Botswana vs Niger statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 27M in Niger (ranked 55/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 489,076 sq mi for Niger (ranked 47th vs. 20th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Niger ranks 132/197 ($19.5B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Niger ranks 187/197 ($723).

Botswana and Niger: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Niger economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Niger

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Niger
1960	$30,411,414	$449,526,873
1961	$32,902,613	$485,785,231
1962	$35,644,957	$531,736,599
1963	$38,091,843	$586,294,879
1964	$41,616,348	$582,816,396
1965	$45,788,696	$673,383,511
1966	$51,465,655	$702,296,079
1967	$58,642,354	$665,586,872
1968	$66,248,441	$641,214,226
1969	$77,361,547	$625,867,985
1970	$96,243,234	$649,916,621
1971	$127,448,614	$693,573,704
1972	$164,460,915	$742,779,661
1973	$244,124,164	$946,385,105
1974	$306,044,208	$1,026,137,111
1975	$355,168,572	$1,048,690,933
1976	$372,025,093	$1,064,517,601
1977	$451,624,780	$1,291,458,041
1978	$590,407,374	$1,774,365,590
1979	$819,870,259	$2,109,277,666
1980	$1,060,889,704	$2,508,524,721
1981	$1,073,812,830	$2,170,893,414
1982	$1,014,945,696	$2,017,612,216
1983	$1,172,230,397	$1,803,099,561
1984	$1,240,822,167	$1,461,243,326
1985	$1,114,783,343	$1,440,581,652
1986	$1,392,602,164	$1,904,096,998
1987	$1,965,226,890	$2,233,006,105
1988	$2,644,554,159	$2,280,356,193
1989	$3,083,822,112	$2,179,567,114
1990	$3,790,636,324	$3,512,356,508
1991	$3,942,876,703	$3,285,796,875
1992	$4,146,464,587	$3,386,232,579
1993	$4,160,129,175	$3,052,673,849
1994	$4,259,259,604	$1,938,058,175
1995	$4,730,599,122	$2,302,537,562
1996	$4,847,757,218	$2,405,686,940
1997	$5,020,265,627	$2,290,318,910
1998	$4,790,481,509	$2,643,363,519
1999	$5,484,263,347	$2,537,789,821
2000	$5,788,329,609	$2,241,753,193
2001	$5,489,608,300	$2,448,714,704
2002	$5,438,863,983	$2,782,192,879
2003	$7,511,582,173	$3,394,084,732
2004	$8,957,467,707	$3,760,443,738
2005	$9,918,907,108	$4,383,315,965
2006	$9,919,158,482	$4,756,361,252
2007	$10,567,270,656	$5,731,485,052
2008	$10,730,829,116	$7,297,600,226
2009	$10,118,459,242	$7,352,131,310
2010	$12,637,273,429	$7,851,192,502
2011	$15,110,643,612	$8,772,950,778
2012	$13,907,464,500	$9,426,912,648
2013	$14,271,738,933	$10,224,897,438
2014	$15,470,088,501	$10,862,943,544
2015	$13,530,748,845	$9,683,867,926
2016	$15,082,637,184	$10,398,861,982
2017	$16,105,155,857	$11,185,104,252
2018	$17,031,943,186	$12,837,307,497
2019	$16,725,908,149	$12,889,555,561
2020	$14,960,251,611	$13,744,653,103
2021	$18,750,182,235	$14,915,002,436
2022	$20,321,150,598	$15,433,852,714
2023	$19,411,266,967	$16,698,786,973
2024	$19,400,774,882	$19,537,639,288

Botswana and Niger economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Niger

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Niger
1960	$58.9	$128.3
1961	$62.3	$134.6
1962	$66	$143.2
1963	$68.9	$153.3
1964	$73.5	$148.1
1965	$79.7	$166.3
1966	$89.1	$168.6
1967	$100.9	$155.4
1968	$113.4	$145.6
1969	$131.8	$138.3
1970	$163	$139.8
1971	$212.2	$145.2
1972	$264.2	$151.4
1973	$374	$187.9
1974	$446	$198.3
1975	$493	$197.2
1976	$490	$194.8
1977	$565	$229.8
1978	$695	$307
1979	$909	$354
1980	$1,132	$409
1981	$1,107	$343
1982	$1,006	$310
1983	$1,121	$268.8
1984	$1,145	$211.5
1985	$994	$202.4
1986	$1,200	$259.6
1987	$1,639	$295.3
1988	$2,141	$292.6
1989	$2,428	$271.3
1990	$2,903	$424
1991	$2,939	$384
1992	$3,005	$384
1993	$2,929	$335
1994	$2,917	$206.2
1995	$3,156	$237
1996	$3,156	$239.5
1997	$3,194	$220.6
1998	$2,981	$246.1
1999	$3,340	$228.3
2000	$3,451	$194.8
2001	$3,206	$205.4
2002	$3,117	$225.3
2003	$4,230	$265.2
2004	$4,957	$283.5
2005	$5,391	$319
2006	$5,292	$333
2007	$5,529	$387
2008	$5,503	$475
2009	$5,083	$461
2010	$6,216	$474
2011	$7,287	$511
2012	$6,596	$529
2013	$6,667	$552
2014	$7,122	$565
2015	$6,141	$486
2016	$6,749	$503
2017	$7,105	$522
2018	$7,408	$579
2019	$7,172	$562
2020	$6,323	$580
2021	$7,808	$609
2022	$8,329	$610
2023	$7,826	$638
2024	$7,695	$723

