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Botswana vs North Macedonia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 1.79M in North Macedonia (ranked 150/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 9,737 sq mi for North Macedonia (ranked 47th vs. 145th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana North Macedonia
Population
2595266
1783115
Population rank 143/197 150/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$16.7B
2024
GDP rank 133/197 138/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$9,310
2024
GDP per capita rank 98/197 88/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$26,587
2024
Government debt
$6.36B
2024
$9.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.8%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,523
2024
$5,105
2024
Government debt per person rank 110/185 78/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,596
2025
$8,472
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
9,737 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
184 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
24.2 years
2024
41.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
77.7 years
2025

Botswana and North Macedonia: Comparison Charts

Botswana and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP
Botswana

North Macedonia
Year GDP
Botswana North Macedonia
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 $4,699,646,643
1991 $3,942,876,703 $4,938,775,510
1992 $4,146,464,587 $2,436,849,342
1993 $4,160,129,175 $2,682,456,897
1994 $4,259,259,604 $3,559,608,640
1995 $4,730,599,122 $4,707,041,315
1996 $4,847,757,218 $4,642,021,256
1997 $5,020,265,627 $3,912,986,091
1998 $4,790,481,509 $3,765,745,023
1999 $5,484,263,347 $3,863,619,285
2000 $5,788,329,609 $3,772,859,034
2001 $5,489,608,300 $3,709,636,031
2002 $5,438,863,983 $4,018,365,747
2003 $7,511,582,173 $4,946,296,599
2004 $8,957,467,707 $5,682,784,472
2005 $9,918,907,108 $6,258,602,873
2006 $9,919,158,482 $6,861,226,972
2007 $10,567,270,656 $8,336,474,974
2008 $10,730,829,116 $9,909,552,435
2009 $10,118,459,242 $9,401,736,825
2010 $12,637,273,429 $9,407,170,321
2011 $15,110,643,612 $10,494,626,768
2012 $13,907,464,500 $9,745,261,301
2013 $14,271,738,933 $10,817,702,346
2014 $15,470,088,501 $11,362,265,253
2015 $13,530,748,845 $10,064,519,963
2016 $15,082,637,184 $10,672,467,073
2017 $16,105,155,857 $11,307,067,070
2018 $17,031,943,186 $12,683,068,114
2019 $16,725,908,149 $12,606,338,449
2020 $14,960,251,611 $12,361,036,914
2021 $18,750,182,235 $14,000,283,827
2022 $20,321,150,598 $13,932,436,550
2023 $19,411,266,967 $15,763,604,288
2024 $19,400,774,882 $16,685,236,492

Botswana and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP per capita
Botswana

North Macedonia
Year GDP per capita
Botswana North Macedonia
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 $2,277
1991 $2,939 $2,402
1992 $3,005 $1,199
1993 $2,929 $1,337
1994 $2,917 $1,786
1995 $3,156 $2,355
1996 $3,156 $2,307
1997 $3,194 $1,960
1998 $2,981 $1,876
1999 $3,340 $1,915
2000 $3,451 $1,862
2001 $3,206 $1,823
2002 $3,117 $1,989
2003 $4,230 $2,445
2004 $4,957 $2,819
2005 $5,391 $3,121
2006 $5,292 $3,440
2007 $5,529 $4,204
2008 $5,503 $5,026
2009 $5,083 $4,800
2010 $6,216 $4,833
2011 $7,287 $5,417
2012 $6,596 $5,050
2013 $6,667 $5,626
2014 $7,122 $5,925
2015 $6,141 $5,263
2016 $6,749 $5,598
2017 $7,105 $5,955
2018 $7,408 $6,714
2019 $7,172 $6,719
2020 $6,323 $6,660
2021 $7,808 $7,621
2022 $8,329 $7,606
2023 $7,826 $8,624
2024 $7,695 $9,310

