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Botswana vs Kiribati statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 135K in Kiribati (ranked 180/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 313 sq mi for Kiribati (ranked 47th vs. 173rd).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana Kiribati
Population
2595266
138067
Population rank 143/197 180/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$308M
2024
GDP rank 133/197 192/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$2,289
2024
GDP per capita rank 98/197 151/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$3,702
2024
Government debt
$6.36B
2024
$30.5M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.8%
2025
8.77%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,523
2024
$226.9
2024
Government debt per person rank 110/185 181/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,596
2025
$2,170
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
313 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
430 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
3.15
2023
Median age
24.2 years
2024
23.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Botswana and Kiribati: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Kiribati economies compared

GDP
Botswana

Kiribati
Year GDP
Botswana Kiribati
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 $11,560,877
1971 $127,448,614 $12,356,134
1972 $164,460,915 $15,314,346
1973 $244,124,164 $25,645,040
1974 $306,044,208 $69,256,489
1975 $355,168,572 $44,547,454
1976 $372,025,093 $33,246,817
1977 $451,624,780 $31,335,459
1978 $590,407,374 $36,563,965
1979 $819,870,259 $34,466,197
1980 $1,060,889,704 $33,157,723
1981 $1,073,812,830 $35,267,489
1982 $1,014,945,696 $32,742,713
1983 $1,172,230,397 $31,000,546
1984 $1,240,822,167 $34,394,167
1985 $1,114,783,343 $26,126,615
1986 $1,392,602,164 $25,993,009
1987 $1,965,226,890 $29,554,413
1988 $2,644,554,159 $38,278,810
1989 $3,083,822,112 $37,645,319
1990 $3,790,636,324 $36,534,295
1991 $3,942,876,703 $41,247,792
1992 $4,146,464,587 $61,491,369
1993 $4,160,129,175 $58,953,596
1994 $4,259,259,604 $67,055,334
1995 $4,730,599,122 $68,596,395
1996 $4,847,757,218 $81,456,854
1997 $5,020,265,627 $80,205,807
1998 $4,790,481,509 $74,905,706
1999 $5,484,263,347 $77,323,978
2000 $5,788,329,609 $74,910,527
2001 $5,489,608,300 $64,935,850
2002 $5,438,863,983 $74,743,869
2003 $7,511,582,173 $96,105,619
2004 $8,957,467,707 $104,085,892
2005 $9,918,907,108 $113,895,437
2006 $9,919,158,482 $112,338,353
2007 $10,567,270,656 $138,054,946
2008 $10,730,829,116 $147,017,895
2009 $10,118,459,242 $140,177,384
2010 $12,637,273,429 $165,458,433
2011 $15,110,643,612 $195,970,140
2012 $13,907,464,500 $207,001,546
2013 $14,271,738,933 $201,730,861
2014 $15,470,088,501 $200,287,282
2015 $13,530,748,845 $191,559,399
2016 $15,082,637,184 $206,467,819
2017 $16,105,155,857 $222,875,736
2018 $17,031,943,186 $233,514,717
2019 $16,725,908,149 $216,985,388
2020 $14,960,251,611 $220,897,999
2021 $18,750,182,235 $285,259,894
2022 $20,321,150,598 $270,040,457
2023 $19,411,266,967 $288,610,732
2024 $19,400,774,882 $307,862,547

Botswana and Kiribati economies compared

GDP per capita
Botswana

Kiribati
Year GDP per capita
Botswana Kiribati
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 $201
1971 $212.2 $210.7
1972 $264.2 $256.2
1973 $374 $422
1974 $446 $1,131
1975 $493 $730
1976 $490 $548
1977 $565 $520
1978 $695 $611
1979 $909 $573
1980 $1,132 $542
1981 $1,107 $568
1982 $1,006 $519
1983 $1,121 $483
1984 $1,145 $527
1985 $994 $393
1986 $1,200 $382
1987 $1,639 $424
1988 $2,141 $536
1989 $2,428 $515
1990 $2,903 $488
1991 $2,939 $540
1992 $3,005 $792
1993 $2,929 $748
1994 $2,917 $838
1995 $3,156 $844
1996 $3,156 $986
1997 $3,194 $953
1998 $2,981 $874
1999 $3,340 $887
2000 $3,451 $845
2001 $3,206 $719
2002 $3,117 $810
2003 $4,230 $1,021
2004 $4,957 $1,083
2005 $5,391 $1,162
2006 $5,292 $1,123
2007 $5,529 $1,353
2008 $5,503 $1,411
2009 $5,083 $1,317
2010 $6,216 $1,522
2011 $7,287 $1,771
2012 $6,596 $1,844
2013 $6,667 $1,772
2014 $7,122 $1,737
2015 $6,141 $1,640
2016 $6,749 $1,743
2017 $7,105 $1,853
2018 $7,408 $1,913
2019 $7,172 $1,751
2020 $6,323 $1,752
2021 $7,808 $2,222
2022 $8,329 $2,070
2023 $7,826 $2,178
2024 $7,695 $2,289

