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Botswana vs Mauritius statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 1.26M in Mauritius (ranked 156/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 771 sq mi for Mauritius (ranked 47th vs. 170th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Mauritius ranks 143/197 ($15B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Mauritius ranks 79/197 ($11,872).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana Mauritius
Population
2595266
1256649
Population rank 143/197 157/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$15B
2024
GDP rank 133/197 143/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$11,872
2024
GDP per capita rank 98/197 79/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$31,051
2024
Government debt
$6.36B
2024
$13.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.8%
2025
93.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,523
2024
$10,846
2024
Government debt per person rank 110/185 54/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,596
2025
$7,323
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
771 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
1,634 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
1.39
2023
Median age
24.2 years
2024
38.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
75.3 years
2025

Botswana and Mauritius: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Mauritius economies compared

GDP
Botswana

Mauritius
Year GDP
Botswana Mauritius
1960 $30,411,414 $162,089,564
1961 $32,902,613 $191,757,729
1962 $35,644,957 $197,738,208
1963 $38,091,843 $253,839,558
1964 $41,616,348 $218,914,569
1965 $45,788,696 $230,024,161
1966 $51,465,655 $227,534,083
1967 $58,642,354 $238,439,291
1968 $66,248,441 $206,576,631
1969 $77,361,547 $221,553,613
1970 $96,243,234 $224,125,805
1971 $127,448,614 $251,437,338
1972 $164,460,915 $318,664,900
1973 $244,124,164 $404,285,775
1974 $306,044,208 $669,894,030
1975 $355,168,572 $673,311,287
1976 $372,025,093 $713,510,052
1977 $451,624,780 $834,722,972
1978 $590,407,374 $1,029,040,323
1979 $819,870,259 $1,227,446,632
1980 $1,060,889,704 $1,147,027,924
1981 $1,073,812,830 $1,157,769,444
1982 $1,014,945,696 $1,092,923,636
1983 $1,172,230,397 $1,104,956,573
1984 $1,240,822,167 $1,054,564,759
1985 $1,114,783,343 $1,090,611,325
1986 $1,392,602,164 $1,482,601,552
1987 $1,965,226,890 $1,906,174,438
1988 $2,644,554,159 $2,163,252,449
1989 $3,083,822,112 $2,211,312,823
1990 $3,790,636,324 $2,689,212,760
1991 $3,942,876,703 $2,895,354,736
1992 $4,146,464,587 $3,267,677,814
1993 $4,160,129,175 $3,307,302,126
1994 $4,259,259,604 $3,606,050,873
1995 $4,730,599,122 $4,094,741,652
1996 $4,847,757,218 $4,481,489,762
1997 $5,020,265,627 $4,243,755,308
1998 $4,790,481,509 $4,225,813,976
1999 $5,484,263,347 $4,402,193,195
2000 $5,788,329,609 $4,726,108,622
2001 $5,489,608,300 $4,675,755,867
2002 $5,438,863,983 $4,906,494,249
2003 $7,511,582,173 $5,894,873,920
2004 $8,957,467,707 $6,667,418,752
2005 $9,918,907,108 $6,576,108,447
2006 $9,919,158,482 $7,028,810,681
2007 $10,567,270,656 $8,150,150,209
2008 $10,730,829,116 $9,990,356,674
2009 $10,118,459,242 $9,128,843,109
2010 $12,637,273,429 $10,003,670,690
2011 $15,110,643,612 $11,518,413,430
2012 $13,907,464,500 $11,668,696,397
2013 $14,271,738,933 $12,292,974,141
2014 $15,470,088,501 $13,074,129,952
2015 $13,530,748,845 $12,007,291,046
2016 $15,082,637,184 $12,594,155,464
2017 $16,105,155,857 $13,713,506,131
2018 $17,031,943,186 $14,735,695,931
2019 $16,725,908,149 $14,436,346,980
2020 $14,960,251,611 $11,408,106,446
2021 $18,750,182,235 $11,484,348,858
2022 $20,321,150,598 $12,907,767,790
2023 $19,411,266,967 $14,101,195,733
2024 $19,400,774,882 $14,952,555,415

