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Botswana vs Kazakhstan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 20.6M in Kazakhstan (ranked 64/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 1,042,360 sq mi for Kazakhstan (ranked 47th vs. 9th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Kazakhstan ranks 50/197 ($288B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Kazakhstan ranks 72/197 ($14,005).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana Kazakhstan
Population
2595266
21036432
Population rank 143/197 65/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$288B
2024
GDP rank 133/197 50/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$14,005
2024
GDP per capita rank 98/197 72/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$40,813
2024
Government debt
$6.36B
2024
$71.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.8%
2025
25.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,523
2024
$3,474
2024
Government debt per person rank 110/185 96/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,596
2025
$7,117
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
1,042,360 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
19.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
3.01
2023
Median age
24.2 years
2024
30.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
74.7 years
2025

Botswana and Kazakhstan: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Kazakhstan economies compared

GDP
Botswana

Kazakhstan
Year GDP
Botswana Kazakhstan
1960 $30,411,414 -
1961 $32,902,613 -
1962 $35,644,957 -
1963 $38,091,843 -
1964 $41,616,348 -
1965 $45,788,696 -
1966 $51,465,655 -
1967 $58,642,354 -
1968 $66,248,441 -
1969 $77,361,547 -
1970 $96,243,234 -
1971 $127,448,614 -
1972 $164,460,915 -
1973 $244,124,164 -
1974 $306,044,208 -
1975 $355,168,572 -
1976 $372,025,093 -
1977 $451,624,780 -
1978 $590,407,374 -
1979 $819,870,259 -
1980 $1,060,889,704 -
1981 $1,073,812,830 -
1982 $1,014,945,696 -
1983 $1,172,230,397 -
1984 $1,240,822,167 -
1985 $1,114,783,343 -
1986 $1,392,602,164 -
1987 $1,965,226,890 -
1988 $2,644,554,159 -
1989 $3,083,822,112 -
1990 $3,790,636,324 $26,932,016,270
1991 $3,942,876,703 $24,923,076,923
1992 $4,146,464,587 $24,917,355,372
1993 $4,160,129,175 $23,409,260,880
1994 $4,259,259,604 $21,250,792,886
1995 $4,730,599,122 $20,374,302,652
1996 $4,847,757,218 $21,035,357,937
1997 $5,020,265,627 $22,165,932,063
1998 $4,790,481,509 $22,135,245,507
1999 $5,484,263,347 $16,870,817,182
2000 $5,788,329,609 $18,291,990,662
2001 $5,489,608,300 $22,152,689,180
2002 $5,438,863,983 $24,636,598,527
2003 $7,511,582,173 $30,833,692,900
2004 $8,957,467,707 $43,151,647,003
2005 $9,918,907,108 $57,123,671,734
2006 $9,919,158,482 $81,003,864,630
2007 $10,567,270,656 $104,849,915,058
2008 $10,730,829,116 $133,441,648,852
2009 $10,118,459,242 $115,308,686,941
2010 $12,637,273,429 $148,047,348,241
2011 $15,110,643,612 $192,626,464,617
2012 $13,907,464,500 $207,998,568,866
2013 $14,271,738,933 $236,634,603,409
2014 $15,470,088,501 $221,415,613,595
2015 $13,530,748,845 $184,388,404,706
2016 $15,082,637,184 $137,278,320,084
2017 $16,105,155,857 $166,805,788,827
2018 $17,031,943,186 $179,339,977,690
2019 $16,725,908,149 $181,667,184,855
2020 $14,960,251,611 $171,082,365,861
2021 $18,750,182,235 $197,112,255,361
2022 $20,321,150,598 $225,496,328,925
2023 $19,411,266,967 $261,840,101,060
2024 $19,400,774,882 $288,406,138,231

