Botswana vs Laos statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 7.77M in Laos (ranked 103/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 89,112 sq mi for Laos (ranked 47th vs. 79th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Laos ranks 139/197 ($16.5B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Laos ranks 155/197 ($2,124).

Botswana and Laos: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Laos economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Laos

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Laos
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	$1,757,142,856
1985	$1,114,783,343	$2,366,666,616
1986	$1,392,602,164	$1,776,842,097
1987	$1,965,226,890	$1,087,273,104
1988	$2,644,554,159	$598,961,269
1989	$3,083,822,112	$714,046,821
1990	$3,790,636,324	$865,559,879
1991	$3,942,876,703	$1,028,087,972
1992	$4,146,464,587	$1,127,806,945
1993	$4,160,129,175	$1,327,748,690
1994	$4,259,259,604	$1,543,606,345
1995	$4,730,599,122	$1,763,536,305
1996	$4,847,757,218	$1,873,671,550
1997	$5,020,265,627	$1,747,011,857
1998	$4,790,481,509	$1,280,177,839
1999	$5,484,263,347	$1,454,430,642
2000	$5,788,329,609	$1,731,198,022
2001	$5,489,608,300	$1,768,619,058
2002	$5,438,863,983	$1,758,176,653
2003	$7,511,582,173	$2,023,324,407
2004	$8,957,467,707	$2,366,398,120
2005	$9,918,907,108	$2,735,558,735
2006	$9,919,158,482	$3,455,030,061
2007	$10,567,270,656	$4,223,152,739
2008	$10,730,829,116	$5,446,433,157
2009	$10,118,459,242	$5,836,137,330
2010	$12,637,273,429	$7,131,771,015
2011	$15,110,643,612	$8,750,104,617
2012	$13,907,464,500	$10,192,846,339
2013	$14,271,738,933	$11,983,252,627
2014	$15,470,088,501	$13,279,245,886
2015	$13,530,748,845	$14,426,380,126
2016	$15,082,637,184	$15,912,501,723
2017	$16,105,155,857	$17,071,155,481
2018	$17,031,943,186	$18,141,641,090
2019	$16,725,908,149	$18,740,561,513
2020	$14,960,251,611	$18,981,805,250
2021	$18,750,182,235	$18,827,148,531
2022	$20,321,150,598	$15,468,785,204
2023	$19,411,266,967	$15,843,155,731
2024	$19,400,774,882	$16,502,933,121

Botswana and Laos economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Laos

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Laos
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	$483
1985	$994	$633
1986	$1,200	$462
1987	$1,639	$274.7
1988	$2,141	$147.1
1989	$2,428	$170.4
1990	$2,903	$200.7
1991	$2,939	$231.8
1992	$3,005	$247.3
1993	$2,929	$283.4
1994	$2,917	$321
1995	$3,156	$358
1996	$3,156	$371
1997	$3,194	$339
1998	$2,981	$243.9
1999	$3,340	$272.3
2000	$3,451	$319
2001	$3,206	$320
2002	$3,117	$313
2003	$4,230	$355
2004	$4,957	$409
2005	$5,391	$466
2006	$5,292	$579
2007	$5,529	$697
2008	$5,503	$886
2009	$5,083	$935
2010	$6,216	$1,126
2011	$7,287	$1,362
2012	$6,596	$1,564
2013	$6,667	$1,813
2014	$7,122	$1,981
2015	$6,141	$2,121
2016	$6,749	$2,303
2017	$7,105	$2,432
2018	$7,408	$2,545
2019	$7,172	$2,589
2020	$6,323	$2,584
2021	$7,808	$2,526
2022	$8,329	$2,046
2023	$7,826	$2,067
2024	$7,695	$2,124