Botswana and Mauritius economies compared

GDP per capita
Botswana

Mauritius
Year GDP per capita
Botswana Mauritius
1960 $58.9 $238.3
1961 $62.3 $281.7
1962 $66 $282.3
1963 $68.9 $353
1964 $73.5 $297.3
1965 $79.7 $305
1966 $89.1 $296
1967 $100.9 $304
1968 $113.4 $258.7
1969 $131.8 $272.7
1970 $163 $271.3
1971 $212.2 $299.6
1972 $264.2 $374
1973 $374 $467
1974 $446 $763
1975 $493 $755
1976 $490 $787
1977 $565 $906
1978 $695 $1,102
1979 $909 $1,292
1980 $1,132 $1,187
1981 $1,107 $1,181
1982 $1,006 $1,101
1983 $1,121 $1,103
1984 $1,145 $1,042
1985 $994 $1,069
1986 $1,200 $1,442
1987 $1,639 $1,840
1988 $2,141 $2,074
1989 $2,428 $2,103
1990 $2,903 $2,540
1991 $2,939 $2,705
1992 $3,005 $3,013
1993 $2,929 $3,014
1994 $2,917 $3,240
1995 $3,156 $3,648
1996 $3,156 $3,952
1997 $3,194 $3,696
1998 $2,981 $3,642
1999 $3,340 $3,746
2000 $3,451 $3,982
2001 $3,206 $3,909
2002 $3,117 $4,073
2003 $4,230 $4,858
2004 $4,957 $5,461
2005 $5,391 $5,354
2006 $5,292 $5,696
2007 $5,529 $6,575
2008 $5,503 $8,030
2009 $5,083 $7,318
2010 $6,216 $8,000
2011 $7,287 $9,197
2012 $6,596 $9,291
2013 $6,667 $9,765
2014 $7,122 $10,366
2015 $6,141 $9,508
2016 $6,749 $9,966
2017 $7,105 $10,842
2018 $7,408 $11,643
2019 $7,172 $11,403
2020 $6,323 $9,011
2021 $7,808 $9,069
2022 $8,329 $10,224
2023 $7,826 $11,182
2024 $7,695 $11,872

Botswana vs. Mauritius life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

Mauritius
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Mauritius
1950 46.2 51.9
1951 46.6 52.5
1952 47 52.1
1953 47.5 51.5
1954 48 52.2
1955 48.5 53.8
1956 49 55.1
1957 49.5 55.7
1958 50.1 56.4
1959 50.7 57.4
1960 51.2 58.4
1961 51.8 59.5
1962 52.3 60.5
1963 52.8 61.1
1964 53.4 61.5
1965 53.9 62.1
1966 54.4 62.1
1967 54.9 61.7
1968 55.4 62.1
1969 55.9 62.7
1970 56.4 63.7
1971 57.1 63.8
1972 57.7 63.8
1973 58.3 64.3
1974 58.9 64.2
1975 59.5 64.4
1976 60.2 64
1977 60.9 64.8
1978 61.5 65.3
1979 62 66
1980 62.5 66.5
1981 63 67.2
1982 63.4 67.9
1983 63.6 68.4
1984 63.7 68.6
1985 63.6 68.7
1986 63.4 68.9
1987 62.8 69.2
1988 61.7 69.4
1989 61.2 69.5
1990 60.1 69.8
1991 58.9 70.1
1992 58.2 70.2
1993 57.3 70.4
1994 56 70.4
1995 54.7 70.6
1996 54.3 70.5
1997 53.6 70.7
1998 53 70.9
1999 52.5 71.4
2000 52.3 71.8
2001 52.2 72
2002 52.4 72.1
2003 52.9 72.3
2004 53.6 72.5
2005 54.4 72.6
2006 55.1 72.8
2007 56.7 72.9
2008 57.7 73.1
2009 58.3 73.3
2010 59.1 73.6
2011 59.7 74.1
2012 60.4 74.3
2013 61.2 74.4
2014 62.2 74.6
2015 63.2 74.7
2016 64.3 74.9
2017 65.4 75
2018 66.4 74.5
2019 67.2 74.2
2020 67.6 74.7
2021 63.3 72.9
2022 68.7 73.5
2023 69.2 74.9
2024 69.3 75.1
2025 69.4 75.3