Botswana vs. Niger life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Niger

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Niger
1950	46.2	35.9
1951	46.6	35.9
1952	47	35.9
1953	47.5	35.9
1954	48	36
1955	48.5	36
1956	49	36
1957	49.5	36.1
1958	50.1	36.1
1959	50.7	36.1
1960	51.2	36.2
1961	51.8	36.3
1962	52.3	36.3
1963	52.8	36.4
1964	53.4	36.5
1965	53.9	36.4
1966	54.4	36.3
1967	54.9	36.2
1968	55.4	36.1
1969	55.9	36
1970	56.4	35.9
1971	57.1	35.3
1972	57.7	35.8
1973	58.3	35.9
1974	58.9	36.2
1975	59.5	36.6
1976	60.2	37.1
1977	60.9	37.7
1978	61.5	38.3
1979	62	38.9
1980	62.5	39.3
1981	63	39.6
1982	63.4	39.8
1983	63.6	40
1984	63.7	40
1985	63.6	40.1
1986	63.4	40.3
1987	62.8	40.5
1988	61.7	40.8
1989	61.2	41.2
1990	60.1	41.7
1991	58.9	42.3
1992	58.2	43.1
1993	57.3	43.8
1994	56	44.6
1995	54.7	45.5
1996	54.3	46.3
1997	53.6	47.1
1998	53	47.8
1999	52.5	48.5
2000	52.3	49.2
2001	52.2	49.9
2002	52.4	50.6
2003	52.9	51.5
2004	53.6	52.4
2005	54.4	53.3
2006	55.1	54.2
2007	56.7	55.1
2008	57.7	55.9
2009	58.3	56.5
2010	59.1	57.1
2011	59.7	57.6
2012	60.4	58
2013	61.2	58.4
2014	62.2	58.7
2015	63.2	58.8
2016	64.3	59.2
2017	65.4	59.5
2018	66.4	59.8
2019	67.2	60
2020	67.6	59.9
2021	63.3	59.5
2022	68.7	60.4
2023	69.2	61.2
2024	69.3	61.4
2025	69.4	61.7

Botswana and Niger population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Niger

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Niger
1960	516,165	3,505,050
1961	527,942	3,608,162
1962	540,186	3,714,520
1963	552,966	3,823,873
1964	566,266	3,935,814
1965	574,664	4,049,695
1966	577,866	4,165,544
1967	580,933	4,283,590
1968	583,966	4,403,637
1969	587,066	4,525,725
1970	590,334	4,650,275
1971	600,481	4,776,225
1972	622,407	4,904,845
1973	652,408	5,037,865
1974	685,448	5,174,953
1975	720,380	5,317,019
1976	758,508	5,464,962
1977	799,574	5,619,716
1978	849,239	5,782,932
1979	901,742	5,955,556
1980	937,485	6,135,971
1981	969,996	6,322,006
1982	1,009,269	6,512,732
1983	1,046,137	6,708,644
1984	1,083,660	6,909,971
1985	1,121,945	7,118,457
1986	1,160,650	7,335,811
1987	1,199,167	7,561,150
1988	1,235,476	7,793,748
1989	1,270,274	8,034,780
1990	1,305,696	8,286,059
1991	1,341,756	8,546,900
1992	1,380,033	8,817,633
1993	1,420,115	9,100,789
1994	1,460,023	9,398,258
1995	1,498,836	9,714,529
1996	1,535,914	10,044,852
1997	1,571,691	10,383,969
1998	1,606,899	10,741,413
1999	1,641,997	11,117,411
2000	1,677,382	11,509,630
2001	1,712,254	11,920,647
2002	1,744,763	12,349,144
2003	1,775,736	12,796,984
2004	1,807,146	13,265,836
2005	1,839,877	13,756,192
2006	1,874,516	14,268,581
2007	1,911,201	14,803,610
2008	1,949,970	15,361,915
2009	1,990,673	15,943,675
2010	2,033,111	16,548,835
2011	2,073,535	17,176,283
2012	2,108,617	17,836,769
2013	2,140,682	18,519,898
2014	2,172,044	19,215,909
2015	2,203,273	19,939,498
2016	2,234,776	20,685,753
2017	2,266,747	21,435,446
2018	2,299,141	22,188,069
2019	2,332,083	22,947,757
2020	2,365,894	23,717,613
2021	2,401,441	24,502,140
2022	2,439,892	25,311,973
2023	2,480,244	26,159,867
2024	2,521,139	27,032,412

