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Botswana vs Liechtenstein statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 40.2K in Liechtenstein (ranked 190/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 61.8 sq mi for Liechtenstein (ranked 47th vs. 192nd).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Liechtenstein ranks 155/197 ($8.29B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Liechtenstein ranks 2/197 ($207,974).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana Liechtenstein
Population
2595266
40646
Population rank 143/197 190/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$8.29B
2023
GDP rank 133/197 155/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$207,974
2023
GDP per capita rank 98/197 2/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$139,100
2009
Government debt
$6.36B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.8%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$2,523
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 110/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,596
2025
$97,623
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
61.8 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
651 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
1.45
2023
Median age
24.2 years
2024
45.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
83.9 years
2025

Botswana and Liechtenstein: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Liechtenstein economies compared

GDP
Botswana

Liechtenstein
Year GDP
Botswana Liechtenstein
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 $90,099,361
1971 $127,448,614 $104,889,795
1972 $164,460,915 $124,940,289
1973 $244,124,164 $165,928,882
1974 $306,044,208 $193,980,465
1975 $355,168,572 $246,389,102
1976 $372,025,093 $272,489,300
1977 $451,624,780 $303,493,119
1978 $590,407,374 $436,912,068
1979 $819,870,259 $503,173,104
1980 $1,060,889,704 $534,699,363
1981 $1,073,812,830 $511,647,750
1982 $1,014,945,696 $522,096,760
1983 $1,172,230,397 $524,023,625
1984 $1,240,822,167 $502,620,992
1985 $1,114,783,343 $529,073,612
1986 $1,392,602,164 $779,357,803
1987 $1,965,226,890 $1,052,848,996
1988 $2,644,554,159 $1,161,757,671
1989 $3,083,822,112 $1,119,983,801
1990 $3,790,636,324 $1,421,509,216
1991 $3,942,876,703 $1,484,160,302
1992 $4,146,464,587 $1,631,177,029
1993 $4,160,129,175 $1,673,085,245
1994 $4,259,259,604 $1,948,129,623
1995 $4,730,599,122 $2,428,525,061
1996 $4,847,757,218 $2,504,012,993
1997 $5,020,265,627 $2,298,389,803
1998 $4,790,481,509 $2,479,699,106
1999 $5,484,263,347 $2,664,105,901
2000 $5,788,329,609 $2,483,889,858
2001 $5,489,608,300 $2,491,800,559
2002 $5,438,863,983 $2,688,618,747
2003 $7,511,582,173 $3,070,803,051
2004 $8,957,467,707 $3,454,373,798
2005 $9,918,907,108 $3,659,319,117
2006 $9,919,158,482 $4,000,102,086
2007 $10,567,270,656 $4,601,429,897
2008 $10,730,829,116 $5,081,479,840
2009 $10,118,459,242 $4,504,375,348
2010 $12,637,273,429 $5,082,337,238
2011 $15,110,643,612 $5,739,706,005
2012 $13,907,464,500 $5,456,102,482
2013 $14,271,738,933 $6,391,708,311
2014 $15,470,088,501 $6,657,526,980
2015 $13,530,748,845 $6,268,515,276
2016 $15,082,637,184 $6,237,302,034
2017 $16,105,155,857 $6,474,308,718
2018 $17,031,943,186 $6,692,620,692
2019 $16,725,908,149 $6,436,467,007
2020 $14,960,251,611 $6,405,870,210
2021 $18,750,182,235 $7,912,602,342
2022 $20,321,150,598 $7,378,156,576
2023 $19,411,266,967 $8,287,748,667
2024 $19,400,774,882 -

Botswana and Liechtenstein economies compared

GDP per capita
Botswana

Liechtenstein
Year GDP per capita
Botswana Liechtenstein
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 $4,262
1971 $212.2 $4,856
1972 $264.2 $5,645
1973 $374 $7,282
1974 $446 $8,272
1975 $493 $10,333
1976 $490 $11,326
1977 $565 $12,417
1978 $695 $17,457
1979 $909 $19,674
1980 $1,132 $20,959
1981 $1,107 $19,929
1982 $1,006 $19,886
1983 $1,121 $19,815
1984 $1,145 $18,898
1985 $994 $19,684
1986 $1,200 $28,613
1987 $1,639 $38,206
1988 $2,141 $41,569
1989 $2,428 $39,552
1990 $2,903 $49,458
1991 $2,939 $50,812
1992 $3,005 $55,057
1993 $2,929 $55,605
1994 $2,917 $63,936
1995 $3,156 $78,910
1996 $3,156 $80,689
1997 $3,194 $73,591
1998 $2,981 $78,303
1999 $3,340 $82,682
2000 $3,451 $76,088
2001 $3,206 $75,068
2002 $3,117 $79,795
2003 $4,230 $90,108
2004 $4,957 $100,281
2005 $5,391 $105,295
2006 $5,292 $114,168
2007 $5,529 $130,493
2008 $5,503 $143,249
2009 $5,083 $126,025
2010 $6,216 $141,090
2011 $7,287 $158,066
2012 $6,596 $148,842
2013 $6,667 $172,824
2014 $7,122 $178,735
2015 $6,141 $167,187
2016 $6,749 $165,375
2017 $7,105 $170,547
2018 $7,408 $174,989
2019 $7,172 $166,908
2020 $6,323 $164,671
2021 $7,808 $201,945
2022 $8,329 $186,822
2023 $7,826 $207,974
2024 $7,695 -

