Botswana vs Norway statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 5.57M in Norway (ranked 118/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 140,645 sq mi for Norway (ranked 47th vs. 62nd).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810).

Botswana and Norway: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Norway economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Norway

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Norway
1960	$30,411,414	$5,197,398,721
1961	$32,902,613	$5,669,689,210
1962	$35,644,957	$6,107,076,929
1963	$38,091,843	$6,553,269,536
1964	$41,616,348	$7,206,522,122
1965	$45,788,696	$8,111,945,661
1966	$51,465,655	$8,753,940,267
1967	$58,642,354	$9,577,383,653
1968	$66,248,441	$10,227,087,165
1969	$77,361,547	$11,136,187,440
1970	$96,243,234	$12,814,123,115
1971	$127,448,614	$14,583,114,840
1972	$164,460,915	$17,358,610,850
1973	$244,124,164	$22,534,253,703
1974	$306,044,208	$27,145,693,810
1975	$355,168,572	$32,877,805,200
1976	$372,025,093	$35,942,270,686
1977	$451,624,780	$41,508,030,431
1978	$590,407,374	$46,522,900,254
1979	$819,870,259	$53,132,244,624
1980	$1,060,889,704	$64,439,382,896
1981	$1,073,812,830	$63,596,654,761
1982	$1,014,945,696	$62,647,195,538
1983	$1,172,230,397	$61,627,240,831
1984	$1,240,822,167	$62,057,955,033
1985	$1,114,783,343	$65,416,879,914
1986	$1,392,602,164	$78,693,118,044
1987	$1,965,226,890	$94,229,907,236
1988	$2,644,554,159	$101,900,260,856
1989	$3,083,822,112	$102,633,934,391
1990	$3,790,636,324	$119,791,843,060
1991	$3,942,876,703	$121,872,464,483
1992	$4,146,464,587	$130,838,040,068
1993	$4,160,129,175	$120,579,213,713
1994	$4,259,259,604	$127,131,319,429
1995	$4,730,599,122	$152,029,612,325
1996	$4,847,757,218	$163,520,109,151
1997	$5,020,265,627	$161,356,631,888
1998	$4,790,481,509	$154,230,295,158
1999	$5,484,263,347	$162,383,706,021
2000	$5,788,329,609	$171,457,201,936
2001	$5,489,608,300	$174,239,354,071
2002	$5,438,863,983	$195,914,852,576
2003	$7,511,582,173	$229,385,469,337
2004	$8,957,467,707	$265,268,662,473
2005	$9,918,907,108	$309,978,579,744
2006	$9,919,158,482	$346,915,160,682
2007	$10,567,270,656	$402,643,260,488
2008	$10,730,829,116	$464,917,553,191
2009	$10,118,459,242	$387,976,400,617
2010	$12,637,273,429	$431,052,143,940
2011	$15,110,643,612	$501,360,549,669
2012	$13,907,464,500	$512,777,309,841
2013	$14,271,738,933	$526,014,468,085
2014	$15,470,088,501	$501,736,471,833
2015	$13,530,748,845	$388,159,512,246
2016	$15,082,637,184	$370,956,547,619
2017	$16,105,155,857	$401,745,275,035
2018	$17,031,943,186	$439,788,625,884
2019	$16,725,908,149	$408,742,840,909
2020	$14,960,251,611	$367,633,418,887
2021	$18,750,182,235	$503,367,986,030
2022	$20,321,150,598	$596,297,651,036
2023	$19,411,266,967	$482,949,731,777
2024	$19,400,774,882	$483,727,398,216

Botswana and Norway economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Norway