Fertility rates in Botswana and Niger

Fertility rate

Botswana

Niger

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Niger
1960	6.6	7.53
1961	6.56	7.51
1962	6.54	7.5
1963	6.58	7.49
1964	6.61	7.48
1965	6.6	7.47
1966	6.61	7.48
1967	6.6	7.49
1968	6.58	7.5
1969	6.56	7.51
1970	6.55	7.51
1971	6.54	7.52
1972	6.56	7.52
1973	6.59	7.53
1974	6.61	7.54
1975	6.61	7.54
1976	6.6	7.56
1977	6.54	7.6
1978	6.48	7.66
1979	6.4	7.72
1980	6.29	7.78
1981	6.16	7.82
1982	5.97	7.86
1983	5.79	7.9
1984	5.63	7.92
1985	5.48	7.93
1986	5.33	7.9
1987	5.1	7.87
1988	4.88	7.84
1989	4.67	7.82
1990	4.51	7.81
1991	4.37	7.8
1992	4.26	7.8
1993	4.15	7.79
1994	4.02	7.79
1995	3.79	7.78
1996	3.57	7.78
1997	3.43	7.8
1998	3.36	7.84
1999	3.31	7.84
2000	3.29	7.83
2001	3.25	7.81
2002	3.18	7.8
2003	3.11	7.79
2004	3.06	7.78
2005	3.08	7.77
2006	3.11	7.74
2007	3.13	7.73
2008	3.13	7.7
2009	3.13	7.68
2010	3.14	7.64
2011	3.1	7.59
2012	3.07	7.53
2013	3.05	7.45
2014	3.03	7.34
2015	3.01	7.22
2016	2.99	7.04
2017	2.97	6.87
2018	2.94	6.71
2019	2.91	6.54
2020	2.86	6.37
2021	2.83	6.2
2022	2.79	6.14
2023	2.73	6.06

Botswana and Niger demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Niger

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Niger
1960	17.7	15.5
1961	17.4	15.5
1962	17.1	15.5
1963	16.8	15.5
1964	16.6	15.6
1965	16.4	15.6
1966	16.2	15.6
1967	15.9	15.7
1968	15.7	15.7
1969	15.6	15.8
1970	15.4	15.9
1971	15.3	15.9
1972	15.4	16
1973	15.6	16.1
1974	15.8	16.1
1975	16	16.2
1976	16.2	16.3
1977	16.4	16.3
1978	16.6	16.4
1979	16.9	16.4
1980	16.8	16.4
1981	16.8	16.4
1982	16.8	16.4
1983	16.8	16.4
1984	16.8	16.4
1985	16.8	16.4
1986	16.9	16.4
1987	16.9	16.4
1988	17	16.5
1989	17.1	16.5
1990	17.3	16.5
1991	17.4	16.6
1992	17.6	16.6
1993	17.8	16.6
1994	18	16.6
1995	18.3	16.6
1996	18.6	16.6
1997	18.8	16.5
1998	19.1	16.5
1999	19.4	16.4
2000	19.7	16.3
2001	20	16.2
2002	20.3	16.1
2003	20.6	16
2004	20.9	15.9
2005	21.2	15.8
2006	21.5	15.7
2007	21.7	15.5
2008	22	15.5
2009	22.2	15.4
2010	22.5	15.3
2011	22.7	15.3
2012	22.8	15.3
2013	22.7	15.3
2014	22.7	15.3
2015	22.7	15.4
2016	22.7	15.5
2017	22.8	15.6
2018	22.9	15.7
2019	23.1	15.8
2020	23.3	15.9
2021	23.4	16
2022	23.6	16.2
2023	23.9	16.3
2024	24.2	16.5

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