Botswana vs Nauru statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 47th vs. 195th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Botswana and Nauru: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Nauru economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Nauru

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Nauru
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	$17,570,366
1971	$127,448,614	$19,009,433
1972	$164,460,915	$21,734,269
1973	$244,124,164	$26,529,817
1974	$306,044,208	$35,994,511
1975	$355,168,572	$40,106,776
1976	$372,025,093	$40,287,427
1977	$451,624,780	$40,444,702
1978	$590,407,374	$41,754,147
1979	$819,870,259	$44,431,330
1980	$1,060,889,704	$46,947,124
1981	$1,073,812,830	$51,689,637
1982	$1,014,945,696	$52,877,742
1983	$1,172,230,397	$48,439,093
1984	$1,240,822,167	$47,363,231
1985	$1,114,783,343	$41,548,741
1986	$1,392,602,164	$39,939,391
1987	$1,965,226,890	$40,118,410
1988	$2,644,554,159	$45,931,134
1989	$3,083,822,112	$53,736,786
1990	$3,790,636,324	$55,572,376
1991	$3,942,876,703	$52,533,789
1992	$4,146,464,587	$51,133,123
1993	$4,160,129,175	$43,542,088
1994	$4,259,259,604	$39,742,511
1995	$4,730,599,122	$39,969,706
1996	$4,847,757,218	$37,458,801
1997	$5,020,265,627	$37,331,507
1998	$4,790,481,509	$29,664,451
1999	$5,484,263,347	$27,328,613
2000	$5,788,329,609	$26,930,980
2001	$5,489,608,300	$22,613,288
2002	$5,438,863,983	$21,017,424
2003	$7,511,582,173	$24,778,160
2004	$8,957,467,707	$30,587,566
2005	$9,918,907,108	$30,282,840
2006	$9,919,158,482	$29,183,627
2007	$10,567,270,656	$23,068,623
2008	$10,730,829,116	$37,184,925
2009	$10,118,459,242	$44,024,970
2010	$12,637,273,429	$47,442,299
2011	$15,110,643,612	$65,444,174
2012	$13,907,464,500	$100,794,925
2013	$14,271,738,933	$94,385,015
2014	$15,470,088,501	$98,752,257
2015	$13,530,748,845	$84,383,389
2016	$15,082,637,184	$97,276,023
2017	$16,105,155,857	$108,862,279
2018	$17,031,943,186	$130,937,590
2019	$16,725,908,149	$124,871,111
2020	$14,960,251,611	$124,530,027
2021	$18,750,182,235	$175,513,985
2022	$20,321,150,598	$152,190,819
2023	$19,411,266,967	$151,455,968
2024	$19,400,774,882	$160,350,640

Botswana and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Nauru

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Nauru
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	$2,619
1971	$212.2	$2,811
1972	$264.2	$3,191
1973	$374	$3,864
1974	$446	$5,199
1975	$493	$5,740
1976	$490	$5,703
1977	$565	$5,646
1978	$695	$5,721
1979	$909	$5,950
1980	$1,132	$6,138
1981	$1,107	$6,594
1982	$1,006	$6,577
1983	$1,121	$5,896
1984	$1,145	$5,654
1985	$994	$4,859
1986	$1,200	$4,569
1987	$1,639	$4,485
1988	$2,141	$5,012
1989	$2,428	$5,723
1990	$2,903	$5,776
1991	$2,939	$5,333
1992	$3,005	$5,103
1993	$2,929	$4,310
1994	$2,917	$3,921
1995	$3,156	$3,932
1996	$3,156	$3,679
1997	$3,194	$3,661
1998	$2,981	$2,909
1999	$3,340	$2,683
2000	$3,451	$2,649
2001	$3,206	$2,232
2002	$3,117	$2,085
2003	$4,230	$2,463
2004	$4,957	$3,041
2005	$5,391	$3,014
2006	$5,292	$2,908
2007	$5,529	$2,302
2008	$5,503	$3,715
2009	$5,083	$4,395
2010	$6,216	$4,724
2011	$7,287	$6,481
2012	$6,596	$9,817
2013	$6,667	$8,975
2014	$7,122	$9,193
2015	$6,141	$7,703
2016	$6,749	$8,724
2017	$7,105	$9,613
2018	$7,408	$11,409
2019	$7,172	$10,777
2020	$6,323	$10,696
2021	$7,808	$14,990
2022	$8,329	$12,896
2023	$7,826	$12,754
2024	$7,695	$13,422