Botswana vs. Kiribati life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

Kiribati
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Kiribati
1950 46.2 45.7
1951 46.6 45.8
1952 47 45.9
1953 47.5 46
1954 48 46.1
1955 48.5 46.3
1956 49 46.5
1957 49.5 46.8
1958 50.1 47.1
1959 50.7 47.5
1960 51.2 48
1961 51.8 48.5
1962 52.3 49
1963 52.8 49.7
1964 53.4 50.4
1965 53.9 51
1966 54.4 51.7
1967 54.9 52.5
1968 55.4 53.1
1969 55.9 53.8
1970 56.4 54.4
1971 57.1 54.9
1972 57.7 55.3
1973 58.3 55.8
1974 58.9 56.1
1975 59.5 56.4
1976 60.2 56.6
1977 60.9 56.1
1978 61.5 56.9
1979 62 57.1
1980 62.5 57.3
1981 63 57.5
1982 63.4 57.8
1983 63.6 58.1
1984 63.7 58.4
1985 63.6 58.7
1986 63.4 59.1
1987 62.8 59.6
1988 61.7 60.1
1989 61.2 60.5
1990 60.1 61
1991 58.9 61.5
1992 58.2 62
1993 57.3 62.4
1994 56 62.8
1995 54.7 63.1
1996 54.3 63.5
1997 53.6 63.8
1998 53 64.1
1999 52.5 64.4
2000 52.3 64.7
2001 52.2 64.9
2002 52.4 65.1
2003 52.9 65.3
2004 53.6 65.4
2005 54.4 65.5
2006 55.1 65.6
2007 56.7 65.7
2008 57.7 65.7
2009 58.3 65.8
2010 59.1 65.9
2011 59.7 65.9
2012 60.4 65.9
2013 61.2 65.9
2014 62.2 65.9
2015 63.2 65.8
2016 64.3 65.8
2017 65.4 65.8
2018 66.4 65.8
2019 67.2 65.9
2020 67.6 65.2
2021 63.3 64.1
2022 68.7 66.3
2023 69.2 66.5
2024 69.3 66.6
2025 69.4 66.7

Botswana and Kiribati population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

Kiribati
Year Population
Botswana Kiribati
1960 516,165 47,157
1961 527,942 48,323
1962 540,186 49,538
1963 552,966 50,791
1964 566,266 52,088
1965 574,664 53,439
1966 577,866 54,425
1967 580,933 54,996
1968 583,966 55,529
1969 587,066 56,360
1970 590,334 57,510
1971 600,481 58,652
1972 622,407 59,778
1973 652,408 60,824
1974 685,448 61,219
1975 720,380 60,987
1976 758,508 60,661
1977 799,574 60,267
1978 849,239 59,864
1979 901,742 60,172
1980 937,485 61,148
1981 969,996 62,121
1982 1,009,269 63,134
1983 1,046,137 64,169
1984 1,083,660 65,228
1985 1,121,945 66,496
1986 1,160,650 68,059
1987 1,199,167 69,733
1988 1,235,476 71,427
1989 1,270,274 73,147
1990 1,305,696 74,855
1991 1,341,756 76,367
1992 1,380,033 77,641
1993 1,420,115 78,841
1994 1,460,023 80,021
1995 1,498,836 81,234
1996 1,535,914 82,623
1997 1,571,691 84,147
1998 1,606,899 85,657
1999 1,641,997 87,126
2000 1,677,382 88,613
2001 1,712,254 90,335
2002 1,744,763 92,264
2003 1,775,736 94,175
2004 1,807,146 96,085
2005 1,839,877 98,035
2006 1,874,516 100,017
2007 1,911,201 102,068
2008 1,949,970 104,222
2009 1,990,673 106,467
2010 2,033,111 108,704
2011 2,073,535 110,647
2012 2,108,617 112,284
2013 2,140,682 113,838
2014 2,172,044 115,326
2015 2,203,273 116,815
2016 2,234,776 118,478
2017 2,266,747 120,275
2018 2,299,141 122,084
2019 2,332,083 123,921
2020 2,365,894 126,099
2021 2,401,441 128,377
2022 2,439,892 130,469
2023 2,480,244 132,530
2024 2,521,139 134,518

