Botswana vs North Korea statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 47th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Botswana and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Botswana and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Botswana

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	North Korea
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	-
1992	$4,146,464,587	-
1993	$4,160,129,175	-
1994	$4,259,259,604	-
1995	$4,730,599,122	-
1996	$4,847,757,218	-
1997	$5,020,265,627	-
1998	$4,790,481,509	-
1999	$5,484,263,347	-
2000	$5,788,329,609	-
2001	$5,489,608,300	-
2002	$5,438,863,983	-
2003	$7,511,582,173	-
2004	$8,957,467,707	-
2005	$9,918,907,108	-
2006	$9,919,158,482	-
2007	$10,567,270,656	-
2008	$10,730,829,116	-
2009	$10,118,459,242	$23,356,470,000
2010	$12,637,273,429	$25,995,513,000
2011	$15,110,643,612	$29,005,020,000
2012	$13,907,464,500	$29,890,710,000
2013	$14,271,738,933	$30,588,922,000
2014	$15,470,088,501	$30,554,460,000
2015	$13,530,748,845	$30,723,030,000
2016	$15,082,637,184	$28,882,640,000
2017	$16,105,155,857	$29,105,440,000
2018	$17,031,943,186	$28,536,400,000
2019	$16,725,908,149	$28,222,880,000
2020	$14,960,251,611	$27,728,240,000
2021	$18,750,182,235	$32,301,720,000
2022	$20,321,150,598	$28,971,360,000
2023	$19,411,266,967	$32,155,360,000
2024	$19,400,774,882	$34,943,120,000

Botswana and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	North Korea
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	-
1992	$3,005	-
1993	$2,929	-
1994	$2,917	-
1995	$3,156	-
1996	$3,156	-
1997	$3,194	-
1998	$2,981	-
1999	$3,340	-
2000	$3,451	-
2001	$3,206	-
2002	$3,117	-
2003	$4,230	-
2004	$4,957	-
2005	$5,391	-
2006	$5,292	-
2007	$5,529	-
2008	$5,503	-
2009	$5,083	$939
2010	$6,216	$1,040
2011	$7,287	$1,156
2012	$6,596	$1,186
2013	$6,667	$1,208
2014	$7,122	$1,201
2015	$6,141	$1,201
2016	$6,749	$1,124
2017	$7,105	$1,127
2018	$7,408	$1,100
2019	$7,172	$1,084
2020	$6,323	$1,061
2021	$7,808	$1,231
2022	$8,329	$1,100
2023	$7,826	$1,217
2024	$7,695	$1,319

Botswana vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	North Korea
1950	46.2	14.2
1951	46.6	17.7
1952	47	32.8
1953	47.5	40.3
1954	48	50.6
1955	48.5	51.8
1956	49	52.8
1957	49.5	53.7
1958	50.1	54.5
1959	50.7	55.2
1960	51.2	55.8
1961	51.8	56.4
1962	52.3	57
1963	52.8	57.6
1964	53.4	58.2
1965	53.9	58.8
1966	54.4	59.4
1967	54.9	60.1
1968	55.4	60.8
1969	55.9	61.4
1970	56.4	62
1971	57.1	62.7
1972	57.7	63.3
1973	58.3	63.8
1974	58.9	64.3
1975	59.5	64.8
1976	60.2	65.3
1977	60.9	65.8
1978	61.5	66.3
1979	62	66.7
1980	62.5	67.2
1981	63	67.7
1982	63.4	68.1
1983	63.6	68.5
1984	63.7	68.9
1985	63.6	69.2
1986	63.4	69.5
1987	62.8	69.8
1988	61.7	70.1
1989	61.2	70.3
1990	60.1	70.5
1991	58.9	70.7
1992	58.2	71
1993	57.3	70.8
1994	56	70.5
1995	54.7	60.8
1996	54.3	60.8
1997	53.6	60.9
1998	53	60.9
1999	52.5	60.9
2000	52.3	60.9
2001	52.2	60.9
2002	52.4	60.9
2003	52.9	69.4
2004	53.6	69.3
2005	54.4	69.2
2006	55.1	69.1
2007	56.7	69
2008	57.7	69.3
2009	58.3	69.7
2010	59.1	70.2
2011	59.7	70.8
2012	60.4	71.3
2013	61.2	71.9
2014	62.2	72.5
2015	63.2	72.8
2016	64.3	73
2017	65.4	73
2018	66.4	73
2019	67.2	72.9
2020	67.6	72.8
2021	63.3	73.4
2022	68.7	73.6
2023	69.2	73.6
2024	69.3	73.7
2025	69.4	73.9