Botswana vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Nauru

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Nauru
1950	46.2	56.6
1951	46.6	56.8
1952	47	57
1953	47.5	57.2
1954	48	57.4
1955	48.5	57.5
1956	49	57.6
1957	49.5	57.7
1958	50.1	57.8
1959	50.7	57.9
1960	51.2	57.9
1961	51.8	58
1962	52.3	58
1963	52.8	58.1
1964	53.4	58.2
1965	53.9	58.3
1966	54.4	58.4
1967	54.9	58.6
1968	55.4	58.6
1969	55.9	58.4
1970	56.4	58.4
1971	57.1	58.4
1972	57.7	58.4
1973	58.3	58.4
1974	58.9	58.3
1975	59.5	58.3
1976	60.2	58.2
1977	60.9	58.1
1978	61.5	58.3
1979	62	58.4
1980	62.5	58.5
1981	63	58.6
1982	63.4	58.6
1983	63.6	58.7
1984	63.7	58.7
1985	63.6	58.6
1986	63.4	58.6
1987	62.8	58.6
1988	61.7	58.7
1989	61.2	58.9
1990	60.1	59.1
1991	58.9	59.3
1992	58.2	59.5
1993	57.3	59.8
1994	56	60
1995	54.7	60.1
1996	54.3	60.1
1997	53.6	60
1998	53	59.9
1999	52.5	59.7
2000	52.3	59.6
2001	52.2	59.5
2002	52.4	59.4
2003	52.9	59.4
2004	53.6	59.3
2005	54.4	59.4
2006	55.1	59.4
2007	56.7	59.5
2008	57.7	59.7
2009	58.3	59.9
2010	59.1	60.1
2011	59.7	60.3
2012	60.4	60.5
2013	61.2	60.7
2014	62.2	60.8
2015	63.2	60.9
2016	64.3	61
2017	65.4	61.1
2018	66.4	61.2
2019	67.2	61.4
2020	67.6	61.5
2021	63.3	61.3
2022	68.7	61.9
2023	69.2	62.1
2024	69.3	62.3
2025	69.4	62.4

Botswana and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Nauru

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Nauru
1960	516,165	4,607
1961	527,942	4,774
1962	540,186	4,979
1963	552,966	5,226
1964	566,266	5,515
1965	574,664	5,832
1966	577,866	6,043
1967	580,933	6,135
1968	583,966	6,328
1969	587,066	6,581
1970	590,334	6,710
1971	600,481	6,762
1972	622,407	6,812
1973	652,408	6,866
1974	685,448	6,923
1975	720,380	6,987
1976	758,508	7,064
1977	799,574	7,163
1978	849,239	7,298
1979	901,742	7,468
1980	937,485	7,649
1981	969,996	7,839
1982	1,009,269	8,040
1983	1,046,137	8,216
1984	1,083,660	8,377
1985	1,121,945	8,551
1986	1,160,650	8,742
1987	1,199,167	8,946
1988	1,235,476	9,165
1989	1,270,274	9,390
1990	1,305,696	9,622
1991	1,341,756	9,850
1992	1,380,033	10,021
1993	1,420,115	10,102
1994	1,460,023	10,137
1995	1,498,836	10,165
1996	1,535,914	10,183
1997	1,571,691	10,197
1998	1,606,899	10,198
1999	1,641,997	10,187
2000	1,677,382	10,168
2001	1,712,254	10,130
2002	1,744,763	10,082
2003	1,775,736	10,059
2004	1,807,146	10,060
2005	1,839,877	10,049
2006	1,874,516	10,034
2007	1,911,201	10,020
2008	1,949,970	10,009
2009	1,990,673	10,016
2010	2,033,111	10,043
2011	2,073,535	10,098
2012	2,108,617	10,267
2013	2,140,682	10,517
2014	2,172,044	10,742
2015	2,203,273	10,954
2016	2,234,776	11,150
2017	2,266,747	11,324
2018	2,299,141	11,477
2019	2,332,083	11,587
2020	2,365,894	11,643
2021	2,401,441	11,709
2022	2,439,892	11,801
2023	2,480,244	11,875
2024	2,521,139	11,947