Botswana and Mauritius population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

Mauritius
Year Population
Botswana Mauritius
1960 516,165 680,331
1961 527,942 680,757
1962 540,186 700,349
1963 552,966 718,861
1964 566,266 736,381
1965 574,664 753,000
1966 577,866 768,813
1967 580,933 783,917
1968 583,966 798,413
1969 587,066 812,405
1970 590,334 826,000
1971 600,481 839,230
1972 622,407 852,053
1973 652,408 864,819
1974 685,448 878,042
1975 720,380 892,000
1976 758,508 906,507
1977 799,574 921,379
1978 849,239 933,499
1979 901,742 949,888
1980 937,485 966,039
1981 969,996 980,462
1982 1,009,269 992,521
1983 1,046,137 1,001,691
1984 1,083,660 1,012,221
1985 1,121,945 1,020,528
1986 1,160,650 1,028,360
1987 1,199,167 1,036,082
1988 1,235,476 1,043,239
1989 1,270,274 1,051,260
1990 1,305,696 1,058,775
1991 1,341,756 1,070,266
1992 1,380,033 1,084,441
1993 1,420,115 1,097,374
1994 1,460,023 1,112,846
1995 1,498,836 1,122,457
1996 1,535,914 1,133,996
1997 1,571,691 1,148,284
1998 1,606,899 1,160,421
1999 1,641,997 1,175,267
2000 1,677,382 1,186,873
2001 1,712,254 1,196,287
2002 1,744,763 1,204,621
2003 1,775,736 1,213,370
2004 1,807,146 1,221,003
2005 1,839,877 1,228,254
2006 1,874,516 1,233,996
2007 1,911,201 1,239,630
2008 1,949,970 1,244,121
2009 1,990,673 1,247,429
2010 2,033,111 1,250,400
2011 2,073,535 1,252,404
2012 2,108,617 1,255,882
2013 2,140,682 1,258,927
2014 2,172,044 1,261,208
2015 2,203,273 1,262,879
2016 2,234,776 1,263,747
2017 2,266,747 1,264,887
2018 2,299,141 1,265,577
2019 2,332,083 1,265,985
2020 2,365,894 1,266,014
2021 2,401,441 1,266,334
2022 2,439,892 1,262,523
2023 2,480,244 1,261,041
2024 2,521,139 1,259,509

Fertility rates in Botswana and Mauritius

Fertility rate
Botswana

Mauritius
Year Fertility rate
Botswana Mauritius
1960 6.6 5.9
1961 6.56 5.98
1962 6.54 5.88
1963 6.58 6.18
1964 6.61 5.96
1965 6.6 5.51
1966 6.61 5.46
1967 6.6 4.63
1968 6.58 4.6
1969 6.56 3.97
1970 6.55 3.82
1971 6.54 3.51
1972 6.56 3.41
1973 6.59 3.07
1974 6.61 3.45
1975 6.61 3.2
1976 6.6 3.13
1977 6.54 3.07
1978 6.48 3.01
1979 6.4 2.91
1980 6.29 2.8
1981 6.16 2.67
1982 5.97 2.53
1983 5.79 2.4
1984 5.63 2.16
1985 5.48 2.02
1986 5.33 1.99
1987 5.1 2.05
1988 4.88 2.14
1989 4.67 2.23
1990 4.51 2.32
1991 4.37 2.3
1992 4.26 2.37
1993 4.15 2.21
1994 4.02 2.25
1995 3.79 2.14
1996 3.57 2.12
1997 3.43 2.04
1998 3.36 1.97
1999 3.31 2.05
2000 3.29 1.99
2001 3.25 1.91
2002 3.18 1.94
2003 3.11 1.87
2004 3.06 1.92
2005 3.08 1.88
2006 3.11 1.77
2007 3.13 1.74
2008 3.13 1.67
2009 3.13 1.59
2010 3.14 1.57
2011 3.1 1.55
2012 3.07 1.54
2013 3.05 1.44
2014 3.03 1.43
2015 3.01 1.36
2016 2.99 1.4
2017 2.97 1.44
2018 2.94 1.41
2019 2.91 1.4
2020 2.86 1.44
2021 2.83 1.41
2022 2.79 1.32
2023 2.73 1.39

