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Botswana vs Oman statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 5.28M in Oman (ranked 124/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 119,499 sq mi for Oman (ranked 47th vs. 68th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Oman ranks 70/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Oman ranks 57/197 ($20,248).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana Oman
Population
2595266
5636678
Population rank 143/197 120/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$107B
2024
GDP rank 133/197 70/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$20,248
2024
GDP per capita rank 98/197 57/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$41,664
2024
Government debt
$6.36B
2024
$38B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.8%
2025
35.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,523
2024
$7,191
2024
Government debt per person rank 110/185 68/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,596
2025
$20,368
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
119,499 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
44.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
2.53
2023
Median age
24.2 years
2024
30.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
80.5 years
2025

Botswana and Oman: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Oman economies compared

GDP
Botswana

Oman
Year GDP
Botswana Oman
1960 $30,411,414 $44,234,656
1961 $32,902,613 $45,634,487
1962 $35,644,957 $56,273,202
1963 $38,091,843 $59,912,763
1964 $41,616,348 $61,872,526
1965 $45,788,696 $63,279,975
1966 $51,465,655 $67,759,973
1967 $58,642,354 $107,151,832
1968 $66,248,441 $188,879,849
1969 $77,361,547 $239,999,808
1970 $96,243,234 $256,319,795
1971 $127,448,614 $301,010,587
1972 $164,460,915 $366,883,548
1973 $244,124,164 $483,066,991
1974 $306,044,208 $1,645,917,776
1975 $355,168,572 $2,096,699,189
1976 $372,025,093 $2,560,220,035
1977 $451,624,780 $2,741,169,948
1978 $590,407,374 $2,740,301,390
1979 $819,870,259 $3,733,352,635
1980 $1,060,889,704 $5,981,760,278
1981 $1,073,812,830 $7,259,120,151
1982 $1,014,945,696 $7,554,719,456
1983 $1,172,230,397 $7,932,541,691
1984 $1,240,822,167 $8,821,443,151
1985 $1,114,783,343 $10,005,645,420
1986 $1,392,602,164 $7,324,167,369
1987 $1,965,226,890 $7,811,183,095
1988 $2,644,554,159 $8,386,215,865
1989 $3,083,822,112 $9,372,171,651
1990 $3,790,636,324 $13,310,273,082
1991 $3,942,876,703 $12,918,335,501
1992 $4,146,464,587 $14,183,615,085
1993 $4,160,129,175 $14,230,429,129
1994 $4,259,259,604 $14,715,214,564
1995 $4,730,599,122 $15,722,236,671
1996 $4,847,757,218 $17,402,080,624
1997 $5,020,265,627 $18,039,791,938
1998 $4,790,481,509 $16,044,213,264
1999 $5,484,263,347 $17,832,769,831
2000 $5,788,329,609 $22,259,557,867
2001 $5,489,608,300 $22,205,721,717
2002 $5,438,863,983 $23,065,539,662
2003 $7,511,582,173 $24,733,680,104
2004 $8,957,467,707 $28,378,933,680
2005 $9,918,907,108 $35,506,892,068
2006 $9,919,158,482 $42,577,633,290
2007 $10,567,270,656 $48,300,390,117
2008 $10,730,829,116 $69,804,681,404
2009 $10,118,459,242 $55,454,096,229
2010 $12,637,273,429 $64,993,498,049
2011 $15,110,643,612 $77,497,529,259
2012 $13,907,464,500 $87,408,842,653
2013 $14,271,738,933 $89,936,020,806
2014 $15,470,088,501 $92,699,089,727
2015 $13,530,748,845 $78,710,793,238
2016 $15,082,637,184 $75,128,738,622
2017 $16,105,155,857 $80,856,697,009
2018 $17,031,943,186 $91,505,851,756
2019 $16,725,908,149 $88,060,858,257
2020 $14,960,251,611 $75,909,492,848
2021 $18,750,182,235 $87,323,797,139
2022 $20,321,150,598 $109,852,795,839
2023 $19,411,266,967 $105,895,708,713
2024 $19,400,774,882 $106,942,782,835

