Botswana vs Nicaragua statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 6.92M in Nicaragua (ranked 108/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 46,464 sq mi for Nicaragua (ranked 47th vs. 98th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848).

Botswana and Nicaragua: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Nicaragua

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Nicaragua
1960	$30,411,414	$227,223,322
1961	$32,902,613	$244,144,237
1962	$35,644,957	$269,283,804
1963	$38,091,843	$297,324,163
1964	$41,616,348	$347,119,918
1965	$45,788,696	$564,290,020
1966	$51,465,655	$607,140,010
1967	$58,642,354	$657,140,011
1968	$66,248,441	$692,859,985
1969	$77,361,547	$750,000,003
1970	$96,243,234	$778,569,939
1971	$127,448,614	$828,569,953
1972	$164,460,915	$878,570,045
1973	$244,124,164	$1,092,900,015
1974	$306,044,208	$1,521,400,012
1975	$355,168,572	$1,581,599,959
1976	$372,025,093	$1,836,899,999
1977	$451,624,780	$2,226,999,874
1978	$590,407,374	$2,127,699,979
1979	$819,870,259	$1,567,599,982
1980	$1,060,889,704	$2,144,300,006
1981	$1,073,812,830	$2,474,700,227
1982	$1,014,945,696	$2,454,499,872
1983	$1,172,230,397	$2,753,100,058
1984	$1,240,822,167	$3,117,599,872
1985	$1,114,783,343	$2,683,699,935
1986	$1,392,602,164	$2,885,799,994
1987	$1,965,226,890	$3,851,200,118
1988	$2,644,554,159	$2,630,900,096
1989	$3,083,822,112	$1,013,184,756
1990	$3,790,636,324	$1,009,455,484
1991	$3,942,876,703	$1,488,804,124
1992	$4,146,464,587	$1,792,800,000
1993	$4,160,129,175	$1,756,454,248
1994	$4,259,259,604	$3,863,185,119
1995	$4,730,599,122	$4,140,470,000
1996	$4,847,757,218	$4,308,351,903
1997	$5,020,265,627	$4,389,973,490
1998	$4,790,481,509	$4,635,347,386
1999	$5,484,263,347	$4,856,026,259
2000	$5,788,329,609	$5,109,587,050
2001	$5,489,608,300	$5,351,752,034
2002	$5,438,863,983	$5,223,727,303
2003	$7,511,582,173	$5,322,228,351
2004	$8,957,467,707	$5,792,932,838
2005	$9,918,907,108	$6,321,324,279
2006	$9,919,158,482	$6,763,672,381
2007	$10,567,270,656	$7,423,375,015
2008	$10,730,829,116	$8,496,967,597
2009	$10,118,459,242	$8,298,702,489
2010	$12,637,273,429	$8,758,602,233
2011	$15,110,643,612	$9,774,329,333
2012	$13,907,464,500	$10,532,017,232
2013	$14,271,738,933	$10,982,988,249
2014	$15,470,088,501	$11,880,438,824
2015	$13,530,748,845	$12,756,696,261
2016	$15,082,637,184	$13,286,093,388
2017	$16,105,155,857	$13,785,893,007
2018	$17,031,943,186	$13,025,221,974
2019	$16,725,908,149	$12,699,023,614
2020	$14,960,251,611	$12,726,422,432
2021	$18,750,182,235	$14,209,020,362
2022	$20,321,150,598	$15,634,572,502
2023	$19,411,266,967	$17,805,842,284
2024	$19,400,774,882	$19,693,982,968

Botswana and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Nicaragua

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Nicaragua
1960	$58.9	$127.5
1961	$62.3	$132.9
1962	$66	$142.3
1963	$68.9	$152.5
1964	$73.5	$172.7
1965	$79.7	$272.3
1966	$89.1	$284
1967	$100.9	$297.9
1968	$113.4	$304
1969	$131.8	$319
1970	$163	$321
1971	$212.2	$331
1972	$264.2	$341
1973	$374	$413
1974	$446	$557
1975	$493	$561
1976	$490	$633
1977	$565	$744
1978	$695	$691
1979	$909	$495
1980	$1,132	$659
1981	$1,107	$740
1982	$1,006	$714
1983	$1,121	$780
1984	$1,145	$861
1985	$994	$724
1986	$1,200	$761
1987	$1,639	$992
1988	$2,141	$662
1989	$2,428	$249.2
1990	$2,903	$242.5
1991	$2,939	$350
1992	$3,005	$411
1993	$2,929	$394
1994	$2,917	$849
1995	$3,156	$892
1996	$3,156	$911
1997	$3,194	$913
1998	$2,981	$949
1999	$3,340	$980
2000	$3,451	$1,017
2001	$3,206	$1,052
2002	$3,117	$1,014
2003	$4,230	$1,021
2004	$4,957	$1,099
2005	$5,391	$1,183
2006	$5,292	$1,248
2007	$5,529	$1,350
2008	$5,503	$1,524
2009	$5,083	$1,467
2010	$6,216	$1,527
2011	$7,287	$1,680
2012	$6,596	$1,785
2013	$6,667	$1,835
2014	$7,122	$1,958
2015	$6,141	$2,074
2016	$6,749	$2,132
2017	$7,105	$2,183
2018	$7,408	$2,035
2019	$7,172	$1,959
2020	$6,323	$1,938
2021	$7,808	$2,138
2022	$8,329	$2,323
2023	$7,826	$2,609
2024	$7,695	$2,848

