Botswana vs Malaysia statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 35.6M in Malaysia (ranked 44/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 126,854 sq mi for Malaysia (ranked 47th vs. 65th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Malaysia ranks 39/197 ($422B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Malaysia ranks 81/197 ($11,867).

Botswana and Malaysia: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Malaysia economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Malaysia

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Malaysia
1960	$30,411,414	$1,916,229,477
1961	$32,902,613	$1,901,856,123
1962	$35,644,957	$2,001,489,602
1963	$38,091,843	$2,510,110,348
1964	$41,616,348	$2,674,423,922
1965	$45,788,696	$2,956,337,669
1966	$51,465,655	$3,143,517,944
1967	$58,642,354	$3,188,924,677
1968	$66,248,441	$3,330,371,551
1969	$77,361,547	$3,664,552,041
1970	$96,243,234	$3,864,145,667
1971	$127,448,614	$4,244,395,956
1972	$164,460,915	$5,043,347,250
1973	$244,124,164	$7,662,902,678
1974	$306,044,208	$9,496,204,302
1975	$355,168,572	$9,298,800,799
1976	$372,025,093	$11,050,234,599
1977	$451,624,780	$13,139,488,633
1978	$590,407,374	$16,358,079,862
1979	$819,870,259	$21,213,264,962
1980	$1,060,889,704	$24,488,224,677
1981	$1,073,812,830	$25,004,285,792
1982	$1,014,945,696	$26,804,493,635
1983	$1,172,230,397	$30,347,442,111
1984	$1,240,822,167	$33,942,897,422
1985	$1,114,783,343	$31,199,633,353
1986	$1,392,602,164	$27,734,111,400
1987	$1,965,226,890	$32,181,210,158
1988	$2,644,554,159	$35,272,109,220
1989	$3,083,822,112	$38,847,965,293
1990	$3,790,636,324	$44,024,585,240
1991	$3,942,876,703	$49,143,148,094
1992	$4,146,464,587	$59,167,550,163
1993	$4,160,129,175	$66,894,966,969
1994	$4,259,259,604	$74,478,356,958
1995	$4,730,599,122	$88,705,342,903
1996	$4,847,757,218	$100,855,393,910
1997	$5,020,265,627	$100,005,323,302
1998	$4,790,481,509	$72,167,498,981
1999	$5,484,263,347	$79,148,421,053
2000	$5,788,329,609	$93,789,736,842
2001	$5,489,608,300	$92,783,947,368
2002	$5,438,863,983	$100,845,526,316
2003	$7,511,582,173	$110,202,368,421
2004	$8,957,467,707	$124,749,473,684
2005	$9,918,907,108	$143,534,405,819
2006	$9,919,158,482	$162,692,258,307
2007	$10,567,270,656	$193,549,569,478
2008	$10,730,829,116	$230,811,614,370
2009	$10,118,459,242	$202,257,453,037
2010	$12,637,273,429	$255,017,638,456
2011	$15,110,643,612	$297,951,668,675
2012	$13,907,464,500	$314,443,047,642
2013	$14,271,738,933	$323,276,235,524
2014	$15,470,088,501	$338,066,095,097
2015	$13,530,748,845	$301,355,266,965
2016	$15,082,637,184	$301,256,033,870
2017	$16,105,155,857	$319,109,094,160
2018	$17,031,943,186	$358,788,845,713
2019	$16,725,908,149	$365,177,721,022
2020	$14,960,251,611	$337,456,163,961
2021	$18,750,182,235	$373,784,823,673
2022	$20,321,150,598	$407,605,841,348
2023	$19,411,266,967	$399,705,137,434
2024	$19,400,774,882	$421,972,102,254

Botswana and Malaysia economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Malaysia

