Botswana vs Mauritania statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 5.17M in Mauritania (ranked 125/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 397,955 sq mi for Mauritania (ranked 47th vs. 28th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083).

Botswana and Mauritania: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Mauritania economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Mauritania

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Mauritania
1960	$30,411,414	-
1961	$32,902,613	$159,213,430
1962	$35,644,957	$164,271,558
1963	$38,091,843	$168,186,297
1964	$41,616,348	$224,495,744
1965	$45,788,696	$255,340,475
1966	$51,465,655	$266,533,605
1967	$58,642,354	$282,615,310
1968	$66,248,441	$311,395,937
1969	$77,361,547	$295,062,308
1970	$96,243,234	$309,405,316
1971	$127,448,614	$335,568,907
1972	$164,460,915	$391,669,449
1973	$244,124,164	$493,237,876
1974	$306,044,208	$613,010,553
1975	$355,168,572	$703,377,837
1976	$372,025,093	$775,045,517
1977	$451,624,780	$799,030,017
1978	$590,407,374	$804,629,877
1979	$819,870,259	$951,900,945
1980	$1,060,889,704	$1,047,925,106
1981	$1,073,812,830	$1,105,494,682
1982	$1,014,945,696	$1,108,776,653
1983	$1,172,230,397	$1,165,171,263
1984	$1,240,822,167	$1,074,373,230
1985	$1,114,783,343	$1,009,723,326
1986	$1,392,602,164	$1,186,628,778
1987	$1,965,226,890	$1,344,664,725
1988	$2,644,554,159	$1,414,951,290
1989	$3,083,822,112	$1,450,647,019
1990	$3,790,636,324	$1,506,914,408
1991	$3,942,876,703	$2,133,692,697
1992	$4,146,464,587	$2,164,298,425
1993	$4,160,129,175	$1,847,353,211
1994	$4,259,259,604	$1,944,876,755
1995	$4,730,599,122	$2,091,726,101
1996	$4,847,757,218	$2,132,087,009
1997	$5,020,265,627	$2,071,996,564
1998	$4,790,481,509	$2,032,347,665
1999	$5,484,263,347	$1,985,922,776
2000	$5,788,329,609	$1,779,520,886
2001	$5,489,608,300	$1,746,063,558
2002	$5,438,863,983	$1,777,057,481
2003	$7,511,582,173	$2,051,147,607
2004	$8,957,467,707	$2,362,501,023
2005	$9,918,907,108	$2,936,019,526
2006	$9,919,158,482	$3,919,577,286
2007	$10,567,270,656	$4,346,212,355
2008	$10,730,829,116	$5,206,437,194
2009	$10,118,459,242	$4,714,595,548
2010	$12,637,273,429	$5,628,878,798
2011	$15,110,643,612	$6,764,627,746
2012	$13,907,464,500	$6,728,208,836
2013	$14,271,738,933	$7,223,071,097
2014	$15,470,088,501	$6,592,537,782
2015	$13,530,748,845	$6,166,863,897
2016	$15,082,637,184	$6,398,747,592
2017	$16,105,155,857	$6,800,135,898
2018	$17,031,943,186	$7,473,550,557
2019	$16,725,908,149	$7,894,764,886
2020	$14,960,251,611	$8,260,752,385
2021	$18,750,182,235	$9,222,536,364
2022	$20,321,150,598	$9,557,966,698
2023	$19,411,266,967	$10,651,709,314
2024	$19,400,774,882	$10,766,731,874

Botswana and Mauritania economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Mauritania

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Mauritania
1960	$58.9	-
1961	$62.3	$188.2
1962	$66	$189
1963	$68.9	$188.2
1964	$73.5	$244.3
1965	$79.7	$270
1966	$89.1	$273.6
1967	$100.9	$281.5
1968	$113.4	$301
1969	$131.8	$276.6
1970	$163	$281.3
1971	$212.2	$296
1972	$264.2	$335
1973	$374	$410
1974	$446	$494
1975	$493	$551
1976	$490	$589
1977	$565	$590
1978	$695	$578
1979	$909	$664
1980	$1,132	$711
1981	$1,107	$729
1982	$1,006	$710
1983	$1,121	$725
1984	$1,145	$650
1985	$994	$593
1986	$1,200	$677
1987	$1,639	$746
1988	$2,141	$762
1989	$2,428	$762
1990	$2,903	$772
1991	$2,939	$1,062
1992	$3,005	$1,036
1993	$2,929	$850
1994	$2,917	$865
1995	$3,156	$905
1996	$3,156	$904
1997	$3,194	$859
1998	$2,981	$821
1999	$3,340	$781
2000	$3,451	$681
2001	$3,206	$652
2002	$3,117	$649
2003	$4,230	$732
2004	$4,957	$824
2005	$5,391	$999
2006	$5,292	$1,301
2007	$5,529	$1,405
2008	$5,503	$1,636
2009	$5,083	$1,435
2010	$6,216	$1,660
2011	$7,287	$1,931
2012	$6,596	$1,859
2013	$6,667	$1,934
2014	$7,122	$1,713
2015	$6,141	$1,555
2016	$6,749	$1,566
2017	$7,105	$1,615
2018	$7,408	$1,723
2019	$7,172	$1,767
2020	$6,323	$1,796
2021	$7,808	$1,948
2022	$8,329	$1,960
2023	$7,826	$2,121
2024	$7,695	$2,083

