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Botswana vs Moldova statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 2.39M in Moldova (ranked 144/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 12,714 sq mi for Moldova (ranked 47th vs. 135th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana Moldova
Population
2595266
2358679
Population rank 143/197 145/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$18.2B
2024
GDP rank 133/197 134/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$7,618
2024
GDP per capita rank 98/197 99/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$18,717
2024
Government debt
$6.36B
2024
$6.94B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.8%
2025
36.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,523
2024
$2,905
2024
Government debt per person rank 110/185 103/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,596
2025
$4,214
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
12,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
24.2 years
2024
39.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Botswana and Moldova: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Moldova economies compared

GDP
Botswana

Moldova
Year GDP
Botswana Moldova
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 -
1981 $1,073,812,830 -
1982 $1,014,945,696 -
1983 $1,172,230,397 -
1984 $1,240,822,167 -
1985 $1,114,783,343 -
1986 $1,392,602,164 -
1987 $1,965,226,890 -
1988 $2,644,554,159 -
1989 $3,083,822,112 -
1990 $3,790,636,324 $3,592,857,043
1991 $3,942,876,703 $3,094,565,871
1992 $4,146,464,587 $2,319,243,436
1993 $4,160,129,175 $2,371,813,324
1994 $4,259,259,604 $1,702,314,268
1995 $4,730,599,122 $1,752,999,370
1996 $4,847,757,218 $1,695,122,174
1997 $5,020,265,627 $1,930,081,169
1998 $4,790,481,509 $1,698,717,505
1999 $5,484,263,347 $1,170,782,957
2000 $5,788,329,609 $1,288,429,392
2001 $5,489,608,300 $1,480,673,594
2002 $5,438,863,983 $1,661,818,168
2003 $7,511,582,173 $1,980,907,435
2004 $8,957,467,707 $2,598,249,556
2005 $9,918,907,108 $2,988,342,907
2006 $9,919,158,482 $3,408,255,451
2007 $10,567,270,656 $4,401,173,152
2008 $10,730,829,116 $6,054,824,248
2009 $10,118,459,242 $5,439,434,272
2010 $12,637,273,429 $6,974,982,370
2011 $15,110,643,612 $8,414,352,020
2012 $13,907,464,500 $8,709,138,635
2013 $14,271,738,933 $9,496,717,876
2014 $15,470,088,501 $9,402,090,138
2015 $13,530,748,845 $7,797,667,197
2016 $15,082,637,184 $7,980,917,076
2017 $16,105,155,857 $9,514,404,016
2018 $17,031,943,186 $11,252,353,421
2019 $16,725,908,149 $11,736,797,055
2020 $14,960,251,611 $11,530,746,234
2021 $18,750,182,235 $13,691,869,264
2022 $20,321,150,598 $14,525,337,524
2023 $19,411,266,967 $16,711,906,746
2024 $19,400,774,882 $18,200,340,854

Botswana and Moldova economies compared

GDP per capita
Botswana

Moldova
Year GDP per capita
Botswana Moldova
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 -
1981 $1,107 -
1982 $1,006 -
1983 $1,121 -
1984 $1,145 -
1985 $994 -
1986 $1,200 -
1987 $1,639 -
1988 $2,141 -
1989 $2,428 -
1990 $2,903 $1,207
1991 $2,939 $1,038
1992 $3,005 $778
1993 $2,929 $797
1994 $2,917 $574
1995 $3,156 $594
1996 $3,156 $575
1997 $3,194 $657
1998 $2,981 $579
1999 $3,340 $399
2000 $3,451 $441
2001 $3,206 $507
2002 $3,117 $571
2003 $4,230 $682
2004 $4,957 $897
2005 $5,391 $1,034
2006 $5,292 $1,183
2007 $5,529 $1,531
2008 $5,503 $2,111
2009 $5,083 $1,898
2010 $6,216 $2,437
2011 $7,287 $2,941
2012 $6,596 $3,045
2013 $6,667 $3,321
2014 $7,122 $3,290
2015 $6,141 $2,750
2016 $6,749 $2,847
2017 $7,105 $3,453
2018 $7,408 $4,156
2019 $7,172 $4,405
2020 $6,323 $4,376
2021 $7,808 $5,275
2022 $8,329 $5,744
2023 $7,826 $6,800
2024 $7,695 $7,618

