
1979	$909	$11,063
1980	$1,132	$12,565
1981	$1,107	$10,956
1982	$1,006	$10,360
1983	$1,121	$9,862
1984	$1,145	$9,312
1985	$994	$9,657
1986	$1,200	$13,430
1987	$1,639	$16,176
1988	$2,141	$17,550
1989	$2,428	$17,547
1990	$2,903	$21,586
1991	$2,939	$21,501
1992	$3,005	$23,615
1993	$2,929	$22,239
1994	$2,917	$23,360
1995	$3,156	$26,792
1996	$3,156	$26,758
1997	$3,194	$24,169
1998	$2,981	$24,869
1999	$3,340	$24,576
2000	$3,451	$22,341
2001	$3,206	$22,332
2002	$3,117	$24,145
2003	$4,230	$29,480
2004	$4,957	$33,645
2005	$5,391	$34,696
2006	$5,292	$36,432
2007	$5,529	$41,486
2008	$5,503	$45,465
2009	$5,083	$41,728
2010	$6,216	$40,695
2011	$7,287	$43,930
2012	$6,596	$40,864
2013	$6,667	$42,669
2014	$7,122	$43,148
2015	$6,141	$36,702
2016	$6,749	$37,024
2017	$7,105	$38,687
2018	$7,408	$41,418
2019	$7,172	$40,408
2020	$6,323	$39,170
2021	$7,808	$43,725
2022	$8,329	$41,083
2023	$7,826	$44,691
2024	$7,695	$46,150

Botswana vs. France life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

France

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	France
1950	46.2	66.4
1951	46.6	66.1
1952	47	67.4
1953	47.5	67.3
1954	48	68.2
1955	48.5	68.4
1956	49	68.5
1957	49.5	68.9
1958	50.1	70.1
1959	50.7	70.2
1960	51.2	70.4
1961	51.8	71
1962	52.3	70.5
1963	52.8	70.3
1964	53.4	71.3
1965	53.9	71.1
1966	54.4	71.5
1967	54.9	71.5
1968	55.4	71.5
1969	55.9	71.2
1970	56.4	72.1
1971	57.1	72.1
1972	57.7	72.3
1973	58.3	72.5
1974	58.9	72.8
1975	59.5	72.9
1976	60.2	73.1
1977	60.9	73.7
1978	61.5	73.8
1979	62	74.1
1980	62.5	74.2
1981	63	74.4
1982	63.4	74.8
1983	63.6	74.7
1984	63.7	75.2
1985	63.6	75.3
1986	63.4	75.6
1987	62.8	76.1
1988	61.7	76.4
1989	61.2	76.5
1990	60.1	76.8
1991	58.9	77
1992	58.2	77.3
1993	57.3	77.3
1994	56	77.8
1995	54.7	77.9
1996	54.3	78.1
1997	53.6	78.4
1998	53	78.6
1999	52.5	78.7
2000	52.3	79
2001	52.2	79.2
2002	52.4	79.4
2003	52.9	79.4
2004	53.6	80.3
2005	54.4	80.3
2006	55.1	80.7
2007	56.7	81
2008	57.7	81
2009	58.3	81.2
2010	59.1	81.4
2011	59.7	81.8
2012	60.4	81.7
2013	61.2	82
2014	62.2	82.4
2015	63.2	82.1
2016	64.3	82.4
2017	65.4	82.4
2018	66.4	82.6
2019	67.2	82.7
2020	67.6	82.2
2021	63.3	82.3
2022	68.7	82.5
2023	69.2	83.3
2024	69.3	83.5
2025	69.4	83.6

Botswana and France population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

France

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	France
1960	516,165	47,412,964
1961	527,942	47,905,982
1962	540,186	48,389,516
1963	552,966	48,877,567
1964	566,266	49,401,492
1965	574,664	49,877,725
1966	577,866	50,311,637
1967	580,933	50,722,791
1968	583,966	51,112,980
1969	587,066	51,536,014
1970	590,334	52,007,169
1971	600,481	52,499,553
1972	622,407	52,962,356
1973	652,408	53,392,161
1974	685,448	53,746,571
1975	720,380	54,002,853
1976	758,508	54,232,383
1977	799,574	54,486,467
1978	849,239	54,734,030
1979	901,742	54,979,851
1980	937,485	55,274,184
1981	969,996	55,603,353
1982	1,009,269	55,806,789
1983	1,046,137	56,108,330
1984	1,083,660	56,383,085
1985	1,121,945	56,665,619
1986	1,160,650	56,956,002
1987	1,199,167	57,266,167
1988	1,235,476	57,598,186
1989	1,270,274	57,943,062
1990	1,305,696	58,261,012
1991	1,341,756	58,554,242
1992	1,380,033	58,846,584
1993	1,420,115	59,103,094
1994	1,460,023	59,324,863
1995	1,498,836	59,541,294
1996	1,535,914	59,754,504
1997	1,571,691	59,968,066
1998	1,606,899	60,190,684
1999	1,641,997	60,501,986
2000	1,677,382	60,918,661
2001	1,712,254	61,364,377
2002	1,744,763	61,812,142
2003	1,775,736	62,249,855
2004	1,807,146	62,707,588
2005	1,839,877	63,180,854
2006	1,874,516	63,622,342
2007	1,911,201	64,016,890
2008	1,949,970	64,375,116
2009	1,990,673	64,706,436
2010	2,033,111	65,026,211
2011	2,073,535	65,340,830
2012	2,108,617	65,657,659
2013	2,140,682	65,997,932
2014	2,172,044	66,312,067
2015	2,203,273	66,548,272
2016	2,234,776	66,724,104
2017	2,266,747	66,918,020
2018	2,299,141	67,158,348
2019	2,332,083	67,382,061
2020	2,365,894	67,601,110
2021	2,401,441	67,842,811
2022	2,439,892	68,065,015
2023	2,480,244	68,287,487
2024	2,521,139	68,516,699

