Botswana vs Ireland statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 5.38M in Ireland (ranked 120/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 26,599 sq mi for Ireland (ranked 47th vs. 119th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316).

Botswana and Ireland: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Ireland economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Ireland

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Ireland
1960	$30,411,414	$1,998,550,222
1961	$32,902,613	$2,151,772,980
1962	$35,644,957	$2,329,372,972
1963	$38,091,843	$2,505,073,358
1964	$41,616,348	$2,851,091,646
1965	$45,788,696	$3,035,655,794
1966	$51,465,655	$3,198,820,904
1967	$58,642,354	$3,445,739,915
1968	$66,248,441	$3,378,701,147
1969	$77,361,547	$3,902,721,632
1970	$96,243,234	$4,395,995,086
1971	$127,448,614	$5,098,250,287
1972	$164,460,915	$6,318,060,582
1973	$244,124,164	$7,481,173,066
1974	$306,044,208	$7,896,860,615
1975	$355,168,572	$9,483,808,362
1976	$372,025,093	$9,453,756,015
1977	$451,624,780	$11,248,340,431
1978	$590,407,374	$14,647,996,074
1979	$819,870,259	$18,319,334,300
1980	$1,060,889,704	$21,747,855,640
1981	$1,073,812,830	$20,670,190,138
1982	$1,014,945,696	$21,474,754,080
1983	$1,172,230,397	$20,766,047,764
1984	$1,240,822,167	$20,106,648,455
1985	$1,114,783,343	$21,270,013,326
1986	$1,392,602,164	$28,714,571,852
1987	$1,965,226,890	$33,920,518,493
1988	$2,644,554,159	$37,772,897,421
1989	$3,083,822,112	$39,238,392,678
1990	$3,790,636,324	$49,305,632,408
1991	$3,942,876,703	$49,787,502,852
1992	$4,146,464,587	$55,918,538,121
1993	$4,160,129,175	$52,417,477,614
1994	$4,259,259,604	$57,097,656,066
1995	$4,730,599,122	$69,139,823,232
1996	$4,847,757,218	$75,790,785,030
1997	$5,020,265,627	$82,856,648,758
1998	$4,790,481,509	$90,199,410,116
1999	$5,484,263,347	$98,893,958,263
2000	$5,788,329,609	$100,207,610,430
2001	$5,489,608,300	$109,346,669,230
2002	$5,438,863,983	$128,596,035,288
2003	$7,511,582,173	$164,670,771,260
2004	$8,957,467,707	$194,372,115,041
2005	$9,918,907,108	$211,876,989,656
2006	$9,919,158,482	$232,180,617,162
2007	$10,567,270,656	$270,079,279,420
2008	$10,730,829,116	$275,447,471,451
2009	$10,118,459,242	$236,443,117,248
2010	$12,637,273,429	$221,985,621,538
2011	$15,110,643,612	$241,337,364,610
2012	$13,907,464,500	$227,270,922,957
2013	$14,271,738,933	$243,301,556,085
2014	$15,470,088,501	$266,787,238,499
2015	$13,530,748,845	$302,391,428,540
2016	$15,082,637,184	$305,733,136,181
2017	$16,105,155,857	$348,532,394,024
2018	$17,031,943,186	$395,461,216,460
2019	$16,725,908,149	$407,124,824,065
2020	$14,960,251,611	$436,555,518,400
2021	$18,750,182,235	$531,306,516,908
2022	$20,321,150,598	$548,570,250,342
2023	$19,411,266,967	$551,394,889,340
2024	$19,400,774,882	$577,389,475,010

Botswana and Ireland economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Ireland