Botswana and Kazakhstan economies compared

GDP per capita
Botswana

Kazakhstan
Year GDP per capita
Botswana Kazakhstan
1960 $58.9 -
1961 $62.3 -
1962 $66 -
1963 $68.9 -
1964 $73.5 -
1965 $79.7 -
1966 $89.1 -
1967 $100.9 -
1968 $113.4 -
1969 $131.8 -
1970 $163 -
1971 $212.2 -
1972 $264.2 -
1973 $374 -
1974 $446 -
1975 $493 -
1976 $490 -
1977 $565 -
1978 $695 -
1979 $909 -
1980 $1,132 -
1981 $1,107 -
1982 $1,006 -
1983 $1,121 -
1984 $1,145 -
1985 $994 -
1986 $1,200 -
1987 $1,639 -
1988 $2,141 -
1989 $2,428 -
1990 $2,903 $1,570
1991 $2,939 $1,442
1992 $3,005 $1,438
1993 $2,929 $1,355
1994 $2,917 $1,247
1995 $3,156 $1,218
1996 $3,156 $1,281
1997 $3,194 $1,382
1998 $2,981 $1,415
1999 $3,340 $1,092
2000 $3,451 $1,180
2001 $3,206 $1,422
2002 $3,117 $1,574
2003 $4,230 $1,958
2004 $4,957 $2,722
2005 $5,391 $3,577
2006 $5,292 $5,030
2007 $5,529 $6,449
2008 $5,503 $8,124
2009 $5,083 $6,938
2010 $6,216 $8,793
2011 $7,287 $11,287
2012 $6,596 $12,019
2013 $6,667 $13,478
2014 $7,122 $12,428
2015 $6,141 $10,196
2016 $6,749 $7,476
2017 $7,105 $8,943
2018 $7,408 $9,472
2019 $7,172 $9,457
2020 $6,323 $8,782
2021 $7,808 $9,984
2022 $8,329 $11,255
2023 $7,826 $12,879
2024 $7,695 $14,005

Botswana vs. Kazakhstan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

Kazakhstan
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Kazakhstan
1950 46.2 55.6
1951 46.6 55.9
1952 47 56.1
1953 47.5 56.4
1954 48 56.6
1955 48.5 56.8
1956 49 57.1
1957 49.5 57.3
1958 50.1 57.5
1959 50.7 57.7
1960 51.2 57.9
1961 51.8 58.2
1962 52.3 58.4
1963 52.8 58.6
1964 53.4 58.8
1965 53.9 59
1966 54.4 59.2
1967 54.9 59.4
1968 55.4 59.6
1969 55.9 59.8
1970 56.4 60
1971 57.1 60.3
1972 57.7 60.5
1973 58.3 60.7
1974 58.9 60.9
1975 59.5 61.1
1976 60.2 61.3
1977 60.9 61.5
1978 61.5 61.8
1979 62 62.1
1980 62.5 62.5
1981 63 63
1982 63.4 63.6
1983 63.6 64.2
1984 63.7 64.8
1985 63.6 65.4
1986 63.4 65.8
1987 62.8 66
1988 61.7 66
1989 61.2 65.9
1990 60.1 65.7
1991 58.9 65.4
1992 58.2 65
1993 57.3 64.5
1994 56 64.1
1995 54.7 63.7
1996 54.3 63.5
1997 53.6 63.3
1998 53 63.3
1999 52.5 63.5
2000 52.3 63.8
2001 52.2 64.1
2002 52.4 64.4
2003 52.9 64.8
2004 53.6 65
2005 54.4 65.4
2006 55.1 65.7
2007 56.7 66.2
2008 57.7 66.8
2009 58.3 67.5
2010 59.1 68.3
2011 59.7 69.1
2012 60.4 69.9
2013 61.2 70.7
2014 62.2 71.4
2015 63.2 72
2016 64.3 72.5
2017 65.4 73
2018 66.4 73.4
2019 67.2 73.7
2020 67.6 71.2
2021 63.3 70.1
2022 68.7 73.5
2023 69.2 74.4
2024 69.3 74.5
2025 69.4 74.7