Botswana vs. Moldova life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

Moldova
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Moldova
1950 46.2 54
1951 46.6 54.5
1952 47 55.1
1953 47.5 55.7
1954 48 56.3
1955 48.5 56.9
1956 49 57.4
1957 49.5 58
1958 50.1 58.5
1959 50.7 59
1960 51.2 59.4
1961 51.8 59.9
1962 52.3 60.3
1963 52.8 60.6
1964 53.4 61
1965 53.9 61.3
1966 54.4 61.6
1967 54.9 61.8
1968 55.4 62
1969 55.9 62.2
1970 56.4 62.4
1971 57.1 62.7
1972 57.7 62.9
1973 58.3 63.2
1974 58.9 63.4
1975 59.5 63.7
1976 60.2 64
1977 60.9 64.2
1978 61.5 64.5
1979 62 64.8
1980 62.5 65.2
1981 63 65.6
1982 63.4 65.9
1983 63.6 66.1
1984 63.7 66.4
1985 63.6 66.9
1986 63.4 67.4
1987 62.8 67.9
1988 61.7 68.2
1989 61.2 68.2
1990 60.1 67.9
1991 58.9 67.6
1992 58.2 66.7
1993 57.3 66.7
1994 56 66.3
1995 54.7 66.2
1996 54.3 66.2
1997 53.6 66.5
1998 53 66.8
1999 52.5 67.2
2000 52.3 67.5
2001 52.2 67.7
2002 52.4 67.8
2003 52.9 67.9
2004 53.6 68
2005 54.4 68.2
2006 55.1 68.4
2007 56.7 68.7
2008 57.7 69
2009 58.3 69.4
2010 59.1 69.9
2011 59.7 70.2
2012 60.4 70.3
2013 61.2 70.3
2014 62.2 70.2
2015 63.2 70.1
2016 64.3 70.2
2017 65.4 70.4
2018 66.4 70.2
2019 67.2 70.2
2020 67.6 69.9
2021 63.3 69
2022 68.7 71.5
2023 69.2 71.2
2024 69.3 71.3
2025 69.4 71.5

Botswana and Moldova population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

Moldova
Year Population
Botswana Moldova
1960 516,165 2,058,020
1961 527,942 2,103,327
1962 540,186 2,147,227
1963 552,966 2,188,895
1964 566,266 2,228,000
1965 574,664 2,265,287
1966 577,866 2,301,871
1967 580,933 2,337,695
1968 583,966 2,373,073
1969 587,066 2,408,469
1970 590,334 2,437,590
1971 600,481 2,460,611
1972 622,407 2,484,742
1973 652,408 2,510,584
1974 685,448 2,538,164
1975 720,380 2,566,998
1976 758,508 2,596,491
1977 799,574 2,626,298
1978 849,239 2,656,211
1979 901,742 2,683,035
1980 937,485 2,708,675
1981 969,996 2,735,987
1982 1,009,269 2,763,101
1983 1,046,137 2,791,207
1984 1,083,660 2,820,518
1985 1,121,945 2,850,787
1986 1,160,650 2,883,057
1987 1,199,167 2,916,306
1988 1,235,476 2,948,891
1989 1,270,274 2,970,039
1990 1,305,696 2,977,912
1991 1,341,756 2,981,566
1992 1,380,033 2,980,965
1993 1,420,115 2,975,966
1994 1,460,023 2,966,745
1995 1,498,836 2,953,200
1996 1,535,914 2,947,293
1997 1,571,691 2,936,413
1998 1,606,899 2,935,227
1999 1,641,997 2,930,622
2000 1,677,382 2,924,668
2001 1,712,254 2,918,135
2002 1,744,763 2,911,385
2003 1,775,736 2,903,198
2004 1,807,146 2,896,023
2005 1,839,877 2,888,985
2006 1,874,516 2,880,967
2007 1,911,201 2,874,299
2008 1,949,970 2,868,833
2009 1,990,673 2,865,213
2010 2,033,111 2,862,354
2011 2,073,535 2,860,699
2012 2,108,617 2,860,324
2013 2,140,682 2,859,558
2014 2,172,044 2,857,815
2015 2,203,273 2,835,978
2016 2,234,776 2,803,186
2017 2,266,747 2,755,189
2018 2,299,141 2,707,203
2019 2,332,083 2,664,224
2020 2,365,894 2,635,130
2021 2,401,441 2,595,809
2022 2,439,892 2,528,654
2023 2,480,244 2,457,783
2024 2,521,139 2,389,275