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Malaysia
1960	$58.9	$240.8
1961	$62.3	$232.9
1962	$66	$238.8
1963	$68.9	$291.8
1964	$73.5	$303
1965	$79.7	$326
1966	$89.1	$339
1967	$100.9	$335
1968	$113.4	$342
1969	$131.8	$368
1970	$163	$380
1971	$212.2	$407
1972	$264.2	$472
1973	$374	$701
1974	$446	$848
1975	$493	$811
1976	$490	$940
1977	$565	$1,092
1978	$695	$1,327
1979	$909	$1,680
1980	$1,132	$1,886
1981	$1,107	$1,866
1982	$1,006	$1,938
1983	$1,121	$2,124
1984	$1,145	$2,300
1985	$994	$2,046
1986	$1,200	$1,760
1987	$1,639	$1,977
1988	$2,141	$2,100
1989	$2,428	$2,244
1990	$2,903	$2,469
1991	$2,939	$2,679
1992	$3,005	$3,141
1993	$2,929	$3,462
1994	$2,917	$3,758
1995	$3,156	$4,363
1996	$3,156	$4,837
1997	$3,194	$4,679
1998	$2,981	$3,294
1999	$3,340	$3,528
2000	$3,451	$4,084
2001	$3,206	$3,944
2002	$3,117	$4,184
2003	$4,230	$4,465
2004	$4,957	$4,939
2005	$5,391	$5,556
2006	$5,292	$6,158
2007	$5,529	$7,169
2008	$5,503	$8,372
2009	$5,083	$7,191
2010	$6,216	$8,899
2011	$7,287	$10,217
2012	$6,596	$10,601
2013	$6,667	$10,714
2014	$7,122	$11,013
2015	$6,141	$9,649
2016	$6,749	$9,477
2017	$7,105	$9,863
2018	$7,408	$10,902
2019	$7,172	$10,920
2020	$6,323	$9,958
2021	$7,808	$10,903
2022	$8,329	$11,748
2023	$7,826	$11,379
2024	$7,695	$11,867

Botswana vs. Malaysia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Malaysia

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Malaysia
1950	46.2	48.5
1951	46.6	49.2
1952	47	50.1
1953	47.5	51.1
1954	48	52
1955	48.5	52.8
1956	49	53.7
1957	49.5	54.5
1958	50.1	55.4
1959	50.7	56.3
1960	51.2	57.2
1961	51.8	58
1962	52.3	58.9
1963	52.8	59.7
1964	53.4	60.4
1965	53.9	61.1
1966	54.4	61.7
1967	54.9	62
1968	55.4	62.4
1969	55.9	62.9
1970	56.4	63.3
1971	57.1	63.8
1972	57.7	64.2
1973	58.3	64.7
1974	58.9	65.2
1975	59.5	65.7
1976	60.2	66.2
1977	60.9	66.7
1978	61.5	67.2
1979	62	67.6
1980	62.5	68.1
1981	63	68.5
1982	63.4	68.9
1983	63.6	69.2
1984	63.7	69.6
1985	63.6	69.9
1986	63.4	70.1
1987	62.8	70.4
1988	61.7	70.6
1989	61.2	70.8
1990	60.1	71
1991	58.9	71.2
1992	58.2	71.5
1993	57.3	71.7
1994	56	71.9
1995	54.7	72
1996	54.3	72.1
1997	53.6	72.3
1998	53	72.4
1999	52.5	72.4
2000	52.3	72.7
2001	52.2	73.1
2002	52.4	73.5
2003	52.9	73.7
2004	53.6	74
2005	54.4	74.4
2006	55.1	74.7
2007	56.7	75
2008	57.7	75.2
2009	58.3	75.3
2010	59.1	75.4
2011	59.7	75.5
2012	60.4	75.6
2013	61.2	75.5
2014	62.2	75.3
2015	63.2	75.3
2016	64.3	75.4
2017	65.4	75.5
2018	66.4	75.7
2019	67.2	75.9
2020	67.6	76.1
2021	63.3	73.9
2022	68.7	75.4
2023	69.2	76.7
2024	69.3	76.8
2025	69.4	77

Botswana and Malaysia population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Malaysia

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Malaysia
1960	516,165	7,956,197
1961	527,942	8,164,443
1962	540,186	8,380,172
1963	552,966	8,602,160
1964	566,266	8,828,406
1965	574,664	9,056,408
1966	577,866	9,284,688
1967	580,933	9,507,099
1968	583,966	9,725,281
1969	587,066	9,947,597
1970	590,334	10,178,802
1971	600,481	10,423,453
1972	622,407	10,676,835
1973	652,408	10,935,621
1974	685,448	11,200,906
1975	720,380	11,471,914
1976	758,508	11,750,097
1977	799,574	12,035,713
1978	849,239	12,328,157
1979	901,742	12,627,862
1980	937,485	12,983,363
1981	969,996	13,399,203
1982	1,009,269	13,832,798
1983	1,046,137	14,285,907
1984	1,083,660	14,759,009
1985	1,121,945	15,252,258
1986	1,160,650	15,760,419
1987	1,199,167	16,276,737
1988	1,235,476	16,796,605
1989	1,270,274	17,314,997
1990	1,305,696	17,833,171
1991	1,341,756	18,342,464
1992	1,380,033	18,834,572
1993	1,420,115	19,322,664
1994	1,460,023	19,820,446
1995	1,498,836	20,330,599
1996	1,535,914	20,850,087
1997	1,571,691	21,375,218
1998	1,606,899	21,906,713
1999	1,641,997	22,435,531
2000	1,677,382	22,967,816
2001	1,712,254	23,526,538
2002	1,744,763	24,102,477
2003	1,775,736	24,679,602
2004	1,807,146	25,256,772
2005	1,839,877	25,836,071
2006	1,874,516	26,417,909
2007	1,911,201	26,998,389
2008	1,949,970	27,570,059
2009	1,990,673	28,124,778
2010	2,033,111	28,655,776
2011	2,073,535	29,162,039
2012	2,108,617	29,662,831
2013	2,140,682	30,174,265
2014	2,172,044	30,696,137
2015	2,203,273	31,232,798
2016	2,234,776	31,789,685
2017	2,266,747	32,355,644
2018	2,299,141	32,910,967
2019	2,332,083	33,440,596
2020	2,365,894	33,889,558
2021	2,401,441	34,282,399
2022	2,439,892	34,695,493
2023	2,480,244	35,126,298
2024	2,521,139	35,557,673

