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Botswana vs Lebanon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 5.81M in Lebanon (ranked 115/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 3,950 sq mi for Lebanon (ranked 47th vs. 160th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana Lebanon
Population
2595266
5888008
Population rank 143/197 115/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$20.1B
2023
GDP rank 133/197 128/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$3,478
2023
GDP per capita rank 98/197 135/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$12,575
2023
Government debt
$6.36B
2024
$38.6B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.8%
2025
149.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,523
2024
$6,680
2023
Government debt per person rank 110/185 70/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,596
2025
$3,779
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
3,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
2.24
2023
Median age
24.2 years
2024
29.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Botswana and Lebanon: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Lebanon economies compared

GDP
Botswana

Lebanon
Year GDP
Botswana Lebanon
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 $3,313,540,068
1989 $3,083,822,112 $2,717,998,688
1990 $3,790,636,324 $2,838,485,354
1991 $3,942,876,703 $4,690,415,093
1992 $4,146,464,587 $5,843,579,161
1993 $4,160,129,175 $7,941,744,492
1994 $4,259,259,604 $9,599,127,050
1995 $4,730,599,122 $11,718,795,529
1996 $4,847,757,218 $13,690,217,334
1997 $5,020,265,627 $15,751,867,489
1998 $4,790,481,509 $17,247,179,006
1999 $5,484,263,347 $17,391,056,369
2000 $5,788,329,609 $17,260,364,842
2001 $5,489,608,300 $17,649,751,244
2002 $5,438,863,983 $19,152,238,806
2003 $7,511,582,173 $20,082,918,740
2004 $8,957,467,707 $21,159,827,992
2005 $9,918,907,108 $21,497,336,499
2006 $9,919,158,482 $22,022,709,851
2007 $10,567,270,656 $24,827,355,015
2008 $10,730,829,116 $29,118,916,105
2009 $10,118,459,242 $35,399,582,929
2010 $12,637,273,429 $38,443,907,042
2011 $15,110,643,612 $39,927,125,962
2012 $13,907,464,500 $44,016,799,516
2013 $14,271,738,933 $46,880,103,081
2014 $15,470,088,501 $48,095,213,747
2015 $13,530,748,845 $49,929,337,837
2016 $15,082,637,184 $51,147,308,774
2017 $16,105,155,857 $53,027,680,686
2018 $17,031,943,186 $54,901,519,156
2019 $16,725,908,149 $51,605,959,131
2020 $14,960,251,611 $31,712,128,254
2021 $18,750,182,235 $23,131,941,557
2022 $20,321,150,598 $20,992,421,949
2023 $19,411,266,967 $20,078,620,357
2024 $19,400,774,882 -

Botswana and Lebanon economies compared

GDP per capita
Botswana

Lebanon
Year GDP per capita
Botswana Lebanon
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 $959
1989 $2,428 $771
1990 $2,903 $790
1991 $2,939 $1,278
1992 $3,005 $1,559
1993 $2,929 $2,079
1994 $2,917 $2,468
1995 $3,156 $2,959
1996 $3,156 $3,393
1997 $3,194 $3,834
1998 $2,981 $4,125
1999 $3,340 $4,087
2000 $3,451 $3,987
2001 $3,206 $4,010
2002 $3,117 $4,291
2003 $4,230 $4,438
2004 $4,957 $4,601
2005 $5,391 $4,602
2006 $5,292 $4,635
2007 $5,529 $5,125
2008 $5,503 $5,912
2009 $5,083 $7,091
2010 $6,216 $7,626
2011 $7,287 $7,835
2012 $6,596 $8,407
2013 $6,667 $8,162
2014 $7,122 $7,578
2015 $6,141 $7,714
2016 $6,749 $8,089
2017 $7,105 $8,608
2018 $7,408 $9,175
2019 $7,172 $8,906
2020 $6,323 $5,561
2021 $7,808 $4,045
2022 $8,329 $3,654
2023 $7,826 $3,478
2024 $7,695 -