Fertility rates in Botswana and Kiribati

Fertility rate
Botswana

Kiribati
Year Fertility rate
Botswana Kiribati
1960 6.6 6.44
1961 6.56 6.48
1962 6.54 6.42
1963 6.58 6.35
1964 6.61 6.29
1965 6.6 6.26
1966 6.61 6.23
1967 6.6 6.11
1968 6.58 5.98
1969 6.56 5.85
1970 6.55 5.71
1971 6.54 5.55
1972 6.56 5.37
1973 6.59 5.2
1974 6.61 5.09
1975 6.61 5.02
1976 6.6 4.96
1977 6.54 4.96
1978 6.48 4.97
1979 6.4 4.97
1980 6.29 4.96
1981 6.16 4.96
1982 5.97 4.95
1983 5.79 4.91
1984 5.63 4.91
1985 5.48 4.91
1986 5.33 4.87
1987 5.1 4.81
1988 4.88 4.73
1989 4.67 4.69
1990 4.51 4.67
1991 4.37 4.64
1992 4.26 4.57
1993 4.15 4.49
1994 4.02 4.44
1995 3.79 4.42
1996 3.57 4.43
1997 3.43 4.37
1998 3.36 4.29
1999 3.31 4.18
2000 3.29 4.07
2001 3.25 3.96
2002 3.18 3.81
2003 3.11 3.7
2004 3.06 3.73
2005 3.08 3.76
2006 3.11 3.82
2007 3.13 3.87
2008 3.13 3.9
2009 3.13 3.91
2010 3.14 3.9
2011 3.1 3.88
2012 3.07 3.77
2013 3.05 3.64
2014 3.03 3.52
2015 3.01 3.44
2016 2.99 3.38
2017 2.97 3.34
2018 2.94 3.32
2019 2.91 3.29
2020 2.86 3.25
2021 2.83 3.22
2022 2.79 3.18
2023 2.73 3.15

Botswana and Kiribati demographics compared

Median age
Botswana

Kiribati
Year Median age, years
Botswana Kiribati
1960 17.7 18.8
1961 17.4 18.5
1962 17.1 18.3
1963 16.8 18.2
1964 16.6 18.1
1965 16.4 18
1966 16.2 17.9
1967 15.9 17.7
1968 15.7 17.6
1969 15.6 17.5
1970 15.4 17.5
1971 15.3 17.6
1972 15.4 17.6
1973 15.6 17.7
1974 15.8 17.8
1975 16 18
1976 16.2 18.1
1977 16.4 18.2
1978 16.6 18.3
1979 16.9 18.4
1980 16.8 18.7
1981 16.8 18.9
1982 16.8 19
1983 16.8 19.2
1984 16.8 19.4
1985 16.8 19.6
1986 16.9 19.8
1987 16.9 19.9
1988 17 20.1
1989 17.1 20.2
1990 17.3 20.2
1991 17.4 20.2
1992 17.6 20.1
1993 17.8 20
1994 18 19.8
1995 18.3 19.7
1996 18.6 19.6
1997 18.8 19.6
1998 19.1 19.6
1999 19.4 19.6
2000 19.7 19.7
2001 20 19.8
2002 20.3 19.9
2003 20.6 20.1
2004 20.9 20.3
2005 21.2 20.5
2006 21.5 20.7
2007 21.7 20.9
2008 22 21
2009 22.2 21.2
2010 22.5 21.3
2011 22.7 21.5
2012 22.8 21.7
2013 22.7 21.9
2014 22.7 22.1
2015 22.7 22.3
2016 22.7 22.5
2017 22.8 22.7
2018 22.9 22.9
2019 23.1 23
2020 23.3 23.2
2021 23.4 23.3
2022 23.6 23.5
2023 23.9 23.6
2024 24.2 23.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Botswana Kiribati
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
$487M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
126.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
16.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.53%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.2%
2025
-15.1%
2025
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
2.79%
2023
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
65.7%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
9.86%
2022
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.9%
2015
22.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2015
4%
2019
Listed domestic companies
23
2023
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.59B
2023
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.46B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$128M
2024
$14.7M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
12,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
17.6%
2017
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Botswana Kiribati
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,165 kg
2022
107.8 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2022
$16.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.42 megatons
2023
0.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
0.73 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
41.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
23.7%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,522 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.25%
2021
16.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76%
2023
95.9%
2023

Society

Botswana Kiribati
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
-471
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
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
40
2025
Higher education index
55
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
7.17
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
1.9
2019
Visa free countries
86
2025
128
2025
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
98.6%
2020
English speaking
38.4%
2023
24.2%
2023
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
88%
2023

Health

Botswana Kiribati
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
$217.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
$1.71
2022
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
0.19
2013
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
23.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
80
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
55.1
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
46.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
95
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
39.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
0.72 liters
2020

Territory

Botswana Kiribati
% of world land
0.38%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
2,325 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
131.3 sq mi
2025
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
4.56 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
416 mi
2017

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