Botswana vs. Laos life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Laos

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Laos
1950	46.2	38.9
1951	46.6	39.2
1952	47	39.4
1953	47.5	39.7
1954	48	40
1955	48.5	40.3
1956	49	40.6
1957	49.5	40.9
1958	50.1	41.2
1959	50.7	40.7
1960	51.2	41
1961	51.8	41.3
1962	52.3	42.3
1963	52.8	41.5
1964	53.4	41.9
1965	53.9	42.2
1966	54.4	42.3
1967	54.9	42.9
1968	55.4	43.2
1969	55.9	43.5
1970	56.4	43.8
1971	57.1	44.1
1972	57.7	44.4
1973	58.3	44.7
1974	58.9	45.9
1975	59.5	46.1
1976	60.2	46
1977	60.9	46.4
1978	61.5	46.8
1979	62	47.5
1980	62.5	48.6
1981	63	49.2
1982	63.4	49.9
1983	63.6	50.5
1984	63.7	51
1985	63.6	51.6
1986	63.4	52.1
1987	62.8	52.6
1988	61.7	53.1
1989	61.2	53.6
1990	60.1	54
1991	58.9	54.7
1992	58.2	55.1
1993	57.3	55.6
1994	56	55.8
1995	54.7	56.3
1996	54.3	56.8
1997	53.6	57.3
1998	53	57.5
1999	52.5	57.9
2000	52.3	58.3
2001	52.2	58.9
2002	52.4	59.3
2003	52.9	59.6
2004	53.6	60.1
2005	54.4	60.7
2006	55.1	61.1
2007	56.7	61.7
2008	57.7	62.2
2009	58.3	63
2010	59.1	63.7
2011	59.7	64.5
2012	60.4	65.1
2013	61.2	65.7
2014	62.2	66.3
2015	63.2	66.7
2016	64.3	67
2017	65.4	67.3
2018	66.4	67.6
2019	67.2	67.9
2020	67.6	68.3
2021	63.3	67.8
2022	68.7	68.7
2023	69.2	69
2024	69.3	69.2
2025	69.4	69.5

Botswana and Laos population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Laos

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Laos
1960	516,165	2,121,514
1961	527,942	2,169,796
1962	540,186	2,219,910
1963	552,966	2,271,061
1964	566,266	2,322,826
1965	574,664	2,376,200
1966	577,866	2,431,084
1967	580,933	2,487,715
1968	583,966	2,546,377
1969	587,066	2,606,959
1970	590,334	2,669,702
1971	600,481	2,734,628
1972	622,407	2,801,660
1973	652,408	2,870,573
1974	685,448	2,939,761
1975	720,380	3,005,521
1976	758,508	3,064,876
1977	799,574	3,118,923
1978	849,239	3,171,740
1979	901,742	3,228,202
1980	937,485	3,292,573
1981	969,996	3,366,631
1982	1,009,269	3,450,026
1983	1,046,137	3,541,001
1984	1,083,660	3,637,843
1985	1,121,945	3,739,985
1986	1,160,650	3,846,715
1987	1,199,167	3,957,612
1988	1,235,476	4,072,601
1989	1,270,274	4,190,974
1990	1,305,696	4,311,955
1991	1,341,756	4,435,118
1992	1,380,033	4,559,646
1993	1,420,115	4,685,060
1994	1,460,023	4,809,220
1995	1,498,836	4,929,409
1996	1,535,914	5,045,678
1997	1,571,691	5,152,011
1998	1,606,899	5,248,266
1999	1,641,997	5,340,784
2000	1,677,382	5,431,212
2001	1,712,254	5,521,482
2002	1,744,763	5,610,889
2003	1,775,736	5,697,945
2004	1,807,146	5,781,626
2005	1,839,877	5,869,523
2006	1,874,516	5,963,200
2007	1,911,201	6,056,236
2008	1,949,970	6,148,969
2009	1,990,673	6,241,642
2010	2,033,111	6,334,194
2011	2,073,535	6,426,590
2012	2,108,617	6,518,978
2013	2,140,682	6,611,385
2014	2,172,044	6,703,172
2015	2,203,273	6,801,645
2016	2,234,776	6,908,802
2017	2,266,747	7,018,147
2018	2,299,141	7,128,045
2019	2,332,083	7,237,636
2020	2,365,894	7,346,533
2021	2,401,441	7,453,194
2022	2,439,892	7,559,007
2023	2,480,244	7,664,993
2024	2,521,139	7,769,819