Botswana vs. Nicaragua life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Nicaragua

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Nicaragua
1950	46.2	40.6
1951	46.6	40.8
1952	47	41.9
1953	47.5	42.4
1954	48	43.1
1955	48.5	43.7
1956	49	44.3
1957	49.5	44.9
1958	50.1	45.5
1959	50.7	46.1
1960	51.2	46.4
1961	51.8	47.3
1962	52.3	48
1963	52.8	48.8
1964	53.4	49.6
1965	53.9	50.6
1966	54.4	51.6
1967	54.9	52.3
1968	55.4	52.9
1969	55.9	53.4
1970	56.4	53.8
1971	57.1	54.2
1972	57.7	48
1973	58.3	55
1974	58.9	55.4
1975	59.5	55.8
1976	60.2	56.1
1977	60.9	56.1
1978	61.5	53.5
1979	62	50.8
1980	62.5	58
1981	63	58.3
1982	63.4	58.7
1983	63.6	56.9
1984	63.7	56.1
1985	63.6	56.4
1986	63.4	57.6
1987	62.8	57.3
1988	61.7	59.8
1989	61.2	61.9
1990	60.1	62.5
1991	58.9	63.3
1992	58.2	63.7
1993	57.3	64.1
1994	56	64.5
1995	54.7	64.9
1996	54.3	65.2
1997	53.6	65.5
1998	53	64.1
1999	52.5	65.9
2000	52.3	66.4
2001	52.2	67
2002	52.4	68
2003	52.9	68.7
2004	53.6	69.5
2005	54.4	70.4
2006	55.1	71
2007	56.7	71.2
2008	57.7	71.4
2009	58.3	71.5
2010	59.1	71.8
2011	59.7	72
2012	60.4	72.4
2013	61.2	72.6
2014	62.2	72.8
2015	63.2	72.9
2016	64.3	73.2
2017	65.4	73.4
2018	66.4	73.9
2019	67.2	73.8
2020	67.6	70.8
2021	63.3	70.5
2022	68.7	74.5
2023	69.2	74.9
2024	69.3	75.1
2025	69.4	75.3

Botswana and Nicaragua population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Nicaragua

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Nicaragua
1960	516,165	1,782,370
1961	527,942	1,836,451
1962	540,186	1,892,320
1963	552,966	1,950,159
1964	566,266	2,010,176
1965	574,664	2,072,681
1966	577,866	2,137,820
1967	580,933	2,205,567
1968	583,966	2,275,836
1969	587,066	2,348,398
1970	590,334	2,423,065
1971	600,481	2,499,825
1972	622,407	2,573,578
1973	652,408	2,649,278
1974	685,448	2,732,075
1975	720,380	2,816,943
1976	758,508	2,903,851
1977	799,574	2,992,534
1978	849,239	3,080,314
1979	901,742	3,164,525
1980	937,485	3,252,403
1981	969,996	3,345,674
1982	1,009,269	3,438,745
1983	1,046,137	3,530,282
1984	1,083,660	3,619,104
1985	1,121,945	3,706,479
1986	1,160,650	3,794,157
1987	1,199,167	3,882,164
1988	1,235,476	3,972,320
1989	1,270,274	4,066,476
1990	1,305,696	4,162,559
1991	1,341,756	4,259,637
1992	1,380,033	4,357,026
1993	1,420,115	4,453,732
1994	1,460,023	4,549,316
1995	1,498,836	4,642,931
1996	1,535,914	4,729,974
1997	1,571,691	4,809,573
1998	1,606,899	4,883,655
1999	1,641,997	4,954,018
2000	1,677,382	5,022,633
2001	1,712,254	5,087,825
2002	1,744,763	5,149,909
2003	1,775,736	5,210,963
2004	1,807,146	5,272,912
2005	1,839,877	5,342,105
2006	1,874,516	5,418,855
2007	1,911,201	5,497,243
2008	1,949,970	5,576,593
2009	1,990,673	5,656,601
2010	2,033,111	5,737,450
2011	2,073,535	5,819,051
2012	2,108,617	5,901,287
2013	2,140,682	5,983,845
2014	2,172,044	6,066,492
2015	2,203,273	6,149,417
2016	2,234,776	6,232,666
2017	2,266,747	6,316,231
2018	2,299,141	6,400,080
2019	2,332,083	6,483,657
2020	2,365,894	6,565,267
2021	2,401,441	6,644,741
2022	2,439,892	6,730,654
2023	2,480,244	6,823,613
2024	2,521,139	6,916,140