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Ireland
1960	$58.9	$707
1961	$62.3	$762
1962	$66	$821
1963	$68.9	$878
1964	$73.5	$995
1965	$79.7	$1,055
1966	$89.1	$1,107
1967	$100.9	$1,187
1968	$113.4	$1,159
1969	$131.8	$1,331
1970	$163	$1,487
1971	$212.2	$1,704
1972	$264.2	$2,080
1973	$374	$2,424
1974	$446	$2,517
1975	$493	$2,973
1976	$490	$2,920
1977	$565	$3,427
1978	$695	$4,400
1979	$909	$5,430
1980	$1,132	$6,372
1981	$1,107	$5,986
1982	$1,006	$6,161
1983	$1,121	$5,915
1984	$1,145	$5,692
1985	$994	$6,012
1986	$1,200	$8,112
1987	$1,639	$9,582
1988	$2,141	$10,716
1989	$2,428	$11,176
1990	$2,903	$14,031
1991	$2,939	$14,087
1992	$3,005	$15,714
1993	$2,929	$14,657
1994	$2,917	$15,903
1995	$3,156	$19,158
1996	$3,156	$20,836
1997	$3,194	$22,551
1998	$2,981	$24,295
1999	$3,340	$26,338
2000	$3,451	$26,335
2001	$3,206	$28,282
2002	$3,117	$32,705
2003	$4,230	$41,204
2004	$4,957	$47,754
2005	$5,391	$50,933
2006	$5,292	$54,329
2007	$5,529	$61,396
2008	$5,503	$61,353
2009	$5,083	$52,133
2010	$6,216	$48,679
2011	$7,287	$52,693
2012	$6,596	$49,412
2013	$6,667	$52,619
2014	$7,122	$57,278
2015	$6,141	$64,312
2016	$6,749	$64,193
2017	$7,105	$72,198
2018	$7,408	$80,739
2019	$7,172	$81,810
2020	$6,323	$86,623
2021	$7,808	$103,962
2022	$8,329	$105,235
2023	$7,826	$103,888
2024	$7,695	$107,316

Botswana vs. Ireland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Ireland

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Ireland
1950	46.2	65.6
1951	46.6	64.8
1952	47	67.2
1953	47.5	67.9
1954	48	68
1955	48.5	68
1956	49	69
1957	49.5	69
1958	50.1	69.3
1959	50.7	69.4
1960	51.2	70.2
1961	51.8	69.6
1962	52.3	69.9
1963	52.8	70.2
1964	53.4	70.4
1965	53.9	70.6
1966	54.4	70.2
1967	54.9	71.2
1968	55.4	70.9
1969	55.9	70.8
1970	56.4	70.8
1971	57.1	71.6
1972	57.7	71
1973	58.3	71.2
1974	58.9	71.1
1975	59.5	71.7
1976	60.2	71.8
1977	60.9	71.9
1978	61.5	71.9
1979	62	72.2
1980	62.5	72.5
1981	63	72.9
1982	63.4	73.2
1983	63.6	73.2
1984	63.7	73.6
1985	63.6	73.6
1986	63.4	73.6
1987	62.8	74.4
1988	61.7	74.4
1989	61.2	74.5
1990	60.1	74.8
1991	58.9	75
1992	58.2	75.4
1993	57.3	75.3
1994	56	75.8
1995	54.7	75.5
1996	54.3	75.8
1997	53.6	76
1998	53	76.2
1999	52.5	76.1
2000	52.3	76.5
2001	52.2	77.1
2002	52.4	77.6
2003	52.9	78.1
2004	53.6	78.5
2005	54.4	78.9
2006	55.1	79.2
2007	56.7	79.6
2008	57.7	79.8
2009	58.3	80.1
2010	59.1	80.6
2011	59.7	80.7
2012	60.4	80.9
2013	61.2	81.1
2014	62.2	81.4
2015	63.2	81.5
2016	64.3	81.7
2017	65.4	82.1
2018	66.4	82.1
2019	67.2	82.4
2020	67.6	82.4
2021	63.3	81.9
2022	68.7	82.1
2023	69.2	82.4
2024	69.3	82.6
2025	69.4	82.7

Botswana and Ireland population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Ireland

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Ireland
1960	516,165	2,828,600
1961	527,942	2,824,400
1962	540,186	2,836,050
1963	552,966	2,852,650
1964	566,266	2,866,550
1965	574,664	2,877,300
1966	577,866	2,888,800
1967	580,933	2,902,450
1968	583,966	2,915,550
1969	587,066	2,932,650
1970	590,334	2,957,250
1971	600,481	2,992,050
1972	622,407	3,036,850
1973	652,408	3,085,950
1974	685,448	3,137,500
1975	720,380	3,189,550
1976	758,508	3,238,050
1977	799,574	3,282,200
1978	849,239	3,329,100
1979	901,742	3,373,750
1980	937,485	3,412,800
1981	969,996	3,453,000
1982	1,009,269	3,485,800
1983	1,046,137	3,510,600
1984	1,083,660	3,532,423
1985	1,121,945	3,538,082
1986	1,160,650	3,539,690
1987	1,199,167	3,540,057
1988	1,235,476	3,524,949
1989	1,270,274	3,511,009
1990	1,305,696	3,513,974
1991	1,341,756	3,534,235
1992	1,380,033	3,558,430
1993	1,420,115	3,576,261
1994	1,460,023	3,590,386
1995	1,498,836	3,608,841
1996	1,535,914	3,637,510
1997	1,571,691	3,674,171
1998	1,606,899	3,712,696
1999	1,641,997	3,754,786
2000	1,677,382	3,805,174
2001	1,712,254	3,866,243
2002	1,744,763	3,931,947
2003	1,775,736	3,996,521
2004	1,807,146	4,070,262
2005	1,839,877	4,159,914
2006	1,874,516	4,273,591
2007	1,911,201	4,398,942
2008	1,949,970	4,489,544
2009	1,990,673	4,535,375
2010	2,033,111	4,560,155
2011	2,073,535	4,580,084
2012	2,108,617	4,599,533
2013	2,140,682	4,623,816
2014	2,172,044	4,657,740
2015	2,203,273	4,701,957
2016	2,234,776	4,762,722
2017	2,266,747	4,827,445
2018	2,299,141	4,898,022
2019	2,332,083	4,976,456
2020	2,365,894	5,039,747
2021	2,401,441	5,110,585
2022	2,439,892	5,212,836
2023	2,480,244	5,307,600
2024	2,521,139	5,380,257

