Botswana vs Mali statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 24.5M in Mali (ranked 58/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 471,118 sq mi for Mali (ranked 47th vs. 23rd).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086).

Botswana and Mali: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Mali economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Mali

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Mali
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	$275,494,478
1968	$66,248,441	$343,771,973
1969	$77,361,547	$339,913,867
1970	$96,243,234	$359,772,315
1971	$127,448,614	$395,218,629
1972	$164,460,915	$486,617,280
1973	$244,124,164	$563,683,703
1974	$306,044,208	$538,747,340
1975	$355,168,572	$830,710,615
1976	$372,025,093	$939,228,017
1977	$451,624,780	$1,049,838,548
1978	$590,407,374	$1,222,702,573
1979	$819,870,259	$1,595,422,956
1980	$1,060,889,704	$1,759,691,186
1981	$1,073,812,830	$1,538,972,424
1982	$1,014,945,696	$1,333,754,225
1983	$1,172,230,397	$1,297,765,326
1984	$1,240,822,167	$1,232,932,104
1985	$1,114,783,343	$1,392,196,048
1986	$1,392,602,164	$1,852,163,453
1987	$1,965,226,890	$2,090,629,987
1988	$2,644,554,159	$2,169,040,603
1989	$3,083,822,112	$2,181,821,909
1990	$3,790,636,324	$2,681,912,149
1991	$3,942,876,703	$2,724,131,458
1992	$4,146,464,587	$2,830,673,378
1993	$4,160,129,175	$2,818,281,085
1994	$4,259,259,604	$2,081,846,498
1995	$4,730,599,122	$2,706,425,157
1996	$4,847,757,218	$2,780,422,049
1997	$5,020,265,627	$2,697,105,823
1998	$4,790,481,509	$2,920,358,711
1999	$5,484,263,347	$3,440,724,710
2000	$5,788,329,609	$2,961,484,954
2001	$5,489,608,300	$3,468,337,942
2002	$5,438,863,983	$3,908,121,307
2003	$7,511,582,173	$4,714,071,980
2004	$8,957,467,707	$7,113,132,070
2005	$9,918,907,108	$8,009,875,052
2006	$9,919,158,482	$8,858,863,053
2007	$10,567,270,656	$10,289,243,720
2008	$10,730,829,116	$12,262,134,441
2009	$10,118,459,242	$12,592,138,109
2010	$12,637,273,429	$13,196,527,458
2011	$15,110,643,612	$15,506,843,902
2012	$13,907,464,500	$14,891,957,623
2013	$14,271,738,933	$15,769,357,573
2014	$15,470,088,501	$16,943,434,591
2015	$13,530,748,845	$15,583,181,170
2016	$15,082,637,184	$16,743,796,800
2017	$16,105,155,857	$18,308,362,040
2018	$17,031,943,186	$20,368,015,381
2019	$16,725,908,149	$20,477,421,885
2020	$14,960,251,611	$20,698,560,939
2021	$18,750,182,235	$22,999,245,263
2022	$20,321,150,598	$22,374,051,350
2023	$19,411,266,967	$24,621,545,565
2024	$19,400,774,882	$26,588,067,731

Botswana and Mali economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Mali

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Mali
1960	$58.9	-
1961	$62.3	-
1962	$66	-
1963	$68.9	-
1964	$73.5	-
1965	$79.7	-
1966	$89.1	-
1967	$100.9	$46
1968	$113.4	$56.5
1969	$131.8	$55
1970	$163	$57.3
1971	$212.2	$62
1972	$264.2	$75.1
1973	$374	$85.4
1974	$446	$80.2
1975	$493	$121.5
1976	$490	$134.9
1977	$565	$148.1
1978	$695	$169.1
1979	$909	$216.3
1980	$1,132	$233.7
1981	$1,107	$200.1
1982	$1,006	$169.7
1983	$1,121	$161.5
1984	$1,145	$150.2
1985	$994	$166.2
1986	$1,200	$217.1
1987	$1,639	$240.8
1988	$2,141	$245.5
1989	$2,428	$242.4
1990	$2,903	$292.2
1991	$2,939	$290.9
1992	$3,005	$296.3
1993	$2,929	$288.9
1994	$2,917	$208.9
1995	$3,156	$265.7
1996	$3,156	$267.2
1997	$3,194	$253.3
1998	$2,981	$267.4
1999	$3,340	$306
2000	$3,451	$256.2
2001	$3,206	$291.2
2002	$3,117	$318
2003	$4,230	$372
2004	$4,957	$543
2005	$5,391	$592
2006	$5,292	$633
2007	$5,529	$712
2008	$5,503	$821
2009	$5,083	$816
2010	$6,216	$828
2011	$7,287	$942
2012	$6,596	$878
2013	$6,667	$903
2014	$7,122	$940
2015	$6,141	$838
2016	$6,749	$872
2017	$7,105	$924
2018	$7,408	$996
2019	$7,172	$972
2020	$6,323	$953
2021	$7,808	$1,027
2022	$8,329	$970
2023	$7,826	$1,036
2024	$7,695	$1,086