Botswana and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	North Korea
1960	516,165	11,722,953
1961	527,942	11,990,713
1962	540,186	12,262,882
1963	552,966	12,567,057
1964	566,266	12,889,770
1965	574,664	13,219,369
1966	577,866	13,569,094
1967	580,933	13,958,350
1968	583,966	14,365,596
1969	587,066	14,767,615
1970	590,334	15,172,775
1971	600,481	15,572,457
1972	622,407	15,975,069
1973	652,408	16,350,367
1974	685,448	16,673,121
1975	720,380	16,971,055
1976	758,508	17,243,450
1977	799,574	17,492,798
1978	849,239	17,735,995
1979	901,742	17,983,470
1980	937,485	18,236,786
1981	969,996	18,501,295
1982	1,009,269	18,776,357
1983	1,046,137	19,054,034
1984	1,083,660	19,335,043
1985	1,121,945	19,620,388
1986	1,160,650	19,910,855
1987	1,199,167	20,205,483
1988	1,235,476	20,503,161
1989	1,270,274	20,804,367
1990	1,305,696	21,112,137
1991	1,341,756	21,428,638
1992	1,380,033	21,750,911
1993	1,420,115	22,073,352
1994	1,460,023	22,393,975
1995	1,498,836	22,669,304
1996	1,535,914	22,895,746
1997	1,571,691	23,110,830
1998	1,606,899	23,311,564
1999	1,641,997	23,497,599
2000	1,677,382	23,665,910
2001	1,712,254	23,815,358
2002	1,744,763	23,943,973
2003	1,775,736	24,090,380
2004	1,807,146	24,254,943
2005	1,839,877	24,396,433
2006	1,874,516	24,524,507
2007	1,911,201	24,646,383
2008	1,949,970	24,764,618
2009	1,990,673	24,878,332
2010	2,033,111	24,987,258
2011	2,073,535	25,097,874
2012	2,108,617	25,211,728
2013	2,140,682	25,329,451
2014	2,172,044	25,451,262
2015	2,203,273	25,575,350
2016	2,234,776	25,698,326
2017	2,266,747	25,817,709
2018	2,299,141	25,931,147
2019	2,332,083	26,037,632
2020	2,365,894	26,136,312
2021	2,401,441	26,232,534
2022	2,439,892	26,328,845
2023	2,480,244	26,418,204
2024	2,521,139	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Botswana and North Korea

Fertility rate

Botswana

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	North Korea
1960	6.6	3.57
1961	6.56	3.26
1962	6.54	3.41
1963	6.58	3.63
1964	6.61	3.55
1965	6.6	3.56
1966	6.61	3.71
1967	6.6	4.05
1968	6.58	3.87
1969	6.56	3.86
1970	6.55	3.85
1971	6.54	3.74
1972	6.56	3.89
1973	6.59	3.35
1974	6.61	3.14
1975	6.61	3.05
1976	6.6	2.84
1977	6.54	2.77
1978	6.48	2.79
1979	6.4	2.85
1980	6.29	2.84
1981	6.16	2.92
1982	5.97	2.85
1983	5.79	2.78
1984	5.63	2.71
1985	5.48	2.65
1986	5.33	2.59
1987	5.1	2.53
1988	4.88	2.47
1989	4.67	2.41
1990	4.51	2.39
1991	4.37	2.35
1992	4.26	2.29
1993	4.15	2.22
1994	4.02	2.18
1995	3.79	2.15
1996	3.57	2.09
1997	3.43	2.03
1998	3.36	1.99
1999	3.31	1.97
2000	3.29	1.94
2001	3.25	1.94
2002	3.18	1.92
2003	3.11	1.91
2004	3.06	1.9
2005	3.08	1.87
2006	3.11	1.94
2007	3.13	1.94
2008	3.13	1.97
2009	3.13	1.91
2010	3.14	1.89
2011	3.1	1.88
2012	3.07	1.88
2013	3.05	1.88
2014	3.03	1.87
2015	3.01	1.86
2016	2.99	1.86
2017	2.97	1.85
2018	2.94	1.83
2019	2.91	1.83
2020	2.86	1.82
2021	2.83	1.81
2022	2.79	1.8
2023	2.73	1.78

Botswana and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	North Korea
1960	17.7	19.9
1961	17.4	20.2
1962	17.1	20.6
1963	16.8	20.8
1964	16.6	21
1965	16.4	21.2
1966	16.2	21.3
1967	15.9	21.4
1968	15.7	21.4
1969	15.6	21.4
1970	15.4	21.4
1971	15.3	21.2
1972	15.4	20.9
1973	15.6	20.7
1974	15.8	20.7
1975	16	20.9
1976	16.2	21.1
1977	16.4	21.4
1978	16.6	21.8
1979	16.9	22.2
1980	16.8	22.5
1981	16.8	22.8
1982	16.8	23.1
1983	16.8	23.5
1984	16.8	23.9
1985	16.8	24.2
1986	16.9	24.5
1987	16.9	24.8
1988	17	25.1
1989	17.1	25.6
1990	17.3	26
1991	17.4	26.4
1992	17.6	26.8
1993	17.8	27.2
1994	18	27.6
1995	18.3	28
1996	18.6	28.3
1997	18.8	28.8
1998	19.1	29.2
1999	19.4	29.6
2000	19.7	30.1
2001	20	30.5
2002	20.3	31
2003	20.6	31.4
2004	20.9	31.8
2005	21.2	32.1
2006	21.5	32.5
2007	21.7	32.9
2008	22	33.3
2009	22.2	33.7
2010	22.5	34
2011	22.7	34.3
2012	22.8	34.5
2013	22.7	34.7
2014	22.7	35
2015	22.7	35.2
2016	22.7	35.4
2017	22.8	35.7
2018	22.9	35.9
2019	23.1	36.2
2020	23.3	36.4
2021	23.4	36.6
2022	23.6	36.8
2023	23.9	37.1
2024	24.2	37.3

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