Botswana and Kazakhstan population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

Kazakhstan
Year Population
Botswana Kazakhstan
1960 516,165 9,429,981
1961 527,942 9,742,085
1962 540,186 10,058,928
1963 552,966 10,377,466
1964 566,266 10,690,309
1965 574,664 10,993,183
1966 577,866 11,288,989
1967 580,933 11,584,428
1968 583,966 11,879,182
1969 587,066 12,156,212
1970 590,334 12,419,057
1971 600,481 12,684,813
1972 622,407 12,951,798
1973 652,408 13,208,121
1974 685,448 13,454,570
1975 720,380 13,700,843
1976 758,508 13,998,738
1977 799,574 14,353,265
1978 849,239 14,711,497
1979 901,742 14,978,696
1980 937,485 15,152,949
1981 969,996 15,323,082
1982 1,009,269 15,492,595
1983 1,046,137 15,665,551
1984 1,083,660 15,844,621
1985 1,121,945 16,031,090
1986 1,160,650 16,262,702
1987 1,199,167 16,527,715
1988 1,235,476 16,781,168
1989 1,270,274 16,997,013
1990 1,305,696 17,154,054
1991 1,341,756 17,278,600
1992 1,380,033 17,332,625
1993 1,420,115 17,274,487
1994 1,460,023 17,043,771
1995 1,498,836 16,730,536
1996 1,535,914 16,416,027
1997 1,571,691 16,043,251
1998 1,606,899 15,647,785
1999 1,641,997 15,455,874
2000 1,677,382 15,501,103
2001 1,712,254 15,575,550
2002 1,744,763 15,656,677
2003 1,775,736 15,747,380
2004 1,807,146 15,850,159
2005 1,839,877 15,968,117
2006 1,874,516 16,103,716
2007 1,911,201 16,257,214
2008 1,949,970 16,426,525
2009 1,990,673 16,619,846
2010 2,033,111 16,836,810
2011 2,073,535 17,066,002
2012 2,108,617 17,306,106
2013 2,140,682 17,556,502
2014 2,172,044 17,816,285
2015 2,203,273 18,084,169
2016 2,234,776 18,363,600
2017 2,266,747 18,651,931
2018 2,299,141 18,932,727
2019 2,332,083 19,209,555
2020 2,365,894 19,482,117
2021 2,401,441 19,743,603
2022 2,439,892 20,034,609
2023 2,480,244 20,330,104
2024 2,521,139 20,592,571

Fertility rates in Botswana and Kazakhstan

Fertility rate
Botswana

Kazakhstan
Year Fertility rate
Botswana Kazakhstan
1960 6.6 4.5
1961 6.56 4.42
1962 6.54 4.36
1963 6.58 4.26
1964 6.61 4.07
1965 6.6 3.88
1966 6.61 3.82
1967 6.6 3.77
1968 6.58 3.63
1969 6.56 3.51
1970 6.55 3.51
1971 6.54 3.53
1972 6.56 3.55
1973 6.59 3.51
1974 6.61 3.45
1975 6.61 3.4
1976 6.6 3.33
1977 6.54 3.26
1978 6.48 3.16
1979 6.4 3.14
1980 6.29 3.09
1981 6.16 3.05
1982 5.97 3.02
1983 5.79 3.07
1984 5.63 3.15
1985 5.48 3.21
1986 5.33 3.19
1987 5.1 3.12
1988 4.88 3
1989 4.67 2.87
1990 4.51 2.75
1991 4.37 2.68
1992 4.26 2.58
1993 4.15 2.48
1994 4.02 2.38
1995 3.79 2.25
1996 3.57 2.08
1997 3.43 1.97
1998 3.36 1.94
1999 3.31 1.9
2000 3.29 1.9
2001 3.25 1.91
2002 3.18 1.96
2003 3.11 2.08
2004 3.06 2.2
2005 3.08 2.27
2006 3.11 2.38
2007 3.13 2.49
2008 3.13 2.62
2009 3.13 2.58
2010 3.14 2.61
2011 3.1 2.61
2012 3.07 2.64
2013 3.05 2.67
2014 3.03 2.76
2015 3.01 2.76
2016 2.99 2.8
2017 2.97 2.75
2018 2.94 2.85
2019 2.91 2.89
2020 2.86 3.13
2021 2.83 3.32
2022 2.79 3.05
2023 2.73 3.01

