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Botswana vs Mozambique statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 34.6M in Mozambique (ranked 46/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 303,623 sq mi for Mozambique (ranked 47th vs. 34th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Mozambique ranks 123/197 ($22.4B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Mozambique ranks 190/197 ($647).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana Mozambique
Population
2595266
36441519
Population rank 143/197 43/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$22.4B
2024
GDP rank 133/197 123/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$647
2024
GDP per capita rank 98/197 190/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$1,700
2024
Government debt
$6.36B
2024
$21.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.8%
2025
101.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,523
2024
$625
2024
Government debt per person rank 110/185 158/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,596
2025
$2,107
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
303,623 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
114.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
4.76
2023
Median age
24.2 years
2024
17.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
64 years
2025

Botswana and Mozambique: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Mozambique economies compared

GDP
Botswana

Mozambique
Year GDP
Botswana Mozambique
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 -
1991 $3,942,876,703 $3,854,856,435
1992 $4,146,464,587 $2,798,696,511
1993 $4,160,129,175 $2,883,161,897
1994 $4,259,259,604 $2,958,108,170
1995 $4,730,599,122 $3,061,646,174
1996 $4,847,757,218 $4,030,146,135
1997 $5,020,265,627 $4,873,663,775
1998 $4,790,481,509 $5,551,118,149
1999 $5,484,263,347 $6,285,219,691
2000 $5,788,329,609 $5,930,685,215
2001 $5,489,608,300 $5,650,154,067
2002 $5,438,863,983 $5,950,769,427
2003 $7,511,582,173 $6,583,526,861
2004 $8,957,467,707 $7,937,255,565
2005 $9,918,907,108 $8,868,504,900
2006 $9,919,158,482 $9,509,835,537
2007 $10,567,270,656 $10,811,456,006
2008 $10,730,829,116 $12,920,340,965
2009 $10,118,459,242 $12,263,894,790
2010 $12,637,273,429 $11,411,894,724
2011 $15,110,643,612 $14,619,279,989
2012 $13,907,464,500 $16,688,114,144
2013 $14,271,738,933 $17,198,073,057
2014 $15,470,088,501 $17,978,246,586
2015 $13,530,748,845 $16,208,985,770
2016 $15,082,637,184 $12,069,051,237
2017 $16,105,155,857 $13,264,640,646
2018 $17,031,943,186 $15,017,358,953
2019 $16,725,908,149 $15,512,759,047
2020 $14,960,251,611 $14,235,420,174
2021 $18,750,182,235 $16,168,055,475
2022 $20,321,150,598 $18,883,528,581
2023 $19,411,266,967 $20,954,220,984
2024 $19,400,774,882 $22,416,650,343

Botswana and Mozambique economies compared

GDP per capita
Botswana

Mozambique
Year GDP per capita
Botswana Mozambique
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 -
1991 $2,939 $288.7
1992 $3,005 $205.6
1993 $2,929 $205.2
1994 $2,917 $196.8
1995 $3,156 $191.8
1996 $3,156 $244.4
1997 $3,194 $287.5
1998 $2,981 $320
1999 $3,340 $354
2000 $3,451 $327
2001 $3,206 $305
2002 $3,117 $314
2003 $4,230 $339
2004 $4,957 $400
2005 $5,391 $437
2006 $5,292 $457
2007 $5,529 $508
2008 $5,503 $592
2009 $5,083 $548
2010 $6,216 $496
2011 $7,287 $618
2012 $6,596 $686
2013 $6,667 $687
2014 $7,122 $697
2015 $6,141 $611
2016 $6,749 $441
2017 $7,105 $471
2018 $7,408 $518
2019 $7,172 $519
2020 $6,323 $462
2021 $7,808 $510
2022 $8,329 $578
2023 $7,826 $623
2024 $7,695 $647

Botswana vs. Mozambique life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