Botswana and Oman economies compared

GDP per capita
Botswana

Oman
Year GDP per capita
Botswana Oman
1960 $58.9 $83.4
1961 $62.3 $84.5
1962 $66 $102.3
1963 $68.9 $106.8
1964 $73.5 $108.1
1965 $79.7 $108.1
1966 $89.1 $113.2
1967 $100.9 $174.7
1968 $113.4 $300
1969 $131.8 $372
1970 $163 $387
1971 $212.2 $442
1972 $264.2 $524
1973 $374 $670
1974 $446 $2,203
1975 $493 $2,692
1976 $490 $3,143
1977 $565 $3,205
1978 $695 $3,044
1979 $909 $3,934
1980 $1,132 $5,974
1981 $1,107 $6,866
1982 $1,006 $6,759
1983 $1,121 $6,714
1984 $1,145 $7,070
1985 $994 $7,549
1986 $1,200 $5,182
1987 $1,639 $5,204
1988 $2,141 $5,279
1989 $2,428 $5,591
1990 $2,903 $7,546
1991 $2,939 $6,977
1992 $3,005 $7,318
1993 $2,929 $7,039
1994 $2,917 $7,068
1995 $3,156 $7,414
1996 $3,156 $8,068
1997 $3,194 $8,235
1998 $2,981 $7,219
1999 $3,340 $7,915
2000 $3,451 $9,754
2001 $3,206 $9,612
2002 $3,117 $9,869
2003 $4,230 $10,464
2004 $4,957 $11,801
2005 $5,391 $14,435
2006 $5,292 $16,931
2007 $5,529 $18,793
2008 $5,503 $26,577
2009 $5,083 $20,656
2010 $6,216 $23,570
2011 $7,287 $25,188
2012 $6,596 $24,642
2013 $6,667 $23,458
2014 $7,122 $23,161
2015 $6,141 $18,808
2016 $6,749 $17,110
2017 $7,105 $17,820
2018 $7,408 $19,902
2019 $7,172 $19,180
2020 $6,323 $16,785
2021 $7,808 $19,403
2022 $8,329 $23,224
2023 $7,826 $20,972
2024 $7,695 $20,248

Botswana vs. Oman life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

Oman
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Oman
1950 46.2 29.3
1951 46.6 29.8
1952 47 30.2
1953 47.5 30.7
1954 48 31.2
1955 48.5 31.8
1956 49 32.4
1957 49.5 33
1958 50.1 33.8
1959 50.7 34.6
1960 51.2 35.4
1961 51.8 36.4
1962 52.3 37.4
1963 52.8 38.5
1964 53.4 39.6
1965 53.9 40.8
1966 54.4 42
1967 54.9 43.2
1968 55.4 44.4
1969 55.9 45.6
1970 56.4 46.6
1971 57.1 47.9
1972 57.7 48.7
1973 58.3 50
1974 58.9 51.2
1975 59.5 52.5
1976 60.2 54.4
1977 60.9 55.5
1978 61.5 57
1979 62 58.3
1980 62.5 59.6
1981 63 60.8
1982 63.4 62
1983 63.6 63.2
1984 63.7 64.3
1985 63.6 65.3
1986 63.4 66.2
1987 62.8 67
1988 61.7 67.7
1989 61.2 68.4
1990 60.1 69
1991 58.9 69.6
1992 58.2 70.1
1993 57.3 70.6
1994 56 71.1
1995 54.7 71.6
1996 54.3 72
1997 53.6 72.5
1998 53 72.9
1999 52.5 73.3
2000 52.3 73.6
2001 52.2 74
2002 52.4 74.3
2003 52.9 74.5
2004 53.6 74.8
2005 54.4 75.1
2006 55.1 75.4
2007 56.7 75.6
2008 57.7 76.1
2009 58.3 76.6
2010 59.1 77.2
2011 59.7 77.7
2012 60.4 78.2
2013 61.2 78.6
2014 62.2 79
2015 63.2 79.3
2016 64.3 79.6
2017 65.4 79.7
2018 66.4 79.9
2019 67.2 79.9
2020 67.6 77.8
2021 63.3 76
2022 68.7 77.9
2023 69.2 80
2024 69.3 80.2
2025 69.4 80.5