Fertility rates in Botswana and Ireland

Fertility rate

Botswana

Ireland

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Ireland
1960	6.6	3.78
1961	6.56	3.78
1962	6.54	3.92
1963	6.58	4.01
1964	6.61	4.07
1965	6.6	4.04
1966	6.61	3.94
1967	6.6	3.84
1968	6.58	3.77
1969	6.56	3.83
1970	6.55	3.85
1971	6.54	3.93
1972	6.56	3.84
1973	6.59	3.71
1974	6.61	3.59
1975	6.61	3.37
1976	6.6	3.29
1977	6.54	3.24
1978	6.48	3.21
1979	6.4	3.21
1980	6.29	3.21
1981	6.16	3.05
1982	5.97	2.94
1983	5.79	2.74
1984	5.63	2.58
1985	5.48	2.48
1986	5.33	2.44
1987	5.1	2.32
1988	4.88	2.17
1989	4.67	2.08
1990	4.51	2.11
1991	4.37	2.08
1992	4.26	1.99
1993	4.15	1.9
1994	4.02	1.85
1995	3.79	1.84
1996	3.57	1.88
1997	3.43	1.93
1998	3.36	1.94
1999	3.31	1.9
2000	3.29	1.89
2001	3.25	1.94
2002	3.18	1.97
2003	3.11	1.96
2004	3.06	1.93
2005	3.08	1.86
2006	3.11	1.91
2007	3.13	2.01
2008	3.13	2.06
2009	3.13	2.06
2010	3.14	2.05
2011	3.1	2.03
2012	3.07	1.98
2013	3.05	1.93
2014	3.03	1.89
2015	3.01	1.85
2016	2.99	1.81
2017	2.97	1.77
2018	2.94	1.75
2019	2.91	1.71
2020	2.86	1.63
2021	2.83	1.78
2022	2.79	1.54
2023	2.73	1.5

Botswana and Ireland demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Ireland

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Ireland
1960	17.7	30.1
1961	17.4	29.8
1962	17.1	29.5
1963	16.8	29.2
1964	16.6	28.9
1965	16.4	28.6
1966	16.2	28.2
1967	15.9	28
1968	15.7	27.8
1969	15.6	27.6
1970	15.4	27.4
1971	15.3	27.1
1972	15.4	26.9
1973	15.6	26.7
1974	15.8	26.5
1975	16	26.5
1976	16.2	26.4
1977	16.4	26.5
1978	16.6	26.5
1979	16.9	26.5
1980	16.8	26.5
1981	16.8	26.6
1982	16.8	26.7
1983	16.8	26.9
1984	16.8	27.1
1985	16.8	27.3
1986	16.9	27.6
1987	16.9	27.9
1988	17	28.4
1989	17.1	28.8
1990	17.3	29.2
1991	17.4	29.6
1992	17.6	29.9
1993	17.8	30.2
1994	18	30.6
1995	18.3	30.9
1996	18.6	31.3
1997	18.8	31.6
1998	19.1	31.9
1999	19.4	32.2
2000	19.7	32.5
2001	20	32.7
2002	20.3	33
2003	20.6	33.2
2004	20.9	33.4
2005	21.2	33.4
2006	21.5	33.4
2007	21.7	33.4
2008	22	33.5
2009	22.2	33.9
2010	22.5	34.3
2011	22.7	34.8
2012	22.8	35.2
2013	22.7	35.6
2014	22.7	36
2015	22.7	36.4
2016	22.7	36.8
2017	22.8	37.1
2018	22.9	37.4
2019	23.1	37.8
2020	23.3	38.2
2021	23.4	38.6
2022	23.6	38.9
2023	23.9	39.4
2024	24.2	39.7

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