Botswana and Mauritius demographics compared

Median age
Botswana

Mauritius
Year Median age, years
Botswana Mauritius
1960 17.7 17.4
1961 17.4 17.5
1962 17.1 17.6
1963 16.8 17.6
1964 16.6 17.6
1965 16.4 17.7
1966 16.2 17.8
1967 15.9 17.9
1968 15.7 18.1
1969 15.6 18.3
1970 15.4 18.5
1971 15.3 18.8
1972 15.4 19.1
1973 15.6 19.5
1974 15.8 19.8
1975 16 20.2
1976 16.2 20.6
1977 16.4 21
1978 16.6 21.3
1979 16.9 21.6
1980 16.8 21.9
1981 16.8 22.1
1982 16.8 22.4
1983 16.8 22.8
1984 16.8 23.2
1985 16.8 23.5
1986 16.9 23.9
1987 16.9 24.3
1988 17 24.7
1989 17.1 25.2
1990 17.3 25.6
1991 17.4 26
1992 17.6 26.3
1993 17.8 26.6
1994 18 26.9
1995 18.3 27.3
1996 18.6 27.6
1997 18.8 28
1998 19.1 28.4
1999 19.4 28.7
2000 19.7 29
2001 20 29.4
2002 20.3 29.7
2003 20.6 30
2004 20.9 30.3
2005 21.2 30.7
2006 21.5 31.1
2007 21.7 31.6
2008 22 32
2009 22.2 32.5
2010 22.5 32.9
2011 22.7 33.4
2012 22.8 33.8
2013 22.7 34.2
2014 22.7 34.6
2015 22.7 35
2016 22.7 35.4
2017 22.8 35.8
2018 22.9 36.2
2019 23.1 36.5
2020 23.3 36.8
2021 23.4 37.1
2022 23.6 37.5
2023 23.9 38
2024 24.2 38.5

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Finance

Botswana Mauritius
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
$16.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
31.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
4.09%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.53%
2023
0.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
3,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.2%
2025
-3.75%
2025
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
5.57%
2023
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
64.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
17.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
75
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.9%
2015
29.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2015
2.9%
2017
Listed domestic companies
23
2023
93
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.59B
2023
$9.12B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.46B
2024
$8.51B
2024
Personal remittances received
$128M
2024
$287M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
316,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
12.9%
2020
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
89.6%
2024

Energy

Botswana Mauritius
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,165 kg
2022
1,155 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2022
$25
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.42 megatons
2023
4.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
3.34 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
88.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
1.48%
2023
Net energy imports use share
23.7%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,522 kWh
2022
2,441 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.25%
2021
21.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.88%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Botswana Mauritius
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
-2,787
2024
Urban population
73.5%
2024
40.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.68 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
61.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
51
2024
Higher education index
55
2025
40
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
2.23
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
12.2
2019
Visa free countries
86
2025
141
2025
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
94.3%
2023
English speaking
38.4%
2023
16%
2023
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
79.5%
2023

Health

Botswana Mauritius
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
$591
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
$260.1
2022
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
75.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
0.62%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
1.2
2022
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
66
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
15.2
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
19.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
20.1%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
20.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
6.86 liters
2020

Territory

Botswana Mauritius
% of world land
0.38%
2025
0.001%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
612 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
332 sq mi
2025
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
150.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
1,509 mi
2015

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