Botswana vs Japan statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 124M in Japan (ranked 12/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 140,761 sq mi for Japan (ranked 47th vs. 61st).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Japan ranks 4/197 ($4.03T). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Japan ranks 37/197 ($32,476).

Botswana and Japan: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Japan economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Japan

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Japan
1960	$30,411,414	$47,419,238,274
1961	$32,902,613	$57,266,758,180
1962	$35,644,957	$64,987,857,542
1963	$38,091,843	$74,379,284,603
1964	$41,616,348	$87,490,590,818
1965	$45,788,696	$97,338,107,606
1966	$51,465,655	$113,046,784,179
1967	$58,642,354	$132,475,614,227
1968	$66,248,441	$156,897,496,759
1969	$77,361,547	$184,298,841,305
1970	$96,243,234	$217,223,652,719
1971	$127,448,614	$245,364,056,622
1972	$164,460,915	$324,933,841,269
1973	$244,124,164	$441,460,582,536
1974	$306,044,208	$490,035,789,970
1975	$355,168,572	$532,861,438,885
1976	$372,025,093	$598,883,902,156
1977	$451,624,780	$737,069,290,928
1978	$590,407,374	$1,035,611,588,217
1979	$819,870,259	$1,077,910,077,676
1980	$1,060,889,704	$1,129,377,244,854
1981	$1,073,812,830	$1,245,221,410,764
1982	$1,014,945,696	$1,158,731,426,906
1983	$1,172,230,397	$1,270,859,919,743
1984	$1,240,822,167	$1,345,824,500,837
1985	$1,114,783,343	$1,427,019,759,717
1986	$1,392,602,164	$2,120,083,812,110
1987	$1,965,226,890	$2,580,748,422,781
1988	$2,644,554,159	$3,125,724,434,401
1989	$3,083,822,112	$3,109,455,047,824
1990	$3,790,636,324	$3,185,904,656,664
1991	$3,942,876,703	$3,648,065,760,649
1992	$4,146,464,587	$3,980,702,922,118
1993	$4,160,129,175	$4,536,940,479,038
1994	$4,259,259,604	$4,998,797,547,741
1995	$4,730,599,122	$5,545,563,663,890
1996	$4,847,757,218	$4,923,391,533,852
1997	$5,020,265,627	$4,492,448,605,639
1998	$4,790,481,509	$4,098,362,709,531
1999	$5,484,263,347	$4,635,982,224,064
2000	$5,788,329,609	$4,968,359,075,957
2001	$5,489,608,300	$4,374,711,694,091
2002	$5,438,863,983	$4,182,846,045,874
2003	$7,511,582,173	$4,519,561,645,254
2004	$8,957,467,707	$4,893,116,005,657
2005	$9,918,907,108	$4,831,467,035,390
2006	$9,919,158,482	$4,601,663,122,650
2007	$10,567,270,656	$4,579,750,920,355
2008	$10,730,829,116	$5,106,679,115,127
2009	$10,118,459,242	$5,289,493,117,994
2010	$12,637,273,429	$5,759,071,769,013
2011	$15,110,643,612	$6,233,147,172,341
2012	$13,907,464,500	$6,272,362,996,105
2013	$14,271,738,933	$5,212,328,181,166
2014	$15,470,088,501	$4,896,994,405,353
2015	$13,530,748,845	$4,444,930,651,964
2016	$15,082,637,184	$5,003,677,627,544
2017	$16,105,155,857	$4,930,837,369,151
2018	$17,031,943,186	$5,040,880,939,325
2019	$16,725,908,149	$5,117,993,853,017
2020	$14,960,251,611	$5,054,068,005,376
2021	$18,750,182,235	$5,039,148,168,861
2022	$20,321,150,598	$4,262,463,317,797
2023	$19,411,266,967	$4,213,167,237,906
2024	$19,400,774,882	$4,026,210,821,147

Botswana and Japan economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Japan