Botswana and Oman population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

Oman
Year Population
Botswana Oman
1960 516,165 530,485
1961 527,942 539,854
1962 540,186 549,941
1963 552,966 560,827
1964 566,266 572,577
1965 574,664 585,236
1966 577,866 598,804
1967 580,933 613,318
1968 583,966 628,798
1969 587,066 645,255
1970 590,334 662,680
1971 600,481 681,119
1972 622,407 700,593
1973 652,408 721,179
1974 685,448 746,988
1975 720,380 778,864
1976 758,508 814,701
1977 799,574 855,314
1978 849,239 900,304
1979 901,742 949,116
1980 937,485 1,001,248
1981 969,996 1,057,320
1982 1,009,269 1,117,678
1983 1,046,137 1,181,459
1984 1,083,660 1,247,716
1985 1,121,945 1,325,480
1986 1,160,650 1,413,419
1987 1,199,167 1,500,996
1988 1,235,476 1,588,568
1989 1,270,274 1,676,228
1990 1,305,696 1,763,954
1991 1,341,756 1,851,473
1992 1,380,033 1,938,238
1993 1,420,115 2,021,675
1994 1,460,023 2,081,834
1995 1,498,836 2,120,528
1996 1,535,914 2,156,926
1997 1,571,691 2,190,720
1998 1,606,899 2,222,489
1999 1,641,997 2,252,909
2000 1,677,382 2,282,131
2001 1,712,254 2,310,217
2002 1,744,763 2,337,140
2003 1,775,736 2,363,796
2004 1,807,146 2,404,821
2005 1,839,877 2,459,802
2006 1,874,516 2,514,795
2007 1,911,201 2,570,174
2008 1,949,970 2,626,529
2009 1,990,673 2,684,659
2010 2,033,111 2,757,446
2011 2,073,535 3,076,763
2012 2,108,617 3,547,106
2013 2,140,682 3,833,913
2014 2,172,044 4,002,439
2015 2,203,273 4,184,895
2016 2,234,776 4,390,877
2017 2,266,747 4,537,396
2018 2,299,141 4,597,877
2019 2,332,083 4,591,241
2020 2,365,894 4,522,497
2021 2,401,441 4,500,424
2022 2,439,892 4,730,226
2023 2,480,244 5,049,269
2024 2,521,139 5,281,538

Fertility rates in Botswana and Oman

Fertility rate
Botswana

Oman
Year Fertility rate
Botswana Oman
1960 6.6 7.28
1961 6.56 7.29
1962 6.54 7.32
1963 6.58 7.33
1964 6.61 7.37
1965 6.6 7.39
1966 6.61 7.41
1967 6.6 7.44
1968 6.58 7.46
1969 6.56 7.49
1970 6.55 7.52
1971 6.54 7.56
1972 6.56 7.59
1973 6.59 7.63
1974 6.61 7.67
1975 6.61 7.71
1976 6.6 7.74
1977 6.54 7.78
1978 6.48 7.82
1979 6.4 7.85
1980 6.29 7.89
1981 6.16 7.9
1982 5.97 7.84
1983 5.79 7.75
1984 5.63 7.64
1985 5.48 7.51
1986 5.33 7.35
1987 5.1 7.18
1988 4.88 6.95
1989 4.67 6.72
1990 4.51 6.46
1991 4.37 6.2
1992 4.26 5.92
1993 4.15 5.64
1994 4.02 5.36
1995 3.79 5.07
1996 3.57 4.79
1997 3.43 4.52
1998 3.36 4.27
1999 3.31 4.06
2000 3.29 3.85
2001 3.25 3.66
2002 3.18 3.51
2003 3.11 3.37
2004 3.06 3.2
2005 3.08 3.03
2006 3.11 2.88
2007 3.13 2.76
2008 3.13 2.76
2009 3.13 2.83
2010 3.14 2.97
2011 3.1 2.96
2012 3.07 2.93
2013 3.05 2.95
2014 3.03 2.97
2015 3.01 2.97
2016 2.99 2.95
2017 2.97 2.92
2018 2.94 2.81
2019 2.91 2.7
2020 2.86 2.64
2021 2.83 2.59
2022 2.79 2.45
2023 2.73 2.53