Mozambique
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Mozambique
1950 46.2 37.3
1951 46.6 37.7
1952 47 38.1
1953 47.5 38.5
1954 48 38.9
1955 48.5 39.3
1956 49 39.6
1957 49.5 40.1
1958 50.1 40.5
1959 50.7 40.9
1960 51.2 41.2
1961 51.8 41.5
1962 52.3 41.8
1963 52.8 42
1964 53.4 41.7
1965 53.9 41.8
1966 54.4 41.8
1967 54.9 42
1968 55.4 42.1
1969 55.9 42.3
1970 56.4 42.5
1971 57.1 42.6
1972 57.7 42.5
1973 58.3 42.7
1974 58.9 43.2
1975 59.5 43.8
1976 60.2 43.9
1977 60.9 43.9
1978 61.5 44
1979 62 43.9
1980 62.5 44
1981 63 41.6
1982 63.4 41.7
1983 63.6 41.6
1984 63.7 38.9
1985 63.6 39
1986 63.4 41
1987 62.8 41
1988 61.7 43.7
1989 61.2 43.9
1990 60.1 44.3
1991 58.9 44.7
1992 58.2 45.1
1993 57.3 45.7
1994 56 46.1
1995 54.7 46.5
1996 54.3 47.1
1997 53.6 47.8
1998 53 48.2
1999 52.5 48.8
2000 52.3 49.5
2001 52.2 50.3
2002 52.4 50.9
2003 52.9 51.4
2004 53.6 51.9
2005 54.4 52.3
2006 55.1 52.7
2007 56.7 53.3
2008 57.7 53.8
2009 58.3 54.4
2010 59.1 55
2011 59.7 55.7
2012 60.4 56.5
2013 61.2 57.2
2014 62.2 58
2015 63.2 58.7
2016 64.3 59.5
2017 65.4 60.1
2018 66.4 60.8
2019 67.2 61.3
2020 67.6 61.4
2021 63.3 60.3
2022 68.7 63
2023 69.2 63.6
2024 69.3 63.8
2025 69.4 64

Botswana and Mozambique population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

Mozambique
Year Population
Botswana Mozambique
1960 516,165 6,713,695
1961 527,942 6,834,936
1962 540,186 6,969,364
1963 552,966 7,109,828
1964 566,266 7,255,061
1965 574,664 7,406,421
1966 577,866 7,562,990
1967 580,933 7,724,550
1968 583,966 7,892,613
1969 587,066 8,066,951
1970 590,334 8,250,506
1971 600,481 8,456,317
1972 622,407 8,692,935
1973 652,408 8,954,242
1974 685,448 9,236,093
1975 720,380 9,540,817
1976 758,508 9,867,209
1977 799,574 10,224,975
1978 849,239 10,618,250
1979 901,742 11,028,809
1980 937,485 11,336,221
1981 969,996 11,568,127
1982 1,009,269 11,824,370
1983 1,046,137 12,073,822
1984 1,083,660 12,315,954
1985 1,121,945 12,548,949
1986 1,160,650 12,770,578
1987 1,199,167 12,822,574
1988 1,235,476 12,800,558
1989 1,270,274 12,906,842
1990 1,305,696 13,094,537
1991 1,341,756 13,352,090
1992 1,380,033 13,613,316
1993 1,420,115 14,051,192
1994 1,460,023 15,033,853
1995 1,498,836 15,960,530
1996 1,535,914 16,492,480
1997 1,571,691 16,949,982
1998 1,606,899 17,340,464
1999 1,641,997 17,734,506
2000 1,677,382 18,129,653
2001 1,712,254 18,537,729
2002 1,744,763 18,958,338
2003 1,775,736 19,392,475
2004 1,807,146 19,840,313
2005 1,839,877 20,304,569
2006 1,874,516 20,787,087
2007 1,911,201 21,287,635
2008 1,949,970 21,819,036
2009 1,990,673 22,391,745
2010 2,033,111 22,999,235
2011 2,073,535 23,649,039
2012 2,108,617 24,337,846
2013 2,140,682 25,051,611
2014 2,172,044 25,788,475
2015 2,203,273 26,547,572
2016 2,234,776 27,337,105
2017 2,266,747 28,166,393
2018 2,299,141 29,018,644
2019 2,332,083 29,884,380
2020 2,365,894 30,783,688
2021 2,401,441 31,707,800
2022 2,439,892 32,656,246
2023 2,480,244 33,635,160
2024 2,521,139 34,631,766