Fertility rates in Botswana and Moldova

Fertility rate
Botswana

Moldova
Year Fertility rate
Botswana Moldova
1960 6.6 3.32
1961 6.56 3.23
1962 6.54 3.04
1963 6.58 2.89
1964 6.61 2.71
1965 6.6 2.69
1966 6.61 2.65
1967 6.6 2.62
1968 6.58 2.59
1969 6.56 2.57
1970 6.55 2.57
1971 6.54 2.56
1972 6.56 2.56
1973 6.59 2.57
1974 6.61 2.56
1975 6.61 2.52
1976 6.6 2.47
1977 6.54 2.42
1978 6.48 2.39
1979 6.4 2.38
1980 6.29 2.38
1981 6.16 2.4
1982 5.97 2.45
1983 5.79 2.58
1984 5.63 2.67
1985 5.48 2.67
1986 5.33 2.74
1987 5.1 2.78
1988 4.88 2.63
1989 4.67 2.46
1990 4.51 2.39
1991 4.37 2.28
1992 4.26 2.22
1993 4.15 2.11
1994 4.02 1.99
1995 3.79 1.83
1996 3.57 1.71
1997 3.43 1.79
1998 3.36 1.65
1999 3.31 1.56
2000 3.29 1.5
2001 3.25 1.47
2002 3.18 1.45
2003 3.11 1.48
2004 3.06 1.54
2005 3.08 1.53
2006 3.11 1.54
2007 3.13 1.58
2008 3.13 1.64
2009 3.13 1.72
2010 3.14 1.7
2011 3.1 1.65
2012 3.07 1.66
2013 3.05 1.62
2014 3.03 1.82
2015 3.01 1.87
2016 2.99 1.89
2017 2.97 1.81
2018 2.94 1.81
2019 2.91 1.78
2020 2.86 1.77
2021 2.83 1.75
2022 2.79 1.69
2023 2.73 1.73

Botswana and Moldova demographics compared

Median age
Botswana

Moldova
Year Median age, years
Botswana Moldova
1960 17.7 24.6
1961 17.4 24.7
1962 17.1 24.9
1963 16.8 25.1
1964 16.6 25.4
1965 16.4 25.7
1966 16.2 25.9
1967 15.9 26.1
1968 15.7 26.3
1969 15.6 26.4
1970 15.4 26.4
1971 15.3 26.3
1972 15.4 26.3
1973 15.6 26.3
1974 15.8 26.5
1975 16 26.7
1976 16.2 26.9
1977 16.4 27.2
1978 16.6 27.5
1979 16.9 27.6
1980 16.8 27.6
1981 16.8 27.9
1982 16.8 28.1
1983 16.8 28.3
1984 16.8 28.5
1985 16.8 28.7
1986 16.9 28.9
1987 16.9 29.1
1988 17 29.3
1989 17.1 29.5
1990 17.3 29.8
1991 17.4 30.2
1992 17.6 30.4
1993 17.8 30.6
1994 18 30.8
1995 18.3 31
1996 18.6 31.2
1997 18.8 31.3
1998 19.1 31.5
1999 19.4 31.8
2000 19.7 32
2001 20 32.2
2002 20.3 32.4
2003 20.6 32.6
2004 20.9 32.8
2005 21.2 33
2006 21.5 33.3
2007 21.7 33.6
2008 22 33.9
2009 22.2 34.3
2010 22.5 34.6
2011 22.7 34.9
2012 22.8 35.1
2013 22.7 35.4
2014 22.7 35.7
2015 22.7 36.1
2016 22.7 36.5
2017 22.8 36.8
2018 22.9 37.2
2019 23.1 37.6
2020 23.3 38
2021 23.4 38.3
2022 23.6 38.6
2023 23.9 38.8
2024 24.2 39.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Botswana Moldova
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
$16.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
39.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
6.63%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.53%
2023
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.2%
2025
-5.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
1.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
62.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
58.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.9%
2015
22.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2015
4.3%
2023
Listed domestic companies
23
2023
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.59B
2023
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.46B
2024
$5.48B
2024
Personal remittances received
$128M
2024
$1.92B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
29,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
11%
2020
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
55.5%
2024

Energy

Botswana Moldova
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,165 kg
2022
1,297 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2022
$13.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.42 megatons
2023
9.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
4.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
81.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
21.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
1.78%
2023
Net energy imports use share
23.7%
2022
81.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,522 kWh
2022
2,412 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.25%
2021
6.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
4.73%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Botswana Moldova
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
-27,088
2024
Urban population
73.5%
2024
43.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
55
2025
38
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
2.54
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
86
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
99.6%
2021
English speaking
38.4%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
80.2%
2023

Health

Botswana Moldova
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
$398
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
$126.3
2022
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
2.57%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
3.25
2021
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
25.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
14.7
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
6.3%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
56
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
29.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
11.1 liters
2020

Territory

Botswana Moldova
% of world land
0.38%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
5,321 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
9,421 sq mi
2025
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
1,492 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
5,811 mi
2012

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