Botswana vs. Lebanon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

Lebanon
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Lebanon
1950 46.2 59.9
1951 46.6 60.3
1952 47 60.8
1953 47.5 61.2
1954 48 61.6
1955 48.5 61.5
1956 49 62.2
1957 49.5 62.8
1958 50.1 61.2
1959 50.7 63.6
1960 51.2 63.9
1961 51.8 64.3
1962 52.3 64.6
1963 52.8 64.9
1964 53.4 65.1
1965 53.9 65.3
1966 54.4 65.5
1967 54.9 65.7
1968 55.4 65.8
1969 55.9 65.9
1970 56.4 66
1971 57.1 66.1
1972 57.7 66.2
1973 58.3 66.3
1974 58.9 66.4
1975 59.5 57.7
1976 60.2 36.4
1977 60.9 60.3
1978 61.5 60
1979 62 59.6
1980 62.5 59.9
1981 63 60.3
1982 63.4 47.2
1983 63.6 60.8
1984 63.7 61.2
1985 63.6 61.6
1986 63.4 62
1987 62.8 62.5
1988 61.7 62.9
1989 61.2 65.1
1990 60.1 65.5
1991 58.9 70.9
1992 58.2 71.2
1993 57.3 71.6
1994 56 72
1995 54.7 72.4
1996 54.3 72.6
1997 53.6 72.9
1998 53 73.2
1999 52.5 73.5
2000 52.3 73.9
2001 52.2 74.4
2002 52.4 74.8
2003 52.9 75.3
2004 53.6 75.7
2005 54.4 76.1
2006 55.1 75.7
2007 56.7 76.7
2008 57.7 77
2009 58.3 77.3
2010 59.1 77.5
2011 59.7 77.8
2012 60.4 77.9
2013 61.2 78
2014 62.2 78.1
2015 63.2 78.3
2016 64.3 78.3
2017 65.4 78.2
2018 66.4 78.3
2019 67.2 78.2
2020 67.6 76.3
2021 63.3 73.6
2022 68.7 78
2023 69.2 77.8
2024 69.3 77.9
2025 69.4 78.1

Botswana and Lebanon population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

Lebanon
Year Population
Botswana Lebanon
1960 516,165 1,794,406
1961 527,942 1,850,084
1962 540,186 1,909,578
1963 552,966 1,970,316
1964 566,266 2,030,543
1965 574,664 2,088,831
1966 577,866 2,148,260
1967 580,933 2,206,731
1968 583,966 2,266,368
1969 587,066 2,328,159
1970 590,334 2,386,114
1971 600,481 2,446,314
1972 622,407 2,509,729
1973 652,408 2,572,935
1974 685,448 2,635,185
1975 720,380 2,693,191
1976 758,508 2,726,469
1977 799,574 2,762,155
1978 849,239 2,822,682
1979 901,742 2,882,635
1980 937,485 2,944,763
1981 969,996 3,008,981
1982 1,009,269 3,054,931
1983 1,046,137 3,094,996
1984 1,083,660 3,152,744
1985 1,121,945 3,217,376
1986 1,160,650 3,300,365
1987 1,199,167 3,385,555
1988 1,235,476 3,454,649
1989 1,270,274 3,525,285
1990 1,305,696 3,595,175
1991 1,341,756 3,668,912
1992 1,380,033 3,747,371
1993 1,420,115 3,820,647
1994 1,460,023 3,889,799
1995 1,498,836 3,960,735
1996 1,535,914 4,034,781
1997 1,571,691 4,108,405
1998 1,606,899 4,181,281
1999 1,641,997 4,255,277
2000 1,677,382 4,329,340
2001 1,712,254 4,401,918
2002 1,744,763 4,463,504
2003 1,775,736 4,525,508
2004 1,807,146 4,599,279
2005 1,839,877 4,671,102
2006 1,874,516 4,751,136
2007 1,911,201 4,844,118
2008 1,949,970 4,925,354
2009 1,990,673 4,992,287
2010 2,033,111 5,041,288
2011 2,073,535 5,096,020
2012 2,108,617 5,235,742
2013 2,140,682 5,743,436
2014 2,172,044 6,346,990
2015 2,203,273 6,472,469
2016 2,234,776 6,323,060
2017 2,266,747 6,160,128
2018 2,299,141 5,984,119
2019 2,332,083 5,794,594
2020 2,365,894 5,702,398
2021 2,401,441 5,718,122
2022 2,439,892 5,744,489
2023 2,480,244 5,773,493
2024 2,521,139 5,805,962