Botswana vs. Mauritania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Mauritania

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Mauritania
1950	46.2	38.4
1951	46.6	38.8
1952	47	39.2
1953	47.5	39.6
1954	48	40.1
1955	48.5	40.6
1956	49	41.1
1957	49.5	41.7
1958	50.1	42.3
1959	50.7	42.9
1960	51.2	43.6
1961	51.8	44.3
1962	52.3	45
1963	52.8	45.8
1964	53.4	46.6
1965	53.9	47.4
1966	54.4	48.1
1967	54.9	48.9
1968	55.4	49.5
1969	55.9	50.1
1970	56.4	50.5
1971	57.1	50.8
1972	57.7	51
1973	58.3	51.2
1974	58.9	51.4
1975	59.5	51.6
1976	60.2	51.8
1977	60.9	52
1978	61.5	52.3
1979	62	52.8
1980	62.5	53.2
1981	63	53.7
1982	63.4	54.2
1983	63.6	54.6
1984	63.7	55.2
1985	63.6	55.8
1986	63.4	56.3
1987	62.8	57
1988	61.7	57.5
1989	61.2	57.7
1990	60.1	58.1
1991	58.9	58.3
1992	58.2	58.6
1993	57.3	58.7
1994	56	58.8
1995	54.7	58.9
1996	54.3	58.9
1997	53.6	59.4
1998	53	59.9
1999	52.5	60.4
2000	52.3	61
2001	52.2	61.7
2002	52.4	62.2
2003	52.9	62.8
2004	53.6	63.4
2005	54.4	63.9
2006	55.1	64.5
2007	56.7	64.9
2008	57.7	65.2
2009	58.3	65.5
2010	59.1	65.7
2011	59.7	65.8
2012	60.4	65.8
2013	61.2	65.9
2014	62.2	66.2
2015	63.2	66.5
2016	64.3	66.8
2017	65.4	67.1
2018	66.4	67.4
2019	67.2	67.6
2020	67.6	66.8
2021	63.3	66.8
2022	68.7	68.3
2023	69.2	68.5
2024	69.3	68.7
2025	69.4	68.9

Botswana and Mauritania population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Mauritania

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Mauritania
1960	516,165	824,298
1961	527,942	846,167
1962	540,186	869,184
1963	552,966	893,423
1964	566,266	918,955
1965	574,664	945,838
1966	577,866	974,157
1967	580,933	1,003,843
1968	583,966	1,034,739
1969	587,066	1,066,754
1970	590,334	1,099,806
1971	600,481	1,133,702
1972	622,407	1,168,355
1973	652,408	1,203,838
1974	685,448	1,240,188
1975	720,380	1,277,330
1976	758,508	1,315,336
1977	799,574	1,353,768
1978	849,239	1,392,713
1979	901,742	1,432,758
1980	937,485	1,474,043
1981	969,996	1,516,877
1982	1,009,269	1,561,176
1983	1,046,137	1,606,746
1984	1,083,660	1,653,693
1985	1,121,945	1,702,107
1986	1,160,650	1,751,835
1987	1,199,167	1,803,014
1988	1,235,476	1,855,859
1989	1,270,274	1,903,048
1990	1,305,696	1,951,878
1991	1,341,756	2,009,738
1992	1,380,033	2,088,135
1993	1,420,115	2,174,328
1994	1,460,023	2,249,454
1995	1,498,836	2,312,017
1996	1,535,914	2,358,188
1997	1,571,691	2,411,306
1998	1,606,899	2,474,651
1999	1,641,997	2,541,698
2000	1,677,382	2,613,441
2001	1,712,254	2,678,760
2002	1,744,763	2,738,655
2003	1,775,736	2,802,046
2004	1,807,146	2,868,664
2005	1,839,877	2,939,059
2006	1,874,516	3,013,660
2007	1,911,201	3,093,059
2008	1,949,970	3,183,269
2009	1,990,673	3,284,448
2010	2,033,111	3,390,965
2011	2,073,535	3,502,811
2012	2,108,617	3,619,034
2013	2,140,682	3,734,318
2014	2,172,044	3,848,514
2015	2,203,273	3,965,959
2016	2,234,776	4,086,657
2017	2,266,747	4,210,600
2018	2,299,141	4,337,685
2019	2,332,083	4,467,708
2020	2,365,894	4,600,131
2021	2,401,441	4,734,874
2022	2,439,892	4,875,637
2023	2,480,244	5,022,441
2024	2,521,139	5,169,395

