Botswana vs Malawi statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 47th vs. 107th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Botswana and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Malawi economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Malawi

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Malawi
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	$1,801,156,775
1981	$1,073,812,830	$1,801,193,910
1982	$1,014,945,696	$1,717,379,495
1983	$1,172,230,397	$1,780,148,049
1984	$1,240,822,167	$1,758,028,656
1985	$1,114,783,343	$1,646,442,273
1986	$1,392,602,164	$1,722,586,299
1987	$1,965,226,890	$1,721,711,808
1988	$2,644,554,159	$2,008,189,508
1989	$3,083,822,112	$2,314,205,130
1990	$3,790,636,324	$2,737,087,862
1991	$3,942,876,703	$3,206,783,830
1992	$4,146,464,587	$2,618,837,835
1993	$4,160,129,175	$3,013,392,658
1994	$4,259,259,604	$1,719,864,761
1995	$4,730,599,122	$2,033,701,498
1996	$4,847,757,218	$3,319,573,750
1997	$5,020,265,627	$3,875,785,863
1998	$4,790,481,509	$2,547,609,590
1999	$5,484,263,347	$2,584,478,924
2000	$5,788,329,609	$2,537,307,580
2001	$5,489,608,300	$2,498,008,665
2002	$5,438,863,983	$5,087,328,438
2003	$7,511,582,173	$4,669,789,300
2004	$8,957,467,707	$5,058,726,350
2005	$9,918,907,108	$5,320,409,651
2006	$9,919,158,482	$5,818,279,739
2007	$10,567,270,656	$6,451,210,219
2008	$10,730,829,116	$7,743,617,352
2009	$10,118,459,242	$9,009,887,947
2010	$12,637,273,429	$10,128,323,011
2011	$15,110,643,612	$11,648,142,958
2012	$13,907,464,500	$8,773,203,178
2013	$14,271,738,933	$8,031,571,928
2014	$15,470,088,501	$8,801,326,169
2015	$13,530,748,845	$9,219,474,379
2016	$15,082,637,184	$7,909,868,618
2017	$16,105,155,857	$8,943,543,794
2018	$17,031,943,186	$9,879,231,592
2019	$16,725,908,149	$11,051,865,580
2020	$14,960,251,611	$11,769,313,598
2021	$18,750,182,235	$12,378,129,751
2022	$20,321,150,598	$12,429,060,151
2023	$19,411,266,967	$12,712,150,082
2024	$19,400,774,882	$11,008,925,323

Botswana and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Malawi

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Malawi
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	$287.5
1981	$1,107	$276.4
1982	$1,006	$253.3
1983	$1,121	$252.4
1984	$1,145	$239.7
1985	$994	$216.1
1986	$1,200	$217.9
1987	$1,639	$207.6
1988	$2,141	$229.4
1989	$2,428	$252.2
1990	$2,903	$286.7
1991	$2,939	$326
1992	$3,005	$258.4
1993	$2,929	$293
1994	$2,917	$169.2
1995	$3,156	$200.4
1996	$3,156	$321
1997	$3,194	$367
1998	$2,981	$236
1999	$3,340	$233.9
2000	$3,451	$224.2
2001	$3,206	$215.5
2002	$3,117	$428
2003	$4,230	$383
2004	$4,957	$405
2005	$5,391	$414
2006	$5,292	$441
2007	$5,529	$475
2008	$5,503	$554
2009	$5,083	$626
2010	$6,216	$683
2011	$7,287	$763
2012	$6,596	$558
2013	$6,667	$497
2014	$7,122	$530
2015	$6,141	$540
2016	$6,749	$451
2017	$7,105	$496
2018	$7,408	$533
2019	$7,172	$581
2020	$6,323	$603
2021	$7,808	$617
2022	$8,329	$604
2023	$7,826	$602
2024	$7,695	$508