Botswana vs. Liechtenstein life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

Liechtenstein
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Liechtenstein
1950 46.2 65.3
1951 46.6 65.8
1952 47 66.2
1953 47.5 66.9
1954 48 67.5
1955 48.5 68.3
1956 49 68.9
1957 49.5 69.6
1958 50.1 70.1
1959 50.7 70.6
1960 51.2 70.9
1961 51.8 71
1962 52.3 70.9
1963 52.8 70.9
1964 53.4 71.1
1965 53.9 71.2
1966 54.4 71.6
1967 54.9 72
1968 55.4 72.3
1969 55.9 72.6
1970 56.4 72.8
1971 57.1 73
1972 57.7 73.4
1973 58.3 73.7
1974 58.9 74
1975 59.5 74.3
1976 60.2 74.6
1977 60.9 74.8
1978 61.5 74.7
1979 62 74.7
1980 62.5 74.8
1981 63 74.9
1982 63.4 75.1
1983 63.6 75.7
1984 63.7 76.2
1985 63.6 76.7
1986 63.4 77.2
1987 62.8 77.8
1988 61.7 78
1989 61.2 78.3
1990 60.1 78.5
1991 58.9 78.7
1992 58.2 78.7
1993 57.3 78.5
1994 56 78.2
1995 54.7 77.9
1996 54.3 77.7
1997 53.6 77.6
1998 53 77.8
1999 52.5 78.2
2000 52.3 78.6
2001 52.2 79.2
2002 52.4 79.8
2003 52.9 80.2
2004 53.6 80.7
2005 54.4 81.1
2006 55.1 81.4
2007 56.7 81.6
2008 57.7 81.9
2009 58.3 81.9
2010 59.1 82.1
2011 59.7 82.2
2012 60.4 82.3
2013 61.2 82.4
2014 62.2 82.5
2015 63.2 82.8
2016 64.3 82.9
2017 65.4 83.1
2018 66.4 83.3
2019 67.2 83.4
2020 67.6 82
2021 63.3 82.8
2022 68.7 83.4
2023 69.2 83.6
2024 69.3 83.7
2025 69.4 83.9

Botswana and Liechtenstein population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

Liechtenstein
Year Population
Botswana Liechtenstein
1960 516,165 16,451
1961 527,942 16,877
1962 540,186 17,443
1963 552,966 18,093
1964 566,266 18,755
1965 574,664 19,195
1966 577,866 19,610
1967 580,933 20,175
1968 583,966 20,835
1969 587,066 21,084
1970 590,334 21,140
1971 600,481 21,600
1972 622,407 22,132
1973 652,408 22,785
1974 685,448 23,451
1975 720,380 23,846
1976 758,508 24,058
1977 799,574 24,442
1978 849,239 25,028
1979 901,742 25,575
1980 937,485 25,512
1981 969,996 25,673
1982 1,009,269 26,255
1983 1,046,137 26,446
1984 1,083,660 26,596
1985 1,121,945 26,878
1986 1,160,650 27,238
1987 1,199,167 27,557
1988 1,235,476 27,948
1989 1,270,274 28,317
1990 1,305,696 28,742
1991 1,341,756 29,209
1992 1,380,033 29,627
1993 1,420,115 30,089
1994 1,460,023 30,470
1995 1,498,836 30,776
1996 1,535,914 31,033
1997 1,571,691 31,232
1998 1,606,899 31,668
1999 1,641,997 32,221
2000 1,677,382 32,645
2001 1,712,254 33,194
2002 1,744,763 33,694
2003 1,775,736 34,079
2004 1,807,146 34,447
2005 1,839,877 34,753
2006 1,874,516 35,037
2007 1,911,201 35,262
2008 1,949,970 35,473
2009 1,990,673 35,742
2010 2,033,111 36,022
2011 2,073,535 36,312
2012 2,108,617 36,657
2013 2,140,682 36,984
2014 2,172,044 37,248
2015 2,203,273 37,494
2016 2,234,776 37,716
2017 2,266,747 37,962
2018 2,299,141 38,246
2019 2,332,083 38,563
2020 2,365,894 38,901
2021 2,401,441 39,182
2022 2,439,892 39,493
2023 2,480,244 39,850
2024 2,521,139 40,197