Botswana and Kazakhstan demographics compared

Median age
Botswana

Kazakhstan
Year Median age, years
Botswana Kazakhstan
1960 17.7 23.2
1961 17.4 23.2
1962 17.1 23.3
1963 16.8 23.3
1964 16.6 23.3
1965 16.4 23.2
1966 16.2 23.2
1967 15.9 23.2
1968 15.7 23.1
1969 15.6 22.9
1970 15.4 22.8
1971 15.3 22.9
1972 15.4 22.9
1973 15.6 23.1
1974 15.8 23.2
1975 16 23.3
1976 16.2 23.3
1977 16.4 23.2
1978 16.6 23.2
1979 16.9 23
1980 16.8 22.9
1981 16.8 23.2
1982 16.8 23.5
1983 16.8 23.8
1984 16.8 24.1
1985 16.8 24.3
1986 16.9 24.6
1987 16.9 24.9
1988 17 25.2
1989 17.1 25.5
1990 17.3 25.7
1991 17.4 25.8
1992 17.6 25.9
1993 17.8 26.1
1994 18 26.3
1995 18.3 26.5
1996 18.6 26.7
1997 18.8 26.9
1998 19.1 27.1
1999 19.4 27.4
2000 19.7 27.6
2001 20 27.8
2002 20.3 28
2003 20.6 28.2
2004 20.9 28.3
2005 21.2 28.4
2006 21.5 28.4
2007 21.7 28.5
2008 22 28.4
2009 22.2 28.5
2010 22.5 28.6
2011 22.7 28.7
2012 22.8 28.8
2013 22.7 28.9
2014 22.7 29.1
2015 22.7 29.3
2016 22.7 29.5
2017 22.8 29.7
2018 22.9 29.9
2019 23.1 30.1
2020 23.3 30.2
2021 23.4 30.3
2022 23.6 30.3
2023 23.9 30.4
2024 24.2 30.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Botswana Kazakhstan
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
$250B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
20.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
4.85%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.53%
2023
0.48%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
71,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.2%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
4.86%
2022
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
58.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
31.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
63.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.9%
2015
24.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2015
4.3%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
44,307
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies
23
2023
79
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.59B
2023
$62.8B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.46B
2024
$45.8B
2024
Personal remittances received
$128M
2024
$240M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
2,035,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
1.2%
2020
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
87%
2024

Energy

Botswana Kazakhstan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,165 kg
2022
3,651 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2022
$10.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.42 megatons
2023
239.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
11.8 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
98.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
1.68%
2023
Net energy imports use share
23.7%
2022
-119.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,522 kWh
2022
5,146 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.25%
2021
11%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
7.76%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Botswana Kazakhstan
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.25%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
-7,368
2024
Urban population
73.5%
2024
58.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
52.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
55
2025
46
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
2.63
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
12.7
2019
Visa free countries
86
2025
95
2025
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
99.8%
2020
English speaking
38.4%
2023
15.4%
2023
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
93.4%
2024

Health

Botswana Kazakhstan
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
$421
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
$130
2022
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
74.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
0.24%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
4.03
2020
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
29.5 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
10
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
9.6
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
19%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
6.8%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
22
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
22.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
4.52 liters
2020

Territory

Botswana Kazakhstan
% of world land
0.38%
2025
1.81%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
50,618 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
827,284 sq mi
2025
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
13,677 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
59,284 mi
2017

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