Botswana vs. Mali life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Mali

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Mali
1950	46.2	28.7
1951	46.6	28.9
1952	47	29.1
1953	47.5	29.4
1954	48	29.5
1955	48.5	29.7
1956	49	29.9
1957	49.5	30.1
1958	50.1	30.2
1959	50.7	30.3
1960	51.2	30.5
1961	51.8	30.6
1962	52.3	30.8
1963	52.8	31
1964	53.4	31.2
1965	53.9	31.5
1966	54.4	31.8
1967	54.9	32.2
1968	55.4	32.6
1969	55.9	32.9
1970	56.4	33.4
1971	57.1	33.8
1972	57.7	34.5
1973	58.3	35.1
1974	58.9	35.7
1975	59.5	36.5
1976	60.2	37.2
1977	60.9	38
1978	61.5	38.8
1979	62	39.5
1980	62.5	40.3
1981	63	41
1982	63.4	41.8
1983	63.6	42.7
1984	63.7	43.4
1985	63.6	43.9
1986	63.4	44.6
1987	62.8	45.2
1988	61.7	45.7
1989	61.2	46.2
1990	60.1	46.5
1991	58.9	46.9
1992	58.2	47.2
1993	57.3	47.6
1994	56	47.9
1995	54.7	48.3
1996	54.3	48.5
1997	53.6	49.1
1998	53	49.6
1999	52.5	50.1
2000	52.3	50.6
2001	52.2	51.3
2002	52.4	52
2003	52.9	52.6
2004	53.6	53.3
2005	54.4	53.8
2006	55.1	54.3
2007	56.7	54.8
2008	57.7	55.2
2009	58.3	55.6
2010	59.1	56
2011	59.7	56.4
2012	60.4	56.7
2013	61.2	57.1
2014	62.2	57.5
2015	63.2	57.9
2016	64.3	58.3
2017	65.4	58.6
2018	66.4	58.9
2019	67.2	59.2
2020	67.6	58.9
2021	63.3	59.1
2022	68.7	60
2023	69.2	60.4
2024	69.3	60.7
2025	69.4	60.9

Botswana and Mali population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Mali

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Mali
1960	516,165	5,402,550
1961	527,942	5,482,283
1962	540,186	5,563,917
1963	552,966	5,646,605
1964	566,266	5,730,125
1965	574,664	5,815,487
1966	577,866	5,902,204
1967	580,933	5,990,906
1968	583,966	6,082,979
1969	587,066	6,177,704
1970	590,334	6,276,472
1971	600,481	6,377,944
1972	622,407	6,483,726
1973	652,408	6,597,106
1974	685,448	6,715,436
1975	720,380	6,837,261
1976	758,508	6,960,979
1977	799,574	7,090,979
1978	849,239	7,229,651
1979	901,742	7,375,266
1980	937,485	7,530,515
1981	969,996	7,692,766
1982	1,009,269	7,860,194
1983	1,046,137	8,034,400
1984	1,083,660	8,208,599
1985	1,121,945	8,374,663
1986	1,160,650	8,531,277
1987	1,199,167	8,681,164
1988	1,235,476	8,833,996
1989	1,270,274	8,999,938
1990	1,305,696	9,178,830
1991	1,341,756	9,362,888
1992	1,380,033	9,553,540
1993	1,420,115	9,754,786
1994	1,460,023	9,967,031
1995	1,498,836	10,185,365
1996	1,535,914	10,407,278
1997	1,571,691	10,646,495
1998	1,606,899	10,919,573
1999	1,641,997	11,227,415
2000	1,677,382	11,559,290
2001	1,712,254	11,912,158
2002	1,744,763	12,288,050
2003	1,775,736	12,684,955
2004	1,807,146	13,102,409
2005	1,839,877	13,538,647
2006	1,874,516	13,990,139
2007	1,911,201	14,457,775
2008	1,949,970	14,940,782
2009	1,990,673	15,435,539
2010	2,033,111	15,945,198
2011	2,073,535	16,469,049
2012	2,108,617	16,957,033
2013	2,140,682	17,459,615
2014	2,172,044	18,020,267
2015	2,203,273	18,593,022
2016	2,234,776	19,191,289
2017	2,266,747	19,813,011
2018	2,299,141	20,442,030
2019	2,332,083	21,068,405
2020	2,365,894	21,713,836
2021	2,401,441	22,388,630
2022	2,439,892	23,072,640
2023	2,480,244	23,769,127
2024	2,521,139	24,478,595