Fertility rates in Botswana and Laos

Fertility rate

Botswana

Laos

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Laos
1960	6.6	6.29
1961	6.56	6.31
1962	6.54	6.31
1963	6.58	6.32
1964	6.61	6.31
1965	6.6	6.32
1966	6.61	6.31
1967	6.6	6.31
1968	6.58	6.3
1969	6.56	6.3
1970	6.55	6.31
1971	6.54	6.3
1972	6.56	6.28
1973	6.59	6.28
1974	6.61	6.29
1975	6.61	6.29
1976	6.6	6.29
1977	6.54	6.29
1978	6.48	6.3
1979	6.4	6.31
1980	6.29	6.33
1981	6.16	6.35
1982	5.97	6.37
1983	5.79	6.38
1984	5.63	6.37
1985	5.48	6.33
1986	5.33	6.26
1987	5.1	6.21
1988	4.88	6.16
1989	4.67	6.1
1990	4.51	6.06
1991	4.37	5.99
1992	4.26	5.9
1993	4.15	5.8
1994	4.02	5.6
1995	3.79	5.36
1996	3.57	5.15
1997	3.43	4.96
1998	3.36	4.79
1999	3.31	4.64
2000	3.29	4.43
2001	3.25	4.29
2002	3.18	4.13
2003	3.11	4.02
2004	3.06	3.9
2005	3.08	3.69
2006	3.11	3.56
2007	3.13	3.44
2008	3.13	3.33
2009	3.13	3.23
2010	3.14	3.14
2011	3.1	3.05
2012	3.07	2.95
2013	3.05	2.87
2014	3.03	2.8
2015	3.01	2.8
2016	2.99	2.74
2017	2.97	2.69
2018	2.94	2.63
2019	2.91	2.59
2020	2.86	2.54
2021	2.83	2.49
2022	2.79	2.46
2023	2.73	2.42

Botswana and Laos demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Laos

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Laos
1960	17.7	19.2
1961	17.4	19.2
1962	17.1	19.1
1963	16.8	19
1964	16.6	19
1965	16.4	18.9
1966	16.2	18.9
1967	15.9	18.9
1968	15.7	18.8
1969	15.6	18.8
1970	15.4	18.7
1971	15.3	18.7
1972	15.4	18.7
1973	15.6	18.7
1974	15.8	18.6
1975	16	18.5
1976	16.2	18.4
1977	16.4	18.3
1978	16.6	18.1
1979	16.9	18
1980	16.8	17.9
1981	16.8	17.9
1982	16.8	17.8
1983	16.8	17.8
1984	16.8	17.8
1985	16.8	17.8
1986	16.9	17.8
1987	16.9	17.8
1988	17	17.9
1989	17.1	17.9
1990	17.3	17.9
1991	17.4	17.9
1992	17.6	17.9
1993	17.8	17.9
1994	18	17.9
1995	18.3	17.9
1996	18.6	17.9
1997	18.8	18
1998	19.1	18
1999	19.4	18
2000	19.7	18.1
2001	20	18.2
2002	20.3	18.4
2003	20.6	18.5
2004	20.9	18.7
2005	21.2	18.9
2006	21.5	19.2
2007	21.7	19.6
2008	22	20
2009	22.2	20.5
2010	22.5	21
2011	22.7	21.4
2012	22.8	21.9
2013	22.7	22.3
2014	22.7	22.7
2015	22.7	23
2016	22.7	23.3
2017	22.8	23.6
2018	22.9	23.8
2019	23.1	24.1
2020	23.3	24.4
2021	23.4	24.7
2022	23.6	25
2023	23.9	25.3
2024	24.2	25.6

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