Fertility rates in Botswana and Malaysia

Fertility rate

Botswana

Malaysia

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Malaysia
1960	6.6	6.41
1961	6.56	6.37
1962	6.54	6.3
1963	6.58	6.19
1964	6.61	6.03
1965	6.6	5.84
1966	6.61	5.64
1967	6.6	5.43
1968	6.58	5.29
1969	6.56	5.16
1970	6.55	5.04
1971	6.54	4.92
1972	6.56	4.82
1973	6.59	4.73
1974	6.61	4.62
1975	6.61	4.5
1976	6.6	4.4
1977	6.54	4.28
1978	6.48	4.18
1979	6.4	4.09
1980	6.29	4.04
1981	6.16	4
1982	5.97	3.97
1983	5.79	3.93
1984	5.63	3.89
1985	5.48	3.8
1986	5.33	3.7
1987	5.1	3.57
1988	4.88	3.5
1989	4.67	3.31
1990	4.51	3.3
1991	4.37	3.34
1992	4.26	3.37
1993	4.15	3.36
1994	4.02	3.35
1995	3.79	3.32
1996	3.57	3.3
1997	3.43	3.23
1998	3.36	3.12
1999	3.31	3.07
2000	3.29	2.94
2001	3.25	2.81
2002	3.18	2.66
2003	3.11	2.6
2004	3.06	2.49
2005	3.08	2.39
2006	3.11	2.31
2007	3.13	2.25
2008	3.13	2.26
2009	3.13	2.22
2010	3.14	2.14
2011	3.1	2.15
2012	3.07	2.12
2013	3.05	2.07
2014	3.03	2.06
2015	3.01	2.01
2016	2.99	1.94
2017	2.97	1.89
2018	2.94	1.84
2019	2.91	1.78
2020	2.86	1.68
2021	2.83	1.56
2022	2.79	1.55
2023	2.73	1.55

Botswana and Malaysia demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Malaysia

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Malaysia
1960	17.7	17.5
1961	17.4	17.3
1962	17.1	17.1
1963	16.8	17
1964	16.6	16.9
1965	16.4	16.8
1966	16.2	16.9
1967	15.9	17
1968	15.7	17.1
1969	15.6	17.3
1970	15.4	17.4
1971	15.3	17.6
1972	15.4	17.9
1973	15.6	18.1
1974	15.8	18.3
1975	16	18.6
1976	16.2	18.8
1977	16.4	19
1978	16.6	19.3
1979	16.9	19.5
1980	16.8	19.7
1981	16.8	19.9
1982	16.8	20.1
1983	16.8	20.4
1984	16.8	20.5
1985	16.8	20.7
1986	16.9	20.9
1987	16.9	21
1988	17	21.1
1989	17.1	21.3
1990	17.3	21.5
1991	17.4	21.7
1992	17.6	21.9
1993	17.8	22.1
1994	18	22.3
1995	18.3	22.5
1996	18.6	22.7
1997	18.8	22.9
1998	19.1	23.1
1999	19.4	23.4
2000	19.7	23.5
2001	20	23.6
2002	20.3	23.7
2003	20.6	23.9
2004	20.9	24
2005	21.2	24.2
2006	21.5	24.5
2007	21.7	24.8
2008	22	25.1
2009	22.2	25.6
2010	22.5	26
2011	22.7	26.4
2012	22.8	26.8
2013	22.7	27.1
2014	22.7	27.5
2015	22.7	27.8
2016	22.7	28.1
2017	22.8	28.5
2018	22.9	28.8
2019	23.1	29.2
2020	23.3	29.6
2021	23.4	30.1
2022	23.6	30.6
2023	23.9	31.1
2024	24.2	31.5

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