Fertility rates in Botswana and Nauru

Fertility rate

Botswana

Nauru

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Nauru
1960	6.6	5.34
1961	6.56	5.38
1962	6.54	5.42
1963	6.58	5.44
1964	6.61	5.47
1965	6.6	5.48
1966	6.61	5.41
1967	6.6	5.29
1968	6.58	5.14
1969	6.56	4.94
1970	6.55	4.74
1971	6.54	4.54
1972	6.56	4.36
1973	6.59	4.19
1974	6.61	4.07
1975	6.61	3.97
1976	6.6	3.9
1977	6.54	3.86
1978	6.48	3.84
1979	6.4	3.85
1980	6.29	3.88
1981	6.16	3.94
1982	5.97	3.99
1983	5.79	4.06
1984	5.63	4.11
1985	5.48	4.14
1986	5.33	4.15
1987	5.1	4.14
1988	4.88	4.11
1989	4.67	4.07
1990	4.51	4.02
1991	4.37	3.99
1992	4.26	3.95
1993	4.15	3.89
1994	4.02	3.84
1995	3.79	3.81
1996	3.57	3.78
1997	3.43	3.74
1998	3.36	3.68
1999	3.31	3.64
2000	3.29	3.54
2001	3.25	3.46
2002	3.18	3.4
2003	3.11	3.39
2004	3.06	3.38
2005	3.08	3.38
2006	3.11	3.4
2007	3.13	3.5
2008	3.13	3.67
2009	3.13	3.85
2010	3.14	4.02
2011	3.1	4.12
2012	3.07	4.12
2013	3.05	4.1
2014	3.03	4.09
2015	3.01	4.08
2016	2.99	4.03
2017	2.97	3.88
2018	2.94	3.68
2019	2.91	3.53
2020	2.86	3.47
2021	2.83	3.43
2022	2.79	3.38
2023	2.73	3.33

Botswana and Nauru demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Nauru

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Nauru
1960	17.7	23.8
1961	17.4	24
1962	17.1	23.9
1963	16.8	23.7
1964	16.6	23.4
1965	16.4	23.1
1966	16.2	22.9
1967	15.9	22.9
1968	15.7	21.2
1969	15.6	18.9
1970	15.4	18.7
1971	15.3	19.1
1972	15.4	19.4
1973	15.6	19.8
1974	15.8	20.4
1975	16	21
1976	16.2	21.5
1977	16.4	22.1
1978	16.6	22.9
1979	16.9	23.6
1980	16.8	24.2
1981	16.8	24.7
1982	16.8	25.1
1983	16.8	25.2
1984	16.8	24.5
1985	16.8	23.7
1986	16.9	22.8
1987	16.9	22.1
1988	17	21.4
1989	17.1	20.8
1990	17.3	20.2
1991	17.4	19.7
1992	17.6	19.4
1993	17.8	19.3
1994	18	19.3
1995	18.3	19.3
1996	18.6	19.4
1997	18.8	19.5
1998	19.1	19.6
1999	19.4	19.8
2000	19.7	20.1
2001	20	20.4
2002	20.3	20.6
2003	20.6	20.8
2004	20.9	21
2005	21.2	21.2
2006	21.5	21.3
2007	21.7	21.5
2008	22	21.7
2009	22.2	21.8
2010	22.5	21.8
2011	22.7	21.8
2012	22.8	21.7
2013	22.7	21.6
2014	22.7	21.5
2015	22.7	21.4
2016	22.7	21.5
2017	22.8	21.6
2018	22.9	21.8
2019	23.1	21.9
2020	23.3	21.8
2021	23.4	21.7
2022	23.6	21.6
2023	23.9	21.5
2024	24.2	21.4

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