Botswana vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Malawi

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Malawi
1950	46.2	32.7
1951	46.6	32.8
1952	47	33
1953	47.5	33.2
1954	48	33.3
1955	48.5	33.6
1956	49	33.8
1957	49.5	34.1
1958	50.1	34.4
1959	50.7	34.8
1960	51.2	35
1961	51.8	35.2
1962	52.3	35.4
1963	52.8	35.6
1964	53.4	35.7
1965	53.9	35.7
1966	54.4	35.8
1967	54.9	35.9
1968	55.4	36.1
1969	55.9	36.3
1970	56.4	36.6
1971	57.1	37.1
1972	57.7	37.6
1973	58.3	38.4
1974	58.9	39.2
1975	59.5	40.1
1976	60.2	41
1977	60.9	42
1978	61.5	43
1979	62	43.7
1980	62.5	44.3
1981	63	44.7
1982	63.4	44.8
1983	63.6	45
1984	63.7	44.8
1985	63.6	44.6
1986	63.4	44.3
1987	62.8	43.9
1988	61.7	43.6
1989	61.2	43.5
1990	60.1	43.6
1991	58.9	43.5
1992	58.2	43.6
1993	57.3	43.6
1994	56	43.8
1995	54.7	43.8
1996	54.3	44
1997	53.6	44.2
1998	53	44.3
1999	52.5	45.1
2000	52.3	46.2
2001	52.2	47.2
2002	52.4	48.2
2003	52.9	49.6
2004	53.6	51.1
2005	54.4	52.5
2006	55.1	53.7
2007	56.7	54.7
2008	57.7	55.7
2009	58.3	56.7
2010	59.1	57.8
2011	59.7	58.9
2012	60.4	59.9
2013	61.2	60.8
2014	62.2	61.7
2015	63.2	62.3
2016	64.3	63.2
2017	65.4	63.9
2018	66.4	64.5
2019	67.2	65
2020	67.6	65.2
2021	63.3	64.8
2022	68.7	66
2023	69.2	67.4
2024	69.3	67.6
2025	69.4	67.7

Botswana and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Malawi

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Malawi
1960	516,165	3,628,134
1961	527,942	3,715,534
1962	540,186	3,806,307
1963	552,966	3,900,506
1964	566,266	3,997,305
1965	574,664	4,096,157
1966	577,866	4,197,926
1967	580,933	4,303,012
1968	583,966	4,411,054
1969	587,066	4,521,184
1970	590,334	4,633,944
1971	600,481	4,751,434
1972	622,407	4,874,475
1973	652,408	5,003,938
1974	685,448	5,141,337
1975	720,380	5,287,367
1976	758,508	5,443,384
1977	799,574	5,614,983
1978	849,239	5,810,132
1979	901,742	6,028,749
1980	937,485	6,265,529
1981	969,996	6,516,454
1982	1,009,269	6,778,879
1983	1,046,137	7,051,709
1984	1,083,660	7,332,810
1985	1,121,945	7,620,508
1986	1,160,650	7,906,480
1987	1,199,167	8,293,174
1988	1,235,476	8,753,262
1989	1,270,274	9,176,220
1990	1,305,696	9,545,852
1991	1,341,756	9,844,227
1992	1,380,033	10,135,079
1993	1,420,115	10,284,024
1994	1,460,023	10,164,894
1995	1,498,836	10,150,117
1996	1,535,914	10,352,228
1997	1,571,691	10,562,035
1998	1,606,899	10,792,876
1999	1,641,997	11,047,804
2000	1,677,382	11,315,942
2001	1,712,254	11,593,058
2002	1,744,763	11,880,440
2003	1,775,736	12,181,574
2004	1,807,146	12,500,737
2005	1,839,877	12,840,031
2006	1,874,516	13,198,701
2007	1,911,201	13,576,343
2008	1,949,970	13,976,417
2009	1,990,673	14,395,788
2010	2,033,111	14,826,463
2011	2,073,535	15,265,022
2012	2,108,617	15,709,577
2013	2,140,682	16,161,816
2014	2,172,044	16,621,538
2015	2,203,273	17,085,587
2016	2,234,776	17,557,739
2017	2,266,747	18,039,715
2018	2,299,141	18,528,081
2019	2,332,083	19,025,752
2020	2,365,894	19,533,888
2021	2,401,441	20,047,258
2022	2,439,892	20,568,728
2023	2,480,244	21,104,482
2024	2,521,139	21,655,286