Botswana vs. North Macedonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

North Macedonia
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana North Macedonia
1950 46.2 50.6
1951 46.6 48.5
1952 47 52.5
1953 47.5 53.2
1954 48 55.7
1955 48.5 55.4
1956 49 58.5
1957 49.5 55.7
1958 50.1 60.3
1959 50.7 59.5
1960 51.2 60.5
1961 51.8 61.8
1962 52.3 59.3
1963 52.8 61.4
1964 53.4 61.5
1965 53.9 62.6
1966 54.4 63.5
1967 54.9 63.8
1968 55.4 64.6
1969 55.9 64
1970 56.4 65
1971 57.1 65.2
1972 57.7 65.6
1973 58.3 67.1
1974 58.9 67.1
1975 59.5 67.3
1976 60.2 67.9
1977 60.9 68.2
1978 61.5 69.1
1979 62 69.2
1980 62.5 69.1
1981 63 69.4
1982 63.4 69.8
1983 63.6 69.7
1984 63.7 70.2
1985 63.6 70.2
1986 63.4 70.3
1987 62.8 70.4
1988 61.7 70.5
1989 61.2 71.1
1990 60.1 71.3
1991 58.9 71.8
1992 58.2 71.3
1993 57.3 71.7
1994 56 71.5
1995 54.7 72
1996 54.3 71.9
1997 53.6 71.9
1998 53 71.8
1999 52.5 72.3
2000 52.3 72.6
2001 52.2 73
2002 52.4 72.7
2003 52.9 73
2004 53.6 73.4
2005 54.4 73.6
2006 55.1 73.8
2007 56.7 73.7
2008 57.7 74.4
2009 58.3 74.5
2010 59.1 75
2011 59.7 75.1
2012 60.4 75
2013 61.2 75.6
2014 62.2 75.6
2015 63.2 75.6
2016 64.3 75.6
2017 65.4 76.2
2018 66.4 76.9
2019 67.2 76.8
2020 67.6 74.5
2021 63.3 73.3
2022 68.7 76.6
2023 69.2 77.4
2024 69.3 77.5
2025 69.4 77.7

Botswana and North Macedonia population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

North Macedonia
Year Population
Botswana North Macedonia
1960 516,165 1,435,059
1961 527,942 1,455,171
1962 540,186 1,471,745
1963 552,966 1,488,737
1964 566,266 1,510,900
1965 574,664 1,533,466
1966 577,866 1,557,349
1967 580,933 1,582,492
1968 583,966 1,608,930
1969 587,066 1,636,345
1970 590,334 1,664,208
1971 600,481 1,691,216
1972 622,407 1,717,395
1973 652,408 1,743,816
1974 685,448 1,770,545
1975 720,380 1,797,972
1976 758,508 1,825,830
1977 799,574 1,853,138
1978 849,239 1,879,847
1979 901,742 1,906,523
1980 937,485 1,933,038
1981 969,996 1,959,065
1982 1,009,269 1,978,956
1983 1,046,137 1,991,901
1984 1,083,660 2,003,399
1985 1,121,945 2,014,331
1986 1,160,650 2,024,732
1987 1,199,167 2,035,157
1988 1,235,476 2,045,737
1989 1,270,274 2,055,649
1990 1,305,696 2,063,689
1991 1,341,756 2,055,994
1992 1,380,033 2,032,523
1993 1,420,115 2,006,854
1994 1,460,023 1,992,666
1995 1,498,836 1,998,534
1996 1,535,914 2,012,553
1997 1,571,691 1,996,869
1998 1,606,899 2,007,523
1999 1,641,997 2,017,142
2000 1,677,382 2,026,350
2001 1,712,254 2,034,882
2002 1,744,763 2,020,157
2003 1,775,736 2,022,725
2004 1,807,146 2,016,186
2005 1,839,877 2,005,330
2006 1,874,516 1,994,287
2007 1,911,201 1,982,933
2008 1,949,970 1,971,493
2009 1,990,673 1,958,782
2010 2,033,111 1,946,298
2011 2,073,535 1,937,398
2012 2,108,617 1,929,821
2013 2,140,682 1,922,716
2014 2,172,044 1,917,557
2015 2,203,273 1,912,430
2016 2,234,776 1,906,313
2017 2,266,747 1,898,657
2018 2,299,141 1,889,051
2019 2,332,083 1,876,262
2020 2,365,894 1,856,124
2021 2,401,441 1,837,114
2022 2,439,892 1,831,712
2023 2,480,244 1,827,816
2024 2,521,139 1,792,179