Fertility rates in Botswana and Liechtenstein

Fertility rate
Botswana

Liechtenstein
Year Fertility rate
Botswana Liechtenstein
1960 6.6 2.78
1961 6.56 2.78
1962 6.54 2.8
1963 6.58 2.85
1964 6.61 2.92
1965 6.6 2.96
1966 6.61 2.78
1967 6.6 2.48
1968 6.58 2.22
1969 6.56 2.13
1970 6.55 2.09
1971 6.54 2.03
1972 6.56 1.98
1973 6.59 1.94
1974 6.61 1.9
1975 6.61 1.9
1976 6.6 1.91
1977 6.54 1.92
1978 6.48 1.9
1979 6.4 1.67
1980 6.29 1.7
1981 6.16 1.69
1982 5.97 1.61
1983 5.79 1.53
1984 5.63 1.51
1985 5.48 1.5
1986 5.33 1.48
1987 5.1 1.5
1988 4.88 1.5
1989 4.67 1.5
1990 4.51 1.5
1991 4.37 1.5
1992 4.26 1.48
1993 4.15 1.45
1994 4.02 1.44
1995 3.79 1.44
1996 3.57 1.52
1997 3.43 1.57
1998 3.36 1.59
1999 3.31 1.63
2000 3.29 1.57
2001 3.25 1.52
2002 3.18 1.47
2003 3.11 1.36
2004 3.06 1.44
2005 3.08 1.49
2006 3.11 1.43
2007 3.13 1.42
2008 3.13 1.43
2009 3.13 1.71
2010 3.14 1.4
2011 3.1 1.69
2012 3.07 1.51
2013 3.05 1.45
2014 3.03 1.59
2015 3.01 1.4
2016 2.99 1.61
2017 2.97 1.44
2018 2.94 1.58
2019 2.91 1.48
2020 2.86 1.46
2021 2.83 1.53
2022 2.79 1.47
2023 2.73 1.45

Botswana and Liechtenstein demographics compared

Median age
Botswana

Liechtenstein
Year Median age, years
Botswana Liechtenstein
1960 17.7 28
1961 17.4 27.8
1962 17.1 27.5
1963 16.8 27.3
1964 16.6 27.1
1965 16.4 27
1966 16.2 27
1967 15.9 27
1968 15.7 27
1969 15.6 27.1
1970 15.4 27.2
1971 15.3 27.3
1972 15.4 27.6
1973 15.6 27.8
1974 15.8 28.1
1975 16 28.3
1976 16.2 28.6
1977 16.4 29
1978 16.6 29.4
1979 16.9 29.8
1980 16.8 30.2
1981 16.8 30.5
1982 16.8 30.7
1983 16.8 31
1984 16.8 31.2
1985 16.8 31.5
1986 16.9 31.7
1987 16.9 32
1988 17 32.3
1989 17.1 32.6
1990 17.3 32.9
1991 17.4 33.3
1992 17.6 33.6
1993 17.8 33.9
1994 18 34.3
1995 18.3 34.6
1996 18.6 35
1997 18.8 35.3
1998 19.1 35.7
1999 19.4 36.1
2000 19.7 36.5
2001 20 36.9
2002 20.3 37.3
2003 20.6 37.7
2004 20.9 38.2
2005 21.2 38.6
2006 21.5 39.1
2007 21.7 39.6
2008 22 40.1
2009 22.2 40.6
2010 22.5 41.1
2011 22.7 41.4
2012 22.8 41.8
2013 22.7 42.2
2014 22.7 42.7
2015 22.7 43
2016 22.7 43.4
2017 22.8 43.8
2018 22.9 44.1
2019 23.1 44.4
2020 23.3 44.6
2021 23.4 44.8
2022 23.6 45
2023 23.9 45.2
2024 24.2 45.4

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Finance

Botswana Liechtenstein
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
$4.16B
2009
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
22.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
2.56%
2011
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.53%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.2%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
2.01%
2007
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
55.6%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
40.6%
2022
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
74
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.9%
2015
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2015
n/a
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.003%
2025
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
n/a
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
58,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Botswana Liechtenstein
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,165 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.42 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
56.9%
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
76%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Botswana Liechtenstein
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
+206
2024
Urban population
73.5%
2024
14.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
95.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
82
2025
Higher education index
55
2025
47
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
5.12
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
86
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
100%
2013
English speaking
38.4%
2023
35%
2025
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
97.3%
2023

Health

Botswana Liechtenstein
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
83.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
n/a
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
31.3 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
7.2%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
86
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Botswana Liechtenstein
% of world land
0.38%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
1,537 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
20 sq mi
2025
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
25.9 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
391 mi
2019

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