Fertility rates in Botswana and Malawi

Fertility rate

Botswana

Malawi

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Malawi
1960	6.6	7.04
1961	6.56	7.07
1962	6.54	7.1
1963	6.58	7.13
1964	6.61	7.11
1965	6.6	7.13
1966	6.61	7.17
1967	6.6	7.21
1968	6.58	7.26
1969	6.56	7.27
1970	6.55	7.3
1971	6.54	7.31
1972	6.56	7.33
1973	6.59	7.34
1974	6.61	7.34
1975	6.61	7.36
1976	6.6	7.39
1977	6.54	7.41
1978	6.48	7.43
1979	6.4	7.47
1980	6.29	7.52
1981	6.16	7.49
1982	5.97	7.45
1983	5.79	7.36
1984	5.63	7.27
1985	5.48	7.17
1986	5.33	7.07
1987	5.1	6.97
1988	4.88	6.88
1989	4.67	6.8
1990	4.51	6.74
1991	4.37	6.68
1992	4.26	6.63
1993	4.15	6.57
1994	4.02	6.49
1995	3.79	6.39
1996	3.57	6.29
1997	3.43	6.23
1998	3.36	6.21
1999	3.31	6.12
2000	3.29	6
2001	3.25	5.94
2002	3.18	5.9
2003	3.11	5.88
2004	3.06	5.86
2005	3.08	5.85
2006	3.11	5.8
2007	3.13	5.72
2008	3.13	5.61
2009	3.13	5.45
2010	3.14	5.26
2011	3.1	5.08
2012	3.07	4.9
2013	3.05	4.76
2014	3.03	4.57
2015	3.01	4.38
2016	2.99	4.22
2017	2.97	4.11
2018	2.94	4.02
2019	2.91	3.95
2020	2.86	3.88
2021	2.83	3.79
2022	2.79	3.72
2023	2.73	3.65

Botswana and Malawi demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Malawi

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Malawi
1960	17.7	18.2
1961	17.4	18.3
1962	17.1	18.3
1963	16.8	18.3
1964	16.6	18.3
1965	16.4	18.4
1966	16.2	18.3
1967	15.9	18.3
1968	15.7	18.3
1969	15.6	18.2
1970	15.4	18
1971	15.3	17.9
1972	15.4	17.8
1973	15.6	17.7
1974	15.8	17.6
1975	16	17.5
1976	16.2	17.5
1977	16.4	17.4
1978	16.6	17.4
1979	16.9	17.4
1980	16.8	17.3
1981	16.8	17.3
1982	16.8	17.3
1983	16.8	17.3
1984	16.8	17.3
1985	16.8	17.3
1986	16.9	17.3
1987	16.9	17.4
1988	17	17.5
1989	17.1	17.4
1990	17.3	17.3
1991	17.4	17.2
1992	17.6	17.1
1993	17.8	17
1994	18	16.9
1995	18.3	16.9
1996	18.6	16.8
1997	18.8	16.8
1998	19.1	16.8
1999	19.4	16.7
2000	19.7	16.8
2001	20	16.8
2002	20.3	16.8
2003	20.6	16.8
2004	20.9	16.8
2005	21.2	16.8
2006	21.5	16.8
2007	21.7	16.8
2008	22	16.8
2009	22.2	16.7
2010	22.5	16.7
2011	22.7	16.8
2012	22.8	16.8
2013	22.7	16.9
2014	22.7	17
2015	22.7	17.1
2016	22.7	17.2
2017	22.8	17.4
2018	22.9	17.6
2019	23.1	17.8
2020	23.3	18
2021	23.4	18.2
2022	23.6	18.4
2023	23.9	18.7
2024	24.2	18.9

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