Fertility rates in Botswana and North Macedonia

Fertility rate
Botswana

North Macedonia
Year Fertility rate
Botswana North Macedonia
1960 6.6 3.83
1961 6.56 3.62
1962 6.54 3.5
1963 6.58 3.62
1964 6.61 3.56
1965 6.6 3.52
1966 6.61 3.43
1967 6.6 3.33
1968 6.58 3.22
1969 6.56 3.1
1970 6.55 3.01
1971 6.54 2.93
1972 6.56 2.87
1973 6.59 2.72
1974 6.61 2.7
1975 6.61 2.69
1976 6.6 2.62
1977 6.54 2.49
1978 6.48 2.42
1979 6.4 2.4
1980 6.29 2.36
1981 6.16 2.29
1982 5.97 2.29
1983 5.79 2.25
1984 5.63 2.24
1985 5.48 2.25
1986 5.33 2.25
1987 5.1 2.32
1988 4.88 2.32
1989 4.67 2.25
1990 4.51 2.27
1991 4.37 2.31
1992 4.26 2.28
1993 4.15 2.26
1994 4.02 2.23
1995 3.79 2.13
1996 3.57 2.06
1997 3.43 1.92
1998 3.36 1.89
1999 3.31 1.77
2000 3.29 1.86
2001 3.25 1.73
2002 3.18 1.79
2003 3.11 1.75
2004 3.06 1.52
2005 3.08 1.5
2006 3.11 1.46
2007 3.13 1.46
2008 3.13 1.47
2009 3.13 1.5
2010 3.14 1.6
2011 3.1 1.46
2012 3.07 1.5
2013 3.05 1.5
2014 3.03 1.5
2015 3.01 1.49
2016 2.99 1.5
2017 2.97 1.43
2018 2.94 1.42
2019 2.91 1.34
2020 2.86 1.31
2021 2.83 1.6
2022 2.79 1.6
2023 2.73 1.5

Botswana and North Macedonia demographics compared

Median age
Botswana

North Macedonia
Year Median age, years
Botswana North Macedonia
1960 17.7 21.8
1961 17.4 21.8
1962 17.1 21.9
1963 16.8 21.9
1964 16.6 21.9
1965 16.4 21.9
1966 16.2 22
1967 15.9 22.2
1968 15.7 22.4
1969 15.6 22.6
1970 15.4 22.8
1971 15.3 23.1
1972 15.4 23.3
1973 15.6 23.6
1974 15.8 23.9
1975 16 24.2
1976 16.2 24.5
1977 16.4 24.8
1978 16.6 25.2
1979 16.9 25.5
1980 16.8 25.9
1981 16.8 26.2
1982 16.8 26.5
1983 16.8 26.8
1984 16.8 27.2
1985 16.8 27.5
1986 16.9 27.8
1987 16.9 28
1988 17 28.3
1989 17.1 28.6
1990 17.3 28.9
1991 17.4 29.2
1992 17.6 29.6
1993 17.8 29.9
1994 18 30.3
1995 18.3 30.5
1996 18.6 30.8
1997 18.8 31
1998 19.1 31.2
1999 19.4 31.5
2000 19.7 31.9
2001 20 32.2
2002 20.3 32.6
2003 20.6 32.8
2004 20.9 33.2
2005 21.2 33.5
2006 21.5 33.9
2007 21.7 34.3
2008 22 34.7
2009 22.2 35.1
2010 22.5 35.5
2011 22.7 36
2012 22.8 36.4
2013 22.7 36.9
2014 22.7 37.3
2015 22.7 37.8
2016 22.7 38.3
2017 22.8 38.8
2018 22.9 39.4
2019 23.1 39.9
2020 23.3 40.3
2021 23.4 40.7
2022 23.6 40.9
2023 23.9 41.3
2024 24.2 41.6

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Finance

Botswana North Macedonia
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
$15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
39.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
3.3%
2002
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.53%
2023
1.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.2%
2025
-5.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
12.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
63.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.9%
2015
22.9%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2015
1.9%
2019
Listed domestic companies
23
2023
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.59B
2023
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.46B
2024
$5.25B
2024
Personal remittances received
$128M
2024
$458M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
118,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
3.52%
2020
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
84.3%
2024

Energy

Botswana North Macedonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,165 kg
2022
1,450 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2022
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.42 megatons
2023
8.76 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
4.79 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
82.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
19.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
7.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
23.7%
2022
63.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,522 kWh
2022
3,320 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.25%
2021
31%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
23.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Botswana North Macedonia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
-5,728
2024
Urban population
73.5%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
57.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
55
2025
63
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
1.53
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
86
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
97.6%
2012
English speaking
38.4%
2023
5%
2025
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
87.2%
2023

Health

Botswana North Macedonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
$562
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
$225.9
2022
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
77.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
0.002%
2018
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
2.96
2020
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
27.4 years
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
3.3
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
28.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
32
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
4.36 liters
2020

Territory

Botswana North Macedonia
% of world land
0.38%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
5,433 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
4,830 sq mi
2025
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
3,867 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
8,812 mi
2017

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