Fertility rates in Botswana and Nicaragua

Fertility rate

Botswana

Nicaragua

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Nicaragua
1960	6.6	7.16
1961	6.56	7.11
1962	6.54	7.1
1963	6.58	7.08
1964	6.61	7.06
1965	6.6	7.03
1966	6.61	6.99
1967	6.6	6.94
1968	6.58	6.89
1969	6.56	6.83
1970	6.55	6.77
1971	6.54	6.71
1972	6.56	6.65
1973	6.59	6.59
1974	6.61	6.52
1975	6.61	6.45
1976	6.6	6.37
1977	6.54	6.28
1978	6.48	6.16
1979	6.4	6.07
1980	6.29	5.96
1981	6.16	5.84
1982	5.97	5.74
1983	5.79	5.61
1984	5.63	5.49
1985	5.48	5.36
1986	5.33	5.22
1987	5.1	5.07
1988	4.88	4.93
1989	4.67	4.76
1990	4.51	4.6
1991	4.37	4.43
1992	4.26	4.27
1993	4.15	4.1
1994	4.02	3.94
1995	3.79	3.78
1996	3.57	3.62
1997	3.43	3.47
1998	3.36	3.34
1999	3.31	3.22
2000	3.29	3.12
2001	3.25	3
2002	3.18	2.89
2003	3.11	2.83
2004	3.06	2.78
2005	3.08	2.77
2006	3.11	2.73
2007	3.13	2.7
2008	3.13	2.66
2009	3.13	2.63
2010	3.14	2.6
2011	3.1	2.56
2012	3.07	2.53
2013	3.05	2.49
2014	3.03	2.46
2015	3.01	2.43
2016	2.99	2.41
2017	2.97	2.38
2018	2.94	2.35
2019	2.91	2.32
2020	2.86	2.3
2021	2.83	2.27
2022	2.79	2.24
2023	2.73	2.22

Botswana and Nicaragua demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Nicaragua

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Nicaragua
1960	17.7	16.2
1961	17.4	16.1
1962	17.1	16
1963	16.8	15.9
1964	16.6	15.9
1965	16.4	15.9
1966	16.2	16
1967	15.9	16
1968	15.7	16
1969	15.6	16.1
1970	15.4	16.1
1971	15.3	16.1
1972	15.4	16.2
1973	15.6	16.2
1974	15.8	16.2
1975	16	16.2
1976	16.2	16.2
1977	16.4	16.2
1978	16.6	16.2
1979	16.9	16.2
1980	16.8	16.2
1981	16.8	16.2
1982	16.8	16.2
1983	16.8	16.3
1984	16.8	16.3
1985	16.8	16.3
1986	16.9	16.3
1987	16.9	16.4
1988	17	16.4
1989	17.1	16.5
1990	17.3	16.7
1991	17.4	16.8
1992	17.6	17
1993	17.8	17.2
1994	18	17.4
1995	18.3	17.6
1996	18.6	17.9
1997	18.8	18.1
1998	19.1	18.4
1999	19.4	18.8
2000	19.7	19.1
2001	20	19.4
2002	20.3	19.7
2003	20.6	20.1
2004	20.9	20.4
2005	21.2	20.8
2006	21.5	21.1
2007	21.7	21.4
2008	22	21.7
2009	22.2	22
2010	22.5	22.2
2011	22.7	22.5
2012	22.8	22.8
2013	22.7	23.1
2014	22.7	23.4
2015	22.7	23.7
2016	22.7	24
2017	22.8	24.3
2018	22.9	24.7
2019	23.1	25
2020	23.3	25.3
2021	23.4	25.6
2022	23.6	25.9
2023	23.9	26.3
2024	24.2	26.6

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