Fertility rates in Botswana and Lebanon

Fertility rate
Botswana

Lebanon
Year Fertility rate
Botswana Lebanon
1960 6.6 5.88
1961 6.56 5.89
1962 6.54 5.9
1963 6.58 5.91
1964 6.61 5.85
1965 6.6 5.77
1966 6.61 5.68
1967 6.6 5.57
1968 6.58 5.45
1969 6.56 5.32
1970 6.55 5.19
1971 6.54 5.05
1972 6.56 4.91
1973 6.59 4.79
1974 6.61 4.65
1975 6.61 4.52
1976 6.6 4.39
1977 6.54 4.28
1978 6.48 4.18
1979 6.4 4.08
1980 6.29 4.01
1981 6.16 3.95
1982 5.97 3.86
1983 5.79 3.73
1984 5.63 3.66
1985 5.48 3.53
1986 5.33 3.47
1987 5.1 3.42
1988 4.88 3.39
1989 4.67 3.36
1990 4.51 3.27
1991 4.37 3.16
1992 4.26 3.05
1993 4.15 2.94
1994 4.02 2.82
1995 3.79 2.73
1996 3.57 2.7
1997 3.43 2.67
1998 3.36 2.65
1999 3.31 2.63
2000 3.29 2.6
2001 3.25 2.58
2002 3.18 2.52
2003 3.11 2.46
2004 3.06 2.38
2005 3.08 2.29
2006 3.11 2.24
2007 3.13 2.2
2008 3.13 2.17
2009 3.13 2.19
2010 3.14 2.26
2011 3.1 2.32
2012 3.07 2.35
2013 3.05 2.36
2014 3.03 2.38
2015 3.01 2.38
2016 2.99 2.39
2017 2.97 2.37
2018 2.94 2.35
2019 2.91 2.33
2020 2.86 2.31
2021 2.83 2.28
2022 2.79 2.26
2023 2.73 2.24

Botswana and Lebanon demographics compared

Median age
Botswana

Lebanon
Year Median age, years
Botswana Lebanon
1960 17.7 19.9
1961 17.4 19.5
1962 17.1 19.1
1963 16.8 18.7
1964 16.6 18.4
1965 16.4 18.2
1966 16.2 18.1
1967 15.9 18
1968 15.7 18
1969 15.6 18.1
1970 15.4 18.2
1971 15.3 18.3
1972 15.4 18.5
1973 15.6 18.7
1974 15.8 18.9
1975 16 19
1976 16.2 19.1
1977 16.4 19.2
1978 16.6 19.4
1979 16.9 19.6
1980 16.8 19.8
1981 16.8 19.9
1982 16.8 20.1
1983 16.8 20.3
1984 16.8 20.5
1985 16.8 20.7
1986 16.9 20.8
1987 16.9 21
1988 17 21.2
1989 17.1 21.4
1990 17.3 21.6
1991 17.4 21.8
1992 17.6 22
1993 17.8 22.3
1994 18 22.5
1995 18.3 22.8
1996 18.6 23.1
1997 18.8 23.4
1998 19.1 23.7
1999 19.4 24
2000 19.7 24.3
2001 20 24.6
2002 20.3 24.9
2003 20.6 25.2
2004 20.9 25.6
2005 21.2 26
2006 21.5 26.3
2007 21.7 26.7
2008 22 27.1
2009 22.2 27.5
2010 22.5 27.9
2011 22.7 28.2
2012 22.8 28.6
2013 22.7 28.9
2014 22.7 29.2
2015 22.7 29.4
2016 22.7 29.5
2017 22.8 29.4
2018 22.9 29.3
2019 23.1 29
2020 23.3 28.9
2021 23.4 29
2022 23.6 29.2
2023 23.9 29.4
2024 24.2 29.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Botswana Lebanon
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
$21.6B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
1.22%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.53%
2023
8.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
80,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.2%
2025
+0.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
42.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
2.09%
2023
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
44.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.9%
2015
25.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2015
2.8%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies
23
2023
10
2021
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.59B
2023
$10.6B
2021
Total reserves including gold
$3.46B
2024
$33.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$128M
2024
$5.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
1,936,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
27%
2020
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
23%
2024

Energy

Botswana Lebanon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,165 kg
2022
617 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2022
$19.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.42 megatons
2023
17.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
89.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
6.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
6.6%
2022
Net energy imports use share
23.7%
2022
96.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,522 kWh
2022
681 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.25%
2021
5.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
16%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Botswana Lebanon
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
-17,267
2024
Urban population
73.5%
2024
89.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
49.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
55
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
2.26
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
16.4
2019
Visa free countries
86
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
92%
2019
English speaking
38.4%
2023
40%
2023
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
83.5%
2023

Health

Botswana Lebanon
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
$392
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
$131.1
2022
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
7.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
2.62
2019
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
18.3
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
30.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
12.3%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
47
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
34.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Botswana Lebanon
% of world land
0.38%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
680 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
2,603 sq mi
2025
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
560 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
13,487 mi
2017

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