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Norway
1960	$58.9	$1,451
1961	$62.3	$1,571
1962	$66	$1,678
1963	$68.9	$1,787
1964	$73.5	$1,951
1965	$79.7	$2,179
1966	$89.1	$2,333
1967	$100.9	$2,531
1968	$113.4	$2,680
1969	$131.8	$2,894
1970	$163	$3,306
1971	$212.2	$3,736
1972	$264.2	$4,414
1973	$374	$5,690
1974	$446	$6,812
1975	$493	$8,204
1976	$490	$8,927
1977	$565	$10,266
1978	$695	$11,463
1979	$909	$13,047
1980	$1,132	$15,772
1981	$1,107	$15,513
1982	$1,006	$15,225
1983	$1,121	$14,928
1984	$1,145	$14,989
1985	$994	$15,754
1986	$1,200	$18,883
1987	$1,639	$22,506
1988	$2,141	$24,207
1989	$2,428	$24,281
1990	$2,903	$28,243
1991	$2,939	$28,597
1992	$3,005	$30,524
1993	$2,929	$27,964
1994	$2,917	$29,316
1995	$3,156	$34,876
1996	$3,156	$37,322
1997	$3,194	$36,629
1998	$2,981	$34,803
1999	$3,340	$36,393
2000	$3,451	$38,178
2001	$3,206	$38,602
2002	$3,117	$43,171
2003	$4,230	$50,250
2004	$4,957	$57,769
2005	$5,391	$67,047
2006	$5,292	$74,434
2007	$5,529	$85,502
2008	$5,503	$97,504
2009	$5,083	$80,348
2010	$6,216	$88,163
2011	$7,287	$101,222
2012	$6,596	$102,176
2013	$6,667	$103,554
2014	$7,122	$97,667
2015	$6,141	$74,810
2016	$6,749	$70,867
2017	$7,105	$76,132
2018	$7,408	$82,793
2019	$7,172	$76,431
2020	$6,323	$68,340
2021	$7,808	$93,073
2022	$8,329	$109,270
2023	$7,826	$87,497
2024	$7,695	$86,810

Botswana vs. Norway life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Norway

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Norway
1950	46.2	71.6
1951	46.6	72.5
1952	47	72.7
1953	47.5	73.1
1954	48	73.2
1955	48.5	73.4
1956	49	73.5
1957	49.5	73.4
1958	50.1	73.4
1959	50.7	73.6
1960	51.2	73.6
1961	51.8	73.6
1962	52.3	73.5
1963	52.8	73.1
1964	53.4	73.6
1965	53.9	73.7
1966	54.4	74
1967	54.9	74.1
1968	55.4	73.9
1969	55.9	73.7
1970	56.4	74.1
1971	57.1	74.2
1972	57.7	74.3
1973	58.3	74.4
1974	58.9	74.8
1975	59.5	74.8
1976	60.2	75
1977	60.9	75.4
1978	61.5	75.4
1979	62	75.4
1980	62.5	75.7
1981	63	75.9
1982	63.4	76
1983	63.6	76.1
1984	63.7	76.2
1985	63.6	75.9
1986	63.4	76.3
1987	62.8	76.1
1988	61.7	76.3
1989	61.2	76.5
1990	60.1	76.6
1991	58.9	77
1992	58.2	77.2
1993	57.3	77.2
1994	56	77.8
1995	54.7	77.8
1996	54.3	78.2
1997	53.6	78.2
1998	53	78.4
1999	52.5	78.4
2000	52.3	78.7
2001	52.2	78.9
2002	52.4	79
2003	52.9	79.5
2004	53.6	80
2005	54.4	80.2
2006	55.1	80.4
2007	56.7	80.5
2008	57.7	80.7
2009	58.3	80.9
2010	59.1	81
2011	59.7	81.2
2012	60.4	81.4
2013	61.2	81.7
2014	62.2	82.1
2015	63.2	82.3
2016	64.3	82.4
2017	65.4	82.6
2018	66.4	82.8
2019	67.2	83
2020	67.6	83.2
2021	63.3	83.2
2022	68.7	82.6
2023	69.2	83.3
2024	69.3	83.5
2025	69.4	83.6

Botswana and Norway population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Norway

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Norway
1960	516,165	3,581,239
1961	527,942	3,609,800
1962	540,186	3,638,918
1963	552,966	3,666,537
1964	566,266	3,694,339
1965	574,664	3,723,168
1966	577,866	3,753,012
1967	580,933	3,784,539
1968	583,966	3,816,486
1969	587,066	3,847,707
1970	590,334	3,875,763
1971	600,481	3,903,039
1972	622,407	3,933,004
1973	652,408	3,960,612
1974	685,448	3,985,258
1975	720,380	4,007,313
1976	758,508	4,026,152
1977	799,574	4,043,205
1978	849,239	4,058,671
1979	901,742	4,072,517
1980	937,485	4,085,620
1981	969,996	4,099,702
1982	1,009,269	4,114,787
1983	1,046,137	4,128,432
1984	1,083,660	4,140,099
1985	1,121,945	4,152,516
1986	1,160,650	4,167,354
1987	1,199,167	4,186,905
1988	1,235,476	4,209,488
1989	1,270,274	4,226,901
1990	1,305,696	4,241,473
1991	1,341,756	4,261,732
1992	1,380,033	4,286,401
1993	1,420,115	4,311,991
1994	1,460,023	4,336,613
1995	1,498,836	4,359,184
1996	1,535,914	4,381,336
1997	1,571,691	4,405,157
1998	1,606,899	4,431,464
1999	1,641,997	4,461,913
2000	1,677,382	4,490,967
2001	1,712,254	4,513,751
2002	1,744,763	4,538,159
2003	1,775,736	4,564,855
2004	1,807,146	4,591,910
2005	1,839,877	4,623,291
2006	1,874,516	4,660,677
2007	1,911,201	4,709,153
2008	1,949,970	4,768,212
2009	1,990,673	4,828,726
2010	2,033,111	4,889,252
2011	2,073,535	4,953,088
2012	2,108,617	5,018,573
2013	2,140,682	5,079,623
2014	2,172,044	5,137,232
2015	2,203,273	5,188,607
2016	2,234,776	5,234,519
2017	2,266,747	5,276,968
2018	2,299,141	5,311,916
2019	2,332,083	5,347,896
2020	2,365,894	5,379,475
2021	2,401,441	5,408,320
2022	2,439,892	5,457,127
2023	2,480,244	5,519,594
2024	2,521,139	5,572,272