Botswana and Oman demographics compared

Median age
Botswana

Oman
Year Median age, years
Botswana Oman
1960 17.7 18.9
1961 17.4 18.8
1962 17.1 18.7
1963 16.8 18.6
1964 16.6 18.5
1965 16.4 18.4
1966 16.2 18.2
1967 15.9 18
1968 15.7 17.8
1969 15.6 17.5
1970 15.4 17.2
1971 15.3 16.9
1972 15.4 16.7
1973 15.6 16.4
1974 15.8 16.3
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 16.5
1982 16.8 16.5
1983 16.8 16.5
1984 16.8 16.5
1985 16.8 16.6
1986 16.9 16.8
1987 16.9 17.1
1988 17 17.5
1989 17.1 17.9
1990 17.3 18.4
1991 17.4 18.8
1992 17.6 19.4
1993 17.8 19.9
1994 18 20.1
1995 18.3 20.1
1996 18.6 20.1
1997 18.8 20.2
1998 19.1 20.4
1999 19.4 20.6
2000 19.7 20.9
2001 20 21.3
2002 20.3 21.6
2003 20.6 22
2004 20.9 22.3
2005 21.2 22.7
2006 21.5 23.1
2007 21.7 23.5
2008 22 24
2009 22.2 24.6
2010 22.5 25.2
2011 22.7 26.5
2012 22.8 27.7
2013 22.7 28.2
2014 22.7 28.5
2015 22.7 28.8
2016 22.7 29.1
2017 22.8 29.4
2018 22.9 29.7
2019 23.1 29.9
2020 23.3 29.7
2021 23.4 29.7
2022 23.6 30
2023 23.9 30.3
2024 24.2 30.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Botswana Oman
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
$102B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
28.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
4.3%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.53%
2023
5.4%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
47,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.2%
2025
+1.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
3.3%
2022
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
46.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
54.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
65.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.9%
2015
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2015
n/a
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies
23
2023
110
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.59B
2023
$22.3B
2022
Total reserves including gold
$3.46B
2024
$18.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$128M
2024
$39M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
869,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
1.87%
2020
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
69.5%
2024

Energy

Botswana Oman
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,165 kg
2022
5,867 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2022
$7.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.42 megatons
2023
93.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
18.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
99.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
0.33%
2022
Net energy imports use share
23.7%
2022
-213.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,522 kWh
2022
8,158 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.25%
2021
1.95%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Botswana Oman
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
+154,219
2024
Urban population
73.5%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
68
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
55
2024
Higher education index
55
2025
60
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
0.14
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
10.6
2019
Visa free countries
86
2025
99
2025
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
97.3%
2022
English speaking
38.4%
2023
22%
2025
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
95.3%
2024

Health

Botswana Oman
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
$707
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
$52.9
2022
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
80.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
2.06
2022
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
13
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
10.4
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
32.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
17%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
8.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Botswana Oman
% of world land
0.38%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
22,626 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
5,682 sq mi
2025
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
9.11 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
n/a

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