Fertility rates in Botswana and Mozambique

Fertility rate
Botswana

Mozambique
Year Fertility rate
Botswana Mozambique
1960 6.6 6.31
1961 6.56 6.37
1962 6.54 6.42
1963 6.58 6.47
1964 6.61 6.51
1965 6.6 6.54
1966 6.61 6.58
1967 6.6 6.61
1968 6.58 6.65
1969 6.56 6.67
1970 6.55 6.7
1971 6.54 6.7
1972 6.56 6.7
1973 6.59 6.7
1974 6.61 6.67
1975 6.61 6.66
1976 6.6 6.64
1977 6.54 6.62
1978 6.48 6.59
1979 6.4 6.56
1980 6.29 6.53
1981 6.16 6.48
1982 5.97 6.43
1983 5.79 6.43
1984 5.63 6.44
1985 5.48 6.43
1986 5.33 6.41
1987 5.1 6.39
1988 4.88 6.37
1989 4.67 6.35
1990 4.51 6.32
1991 4.37 6.28
1992 4.26 6.22
1993 4.15 6.15
1994 4.02 6.08
1995 3.79 6.02
1996 3.57 5.97
1997 3.43 5.93
1998 3.36 5.91
1999 3.31 5.88
2000 3.29 5.83
2001 3.25 5.76
2002 3.18 5.67
2003 3.11 5.6
2004 3.06 5.55
2005 3.08 5.5
2006 3.11 5.45
2007 3.13 5.47
2008 3.13 5.6
2009 3.13 5.68
2010 3.14 5.66
2011 3.1 5.6
2012 3.07 5.52
2013 3.05 5.43
2014 3.03 5.3
2015 3.01 5.25
2016 2.99 5.19
2017 2.97 5.13
2018 2.94 5.07
2019 2.91 5.02
2020 2.86 4.96
2021 2.83 4.91
2022 2.79 4.84
2023 2.73 4.76

Botswana and Mozambique demographics compared

Median age
Botswana

Mozambique
Year Median age, years
Botswana Mozambique
1960 17.7 19.9
1961 17.4 19.8
1962 17.1 19.8
1963 16.8 19.7
1964 16.6 19.6
1965 16.4 19.4
1966 16.2 19.3
1967 15.9 19.2
1968 15.7 19
1969 15.6 18.9
1970 15.4 18.7
1971 15.3 18.6
1972 15.4 18.5
1973 15.6 18.4
1974 15.8 18.3
1975 16 18.2
1976 16.2 18.1
1977 16.4 18
1978 16.6 17.9
1979 16.9 17.8
1980 16.8 17.6
1981 16.8 17.4
1982 16.8 17.3
1983 16.8 17.2
1984 16.8 17.1
1985 16.8 17.1
1986 16.9 17
1987 16.9 17
1988 17 17
1989 17.1 17
1990 17.3 17
1991 17.4 17.1
1992 17.6 17.1
1993 17.8 17.2
1994 18 17.2
1995 18.3 17.3
1996 18.6 17.4
1997 18.8 17.4
1998 19.1 17.3
1999 19.4 17.3
2000 19.7 17.3
2001 20 17.2
2002 20.3 17.2
2003 20.6 17.2
2004 20.9 17.1
2005 21.2 17.1
2006 21.5 17.1
2007 21.7 17.1
2008 22 17
2009 22.2 17
2010 22.5 16.9
2011 22.7 16.9
2012 22.8 16.9
2013 22.7 16.9
2014 22.7 16.9
2015 22.7 16.9
2016 22.7 17
2017 22.8 17
2018 22.9 17.1
2019 23.1 17.1
2020 23.3 17.2
2021 23.4 17.3
2022 23.6 17.3
2023 23.9 17.4
2024 24.2 17.5

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Finance

Botswana Mozambique
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
$18.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
32.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
5.98%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.53%
2023
1.73%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
11,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.2%
2025
-5.58%
2025
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
6.79%
2022
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
38.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
24.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
50.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.9%
2015
40.8%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2015
1.7%
2022
Listed domestic companies
23
2023
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.59B
2023
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.46B
2024
$3.84B
2024
Personal remittances received
$128M
2024
$267M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
2,033,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
2.51%
2020
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
54.4%
2024

Energy

Botswana Mozambique
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,165 kg
2022
359 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2022
$4.41
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.42 megatons
2023
9.74 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
0.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
24.6%
2022
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
76.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
11.9%
2022
Net energy imports use share
23.7%
2022
-106.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,522 kWh
2022
398 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.25%
2021
82.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
82.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76%
2023
36%
2023

Society

Botswana Mozambique
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.43%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
-38,940
2024
Urban population
73.5%
2024
39.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.1 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
22.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
25
2024
Higher education index
55
2025
44
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
3.57
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
30
2019
Visa free countries
86
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
61.7%
2022
English speaking
38.4%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
19.8%
2023

Health

Botswana Mozambique
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
$49.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
$4.79
2022
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
64 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
54.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
0.08
2022
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
99
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
61.7
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
10.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
3%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
38
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
1.89 liters
2020

Territory

Botswana Mozambique
% of world land
0.38%
2025
0.53%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
8,767 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
160,280 sq mi
2025
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
139,099 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
19,314 mi
2015

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