Fertility rates in Botswana and Norway

Fertility rate

Botswana

Norway

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Norway
1960	6.6	2.85
1961	6.56	2.94
1962	6.54	2.91
1963	6.58	2.93
1964	6.61	2.98
1965	6.6	2.94
1966	6.61	2.9
1967	6.6	2.81
1968	6.58	2.75
1969	6.56	2.7
1970	6.55	2.5
1971	6.54	2.49
1972	6.56	2.38
1973	6.59	2.23
1974	6.61	2.13
1975	6.61	1.98
1976	6.6	1.86
1977	6.54	1.75
1978	6.48	1.77
1979	6.4	1.75
1980	6.29	1.72
1981	6.16	1.7
1982	5.97	1.71
1983	5.79	1.66
1984	5.63	1.66
1985	5.48	1.68
1986	5.33	1.71
1987	5.1	1.74
1988	4.88	1.84
1989	4.67	1.89
1990	4.51	1.93
1991	4.37	1.92
1992	4.26	1.88
1993	4.15	1.86
1994	4.02	1.87
1995	3.79	1.87
1996	3.57	1.89
1997	3.43	1.86
1998	3.36	1.81
1999	3.31	1.85
2000	3.29	1.85
2001	3.25	1.78
2002	3.18	1.75
2003	3.11	1.8
2004	3.06	1.83
2005	3.08	1.84
2006	3.11	1.9
2007	3.13	1.9
2008	3.13	1.96
2009	3.13	1.98
2010	3.14	1.95
2011	3.1	1.88
2012	3.07	1.85
2013	3.05	1.78
2014	3.03	1.75
2015	3.01	1.72
2016	2.99	1.71
2017	2.97	1.62
2018	2.94	1.56
2019	2.91	1.53
2020	2.86	1.48
2021	2.83	1.55
2022	2.79	1.41
2023	2.73	1.4

Botswana and Norway demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Norway

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Norway
1960	17.7	34.3
1961	17.4	34.4
1962	17.1	34.4
1963	16.8	34.3
1964	16.6	34.2
1965	16.4	34.1
1966	16.2	33.9
1967	15.9	33.7
1968	15.7	33.5
1969	15.6	33.2
1970	15.4	32.9
1971	15.3	32.7
1972	15.4	32.5
1973	15.6	32.4
1974	15.8	32.4
1975	16	32.5
1976	16.2	32.6
1977	16.4	32.7
1978	16.6	32.9
1979	16.9	33.1
1980	16.8	33.3
1981	16.8	33.6
1982	16.8	33.9
1983	16.8	34.1
1984	16.8	34.4
1985	16.8	34.6
1986	16.9	34.8
1987	16.9	34.9
1988	17	35.1
1989	17.1	35.2
1990	17.3	35.4
1991	17.4	35.5
1992	17.6	35.7
1993	17.8	35.8
1994	18	35.9
1995	18.3	36.1
1996	18.6	36.2
1997	18.8	36.4
1998	19.1	36.5
1999	19.4	36.7
2000	19.7	36.9
2001	20	37.1
2002	20.3	37.3
2003	20.6	37.5
2004	20.9	37.7
2005	21.2	37.9
2006	21.5	38.1
2007	21.7	38.3
2008	22	38.4
2009	22.2	38.5
2010	22.5	38.6
2011	22.7	38.7
2012	22.8	38.8
2013	22.7	38.9
2014	22.7	39
2015	22.7	39.2
2016	22.7	39.3
2017	22.8	39.4
2018	22.9	39.6
2019	23.1	39.8
2020	23.3	40
2021	23.4	40.3
2022	23.6	40.4
2023	23.9	40.5
2024	24.2	40.7

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