Fertility rates in Botswana and Mauritania

Fertility rate

Botswana

Mauritania

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Mauritania
1960	6.6	6.15
1961	6.56	6.2
1962	6.54	6.24
1963	6.58	6.31
1964	6.61	6.37
1965	6.6	6.44
1966	6.61	6.52
1967	6.6	6.57
1968	6.58	6.6
1969	6.56	6.64
1970	6.55	6.68
1971	6.54	6.7
1972	6.56	6.71
1973	6.59	6.72
1974	6.61	6.73
1975	6.61	6.71
1976	6.6	6.73
1977	6.54	6.74
1978	6.48	6.73
1979	6.4	6.7
1980	6.29	6.67
1981	6.16	6.64
1982	5.97	6.59
1983	5.79	6.54
1984	5.63	6.48
1985	5.48	6.42
1986	5.33	6.34
1987	5.1	6.27
1988	4.88	6.21
1989	4.67	6.2
1990	4.51	6.18
1991	4.37	6.16
1992	4.26	6.13
1993	4.15	6.09
1994	4.02	6.06
1995	3.79	5.96
1996	3.57	5.86
1997	3.43	5.74
1998	3.36	5.62
1999	3.31	5.52
2000	3.29	5.46
2001	3.25	5.41
2002	3.18	5.37
2003	3.11	5.36
2004	3.06	5.37
2005	3.08	5.38
2006	3.11	5.4
2007	3.13	5.43
2008	3.13	5.44
2009	3.13	5.41
2010	3.14	5.38
2011	3.1	5.38
2012	3.07	5.35
2013	3.05	5.32
2014	3.03	5.26
2015	3.01	5.21
2016	2.99	5.16
2017	2.97	5.11
2018	2.94	5.04
2019	2.91	4.98
2020	2.86	4.91
2021	2.83	4.85
2022	2.79	4.77
2023	2.73	4.7

Botswana and Mauritania demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Mauritania

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Mauritania
1960	17.7	18.8
1961	17.4	18.8
1962	17.1	18.8
1963	16.8	18.8
1964	16.6	18.8
1965	16.4	18.7
1966	16.2	18.6
1967	15.9	18.5
1968	15.7	18.4
1969	15.6	18.3
1970	15.4	18.1
1971	15.3	17.9
1972	15.4	17.7
1973	15.6	17.6
1974	15.8	17.4
1975	16	17.3
1976	16.2	17.2
1977	16.4	17.1
1978	16.6	17.1
1979	16.9	17
1980	16.8	17
1981	16.8	17
1982	16.8	17
1983	16.8	17
1984	16.8	17
1985	16.8	17
1986	16.9	17
1987	16.9	17.1
1988	17	17.1
1989	17.1	17.1
1990	17.3	17.1
1991	17.4	17.2
1992	17.6	17.3
1993	17.8	17.6
1994	18	17.6
1995	18.3	17.6
1996	18.6	17.5
1997	18.8	17.5
1998	19.1	17.5
1999	19.4	17.6
2000	19.7	17.7
2001	20	17.7
2002	20.3	17.7
2003	20.6	17.7
2004	20.9	17.7
2005	21.2	17.7
2006	21.5	17.6
2007	21.7	17.6
2008	22	17.7
2009	22.2	17.8
2010	22.5	17.8
2011	22.7	17.9
2012	22.8	17.8
2013	22.7	17.8
2014	22.7	17.8
2015	22.7	17.8
2016	22.7	17.8
2017	22.8	17.8
2018	22.9	17.8
2019	23.1	17.9
2020	23.3	17.9
2021	23.4	18
2022	23.6	18.1
2023	23.9	18.2
2024	24.2	18.4

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