Fertility rates in Botswana and Mali

Fertility rate

Botswana

Mali

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Mali
1960	6.6	7.02
1961	6.56	7.03
1962	6.54	7.04
1963	6.58	7.05
1964	6.61	7.06
1965	6.6	7.08
1966	6.61	7.11
1967	6.6	7.14
1968	6.58	7.16
1969	6.56	7.18
1970	6.55	7.18
1971	6.54	7.2
1972	6.56	7.22
1973	6.59	7.22
1974	6.61	7.23
1975	6.61	7.25
1976	6.6	7.27
1977	6.54	7.3
1978	6.48	7.32
1979	6.4	7.35
1980	6.29	7.37
1981	6.16	7.37
1982	5.97	7.32
1983	5.79	7.28
1984	5.63	7.26
1985	5.48	7.26
1986	5.33	7.31
1987	5.1	7.31
1988	4.88	7.32
1989	4.67	7.33
1990	4.51	7.31
1991	4.37	7.28
1992	4.26	7.24
1993	4.15	7.18
1994	4.02	7.12
1995	3.79	7.05
1996	3.57	7.01
1997	3.43	6.97
1998	3.36	6.94
1999	3.31	6.91
2000	3.29	6.89
2001	3.25	6.85
2002	3.18	6.82
2003	3.11	6.78
2004	3.06	6.74
2005	3.08	6.71
2006	3.11	6.68
2007	3.13	6.65
2008	3.13	6.62
2009	3.13	6.59
2010	3.14	6.58
2011	3.1	6.55
2012	3.07	6.52
2013	3.05	6.49
2014	3.03	6.44
2015	3.01	6.39
2016	2.99	6.32
2017	2.97	6.25
2018	2.94	6.12
2019	2.91	5.89
2020	2.86	5.85
2021	2.83	5.78
2022	2.79	5.69
2023	2.73	5.61

Botswana and Mali demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Mali

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Mali
1960	17.7	19.8
1961	17.4	19.8
1962	17.1	19.8
1963	16.8	19.8
1964	16.6	19.8
1965	16.4	19.8
1966	16.2	19.7
1967	15.9	19.6
1968	15.7	19.6
1969	15.6	19.5
1970	15.4	19.4
1971	15.3	19.3
1972	15.4	19.2
1973	15.6	19.1
1974	15.8	19
1975	16	18.9
1976	16.2	18.7
1977	16.4	18.6
1978	16.6	18.4
1979	16.9	18.3
1980	16.8	18.1
1981	16.8	17.9
1982	16.8	17.8
1983	16.8	17.6
1984	16.8	17.5
1985	16.8	17.3
1986	16.9	17.1
1987	16.9	16.9
1988	17	16.8
1989	17.1	16.6
1990	17.3	16.5
1991	17.4	16.4
1992	17.6	16.4
1993	17.8	16.3
1994	18	16.3
1995	18.3	16.3
1996	18.6	16.3
1997	18.8	16.3
1998	19.1	16.4
1999	19.4	16.4
2000	19.7	16.5
2001	20	16.5
2002	20.3	16.6
2003	20.6	16.6
2004	20.9	16.6
2005	21.2	16.6
2006	21.5	16.6
2007	21.7	16.6
2008	22	16.5
2009	22.2	16.4
2010	22.5	16.4
2011	22.7	16.3
2012	22.8	16.1
2013	22.7	16
2014	22.7	16
2015	22.7	16
2016	22.7	16
2017	22.8	16
2018	22.9	16
2019	23.1	16.1
2020	23.3	16.2
2021	23.4	16.3
2022	23.6	16.5
2023	23.9	16.6
2024	24.2	16.7

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