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Japan
1960	$58.9	$509
1961	$62.3	$609
1962	$66	$685
1963	$68.9	$776
1964	$73.5	$903
1965	$79.7	$994
1966	$89.1	$1,144
1967	$100.9	$1,326
1968	$113.4	$1,553
1969	$131.8	$1,803
1970	$163	$2,101
1971	$212.2	$2,321
1972	$264.2	$3,031
1973	$374	$4,061
1974	$446	$4,448
1975	$493	$4,776
1976	$490	$5,310
1977	$565	$6,473
1978	$695	$9,012
1979	$909	$9,301
1980	$1,132	$9,669
1981	$1,107	$10,583
1982	$1,006	$9,780
1983	$1,121	$10,652
1984	$1,145	$11,207
1985	$994	$11,809
1986	$1,200	$17,452
1987	$1,639	$21,142
1988	$2,141	$25,500
1989	$2,428	$25,266
1990	$2,903	$25,801
1991	$2,939	$29,428
1992	$3,005	$31,993
1993	$2,929	$36,345
1994	$2,917	$39,934
1995	$3,156	$44,198
1996	$3,156	$39,150
1997	$3,194	$35,638
1998	$2,981	$32,424
1999	$3,340	$36,610
2000	$3,451	$39,169
2001	$3,206	$34,406
2002	$3,117	$32,821
2003	$4,230	$35,387
2004	$4,957	$38,299
2005	$5,391	$37,813
2006	$5,292	$35,992
2007	$5,529	$35,779
2008	$5,503	$39,876
2009	$5,083	$41,309
2010	$6,216	$44,968
2011	$7,287	$48,760
2012	$6,596	$49,145
2013	$6,667	$40,899
2014	$7,122	$38,475
2015	$6,141	$34,961
2016	$6,749	$39,375
2017	$7,105	$38,834
2018	$7,408	$39,751
2019	$7,172	$40,416
2020	$6,323	$40,029
2021	$7,808	$40,095
2022	$8,329	$34,066
2023	$7,826	$33,836
2024	$7,695	$32,476

Botswana vs. Japan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Japan

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Japan
1950	46.2	59.3
1951	46.6	61
1952	47	63
1953	47.5	63.3
1954	48	64.5
1955	48.5	65.7
1956	49	65.6
1957	49.5	65.4
1958	50.1	67
1959	50.7	67.5
1960	51.2	67.7
1961	51.8	68.4
1962	52.3	68.7
1963	52.8	69.7
1964	53.4	70.2
1965	53.9	70.3
1966	54.4	71.1
1967	54.9	71.4
1968	55.4	71.7
1969	55.9	71.9
1970	56.4	72
1971	57.1	72.8
1972	57.7	73.3
1973	58.3	73.4
1974	58.9	73.8
1975	59.5	74.4
1976	60.2	74.8
1977	60.9	75.3
1978	61.5	75.7
1979	62	76.2
1980	62.5	76.1
1981	63	76.6
1982	63.4	77.1
1983	63.6	77.1
1984	63.7	77.5
1985	63.6	77.8
1986	63.4	78.2
1987	62.8	78.6
1988	61.7	78.5
1989	61.2	79
1990	60.1	79
1991	58.9	79.3
1992	58.2	79.3
1993	57.3	79.4
1994	56	79.8
1995	54.7	79.7
1996	54.3	80.4
1997	53.6	80.6
1998	53	80.6
1999	52.5	80.6
2000	52.3	81.2
2001	52.2	81.5
2002	52.4	81.8
2003	52.9	81.9
2004	53.6	82.1
2005	54.4	82
2006	55.1	82.4
2007	56.7	82.5
2008	57.7	82.6
2009	58.3	83
2010	59.1	82.9
2011	59.7	82.7
2012	60.4	83.2
2013	61.2	83.4
2014	62.2	83.6
2015	63.2	83.9
2016	64.3	84.1
2017	65.4	84.2
2018	66.4	84.3
2019	67.2	84.4
2020	67.6	84.7
2021	63.3	84.6
2022	68.7	84.1
2023	69.2	84.7
2024	69.3	84.9
2025	69.4	85

Botswana and Japan population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Japan

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Japan
1960	516,165	93,216,000
1961	527,942	94,055,000
1962	540,186	94,933,000
1963	552,966	95,900,000
1964	566,266	96,903,000
1965	574,664	97,952,000
1966	577,866	98,851,000
1967	580,933	99,879,000
1968	583,966	101,011,000
1969	587,066	102,219,000
1970	590,334	103,403,000
1971	600,481	105,697,000
1972	622,407	107,188,000
1973	652,408	108,707,000
1974	685,448	110,162,000
1975	720,380	111,573,000
1976	758,508	112,775,000
1977	799,574	113,872,000
1978	849,239	114,913,000
1979	901,742	115,890,000
1980	937,485	116,807,000
1981	969,996	117,661,000
1982	1,009,269	118,480,000
1983	1,046,137	119,307,000
1984	1,083,660	120,083,000
1985	1,121,945	120,837,000
1986	1,160,650	121,482,000
1987	1,199,167	122,069,000
1988	1,235,476	122,578,000
1989	1,270,274	123,069,000
1990	1,305,696	123,478,000
1991	1,341,756	123,964,000
1992	1,380,033	124,425,000
1993	1,420,115	124,829,000
1994	1,460,023	125,178,000
1995	1,498,836	125,472,000
1996	1,535,914	125,757,000
1997	1,571,691	126,057,000
1998	1,606,899	126,400,000
1999	1,641,997	126,631,000
2000	1,677,382	126,843,000
2001	1,712,254	127,149,000
2002	1,744,763	127,445,000
2003	1,775,736	127,718,000
2004	1,807,146	127,761,000
2005	1,839,877	127,773,000
2006	1,874,516	127,854,000
2007	1,911,201	128,001,000
2008	1,949,970	128,063,000
2009	1,990,673	128,047,000
2010	2,033,111	128,070,000
2011	2,073,535	127,833,000
2012	2,108,617	127,629,000
2013	2,140,682	127,445,000
2014	2,172,044	127,276,000
2015	2,203,273	127,141,000
2016	2,234,776	127,076,000
2017	2,266,747	126,972,000
2018	2,299,141	126,811,000
2019	2,332,083	126,633,000
2020	2,365,894	126,261,000
2021	2,401,441	125,681,593
2022	2,439,892	125,124,989
2023	2,480,244	124,516,650
2024	2,521,139	123,975,371