Fertility rates in Botswana and France

Fertility rate

Botswana

France

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	France
1960	6.6	2.85
1961	6.56	2.87
1962	6.54	2.89
1963	6.58	2.89
1964	6.61	2.87
1965	6.6	2.84
1966	6.61	2.8
1967	6.6	2.75
1968	6.58	2.69
1969	6.56	2.62
1970	6.55	2.55
1971	6.54	2.47
1972	6.56	2.38
1973	6.59	2.28
1974	6.61	2.18
1975	6.61	2.09
1976	6.6	2.01
1977	6.54	1.94
1978	6.48	1.89
1979	6.4	1.87
1980	6.29	1.85
1981	6.16	1.85
1982	5.97	1.86
1983	5.79	1.86
1984	5.63	1.86
1985	5.48	1.86
1986	5.33	1.85
1987	5.1	1.83
1988	4.88	1.81
1989	4.67	1.79
1990	4.51	1.77
1991	4.37	1.75
1992	4.26	1.74
1993	4.15	1.73
1994	4.02	1.73
1995	3.79	1.74
1996	3.57	1.75
1997	3.43	1.77
1998	3.36	1.78
1999	3.31	1.81
2000	3.29	1.89
2001	3.25	1.9
2002	3.18	1.88
2003	3.11	1.89
2004	3.06	1.92
2005	3.08	1.94
2006	3.11	2
2007	3.13	1.98
2008	3.13	2.01
2009	3.13	2
2010	3.14	2.03
2011	3.1	2.01
2012	3.07	2.01
2013	3.05	1.99
2014	3.03	2
2015	3.01	1.96
2016	2.99	1.92
2017	2.97	1.89
2018	2.94	1.87
2019	2.91	1.86
2020	2.86	1.83
2021	2.83	1.84
2022	2.79	1.79
2023	2.73	1.66

Botswana and France demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

France

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	France
1960	17.7	32.8
1961	17.4	32.8
1962	17.1	32.9
1963	16.8	32.8
1964	16.6	32.8
1965	16.4	32.7
1966	16.2	32.7
1967	15.9	32.7
1968	15.7	32.6
1969	15.6	32.5
1970	15.4	32.4
1971	15.3	32.2
1972	15.4	32
1973	15.6	31.8
1974	15.8	31.7
1975	16	31.6
1976	16.2	31.7
1977	16.4	31.9
1978	16.6	32.1
1979	16.9	32.3
1980	16.8	32.4
1981	16.8	32.6
1982	16.8	32.8
1983	16.8	33
1984	16.8	33.3
1985	16.8	33.5
1986	16.9	33.7
1987	16.9	34
1988	17	34.2
1989	17.1	34.5
1990	17.3	34.7
1991	17.4	35
1992	17.6	35.3
1993	17.8	35.6
1994	18	35.9
1995	18.3	36.2
1996	18.6	36.5
1997	18.8	36.8
1998	19.1	37.1
1999	19.4	37.4
2000	19.7	37.7
2001	20	37.9
2002	20.3	38.2
2003	20.6	38.4
2004	20.9	38.6
2005	21.2	38.9
2006	21.5	39.1
2007	21.7	39.4
2008	22	39.6
2009	22.2	39.8
2010	22.5	40
2011	22.7	40.3
2012	22.8	40.5
2013	22.7	40.8
2014	22.7	41
2015	22.7	41.2
2016	22.7	41.4
2017	22.8	41.6
2018	22.9	41.9
2019	23.1	42.1
2020	23.3	42.3
2021	23.4	42.4
2022	23.6	42.6
2023	23.9	42.8
2024	24.2	43

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