Fertility rates in Botswana and Japan

Fertility rate

Botswana

Japan

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Japan
1960	6.6	2
1961	6.56	1.96
1962	6.54	1.98
1963	6.58	2
1964	6.61	2.05
1965	6.6	2.14
1966	6.61	1.58
1967	6.6	2.23
1968	6.58	2.13
1969	6.56	2.13
1970	6.55	2.13
1971	6.54	2.16
1972	6.56	2.14
1973	6.59	2.14
1974	6.61	2.05
1975	6.61	1.91
1976	6.6	1.85
1977	6.54	1.8
1978	6.48	1.79
1979	6.4	1.77
1980	6.29	1.75
1981	6.16	1.74
1982	5.97	1.77
1983	5.79	1.8
1984	5.63	1.81
1985	5.48	1.76
1986	5.33	1.72
1987	5.1	1.69
1988	4.88	1.66
1989	4.67	1.57
1990	4.51	1.54
1991	4.37	1.53
1992	4.26	1.5
1993	4.15	1.46
1994	4.02	1.5
1995	3.79	1.42
1996	3.57	1.43
1997	3.43	1.39
1998	3.36	1.38
1999	3.31	1.34
2000	3.29	1.36
2001	3.25	1.33
2002	3.18	1.32
2003	3.11	1.29
2004	3.06	1.29
2005	3.08	1.26
2006	3.11	1.32
2007	3.13	1.34
2008	3.13	1.37
2009	3.13	1.37
2010	3.14	1.39
2011	3.1	1.39
2012	3.07	1.41
2013	3.05	1.43
2014	3.03	1.42
2015	3.01	1.45
2016	2.99	1.44
2017	2.97	1.43
2018	2.94	1.42
2019	2.91	1.36
2020	2.86	1.33
2021	2.83	1.3
2022	2.79	1.26
2023	2.73	1.2

Botswana and Japan demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Japan

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Japan
1960	17.7	25.8
1961	17.4	26.2
1962	17.1	26.5
1963	16.8	26.9
1964	16.6	27.2
1965	16.4	27.6
1966	16.2	28
1967	15.9	28.4
1968	15.7	28.6
1969	15.6	28.9
1970	15.4	29.2
1971	15.3	29.6
1972	15.4	29.9
1973	15.6	30.2
1974	15.8	30.4
1975	16	30.6
1976	16.2	30.9
1977	16.4	31.5
1978	16.6	32
1979	16.9	32.4
1980	16.8	32.8
1981	16.8	33.1
1982	16.8	33.7
1983	16.8	34.3
1984	16.8	34.9
1985	16.8	35.4
1986	16.9	35.9
1987	16.9	36.3
1988	17	36.8
1989	17.1	37.2
1990	17.3	37.7
1991	17.4	38.2
1992	17.6	38.7
1993	17.8	39.2
1994	18	39.6
1995	18.3	40
1996	18.6	40.3
1997	18.8	40.7
1998	19.1	41
1999	19.4	41.4
2000	19.7	41.8
2001	20	42.1
2002	20.3	42.5
2003	20.6	42.8
2004	20.9	43.2
2005	21.2	43.6
2006	21.5	43.9
2007	21.7	44.2
2008	22	44.6
2009	22.2	44.9
2010	22.5	45.2
2011	22.7	45.5
2012	22.8	45.8
2013	22.7	46.2
2014	22.7	46.6
2015	22.7	47
2016	22.7	47.3
2017	22.8	47.6
2018	22.9	48
2019	23.1	48.3
2020	23.3	48.7
2021	23.4	49.1
2022	23.6	49.5
2023	23.9	50
2024	24.2	50.4

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