Botswana vs Panama statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 4.52M in Panama (ranked 128/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 28,641 sq mi for Panama (ranked 47th vs. 115th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103).

Botswana and Panama: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Panama economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Panama

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Panama
1960	$30,411,414	$537,147,100
1961	$32,902,613	$599,026,300
1962	$35,644,957	$652,120,900
1963	$38,091,843	$722,784,500
1964	$41,616,348	$776,137,500
1965	$45,788,696	$852,485,300
1966	$51,465,655	$928,833,000
1967	$58,642,354	$1,034,376,400
1968	$66,248,441	$1,112,791,100
1969	$77,361,547	$1,221,305,700
1970	$96,243,234	$1,351,006,400
1971	$127,448,614	$1,523,917,200
1972	$164,460,915	$1,673,411,700
1973	$244,124,164	$1,913,793,400
1974	$306,044,208	$2,188,307,600
1975	$355,168,572	$2,435,304,100
1976	$372,025,093	$2,588,106,000
1977	$451,624,780	$2,738,261,900
1978	$590,407,374	$3,244,558,600
1979	$819,870,259	$3,704,551,600
1980	$1,060,889,704	$4,614,086,400
1981	$1,073,812,830	$5,222,421,500
1982	$1,014,945,696	$5,769,767,900
1983	$1,172,230,397	$5,923,755,900
1984	$1,240,822,167	$6,183,387,100
1985	$1,114,783,343	$6,541,517,100
1986	$1,392,602,164	$6,797,834,200
1987	$1,965,226,890	$6,827,665,300
1988	$2,644,554,159	$5,902,783,400
1989	$3,083,822,112	$5,918,469,800
1990	$3,790,636,324	$6,433,967,000
1991	$3,942,876,703	$7,074,675,500
1992	$4,146,464,587	$8,042,337,700
1993	$4,160,129,175	$8,782,585,400
1994	$4,259,259,604	$9,365,289,800
1995	$4,730,599,122	$9,573,813,700
1996	$4,847,757,218	$9,197,503,300
1997	$5,020,265,627	$10,058,854,400
1998	$4,790,481,509	$11,019,557,700
1999	$5,484,263,347	$11,660,704,800
2000	$5,788,329,609	$11,966,497,000
2001	$5,489,608,300	$12,252,906,300
2002	$5,438,863,983	$12,800,851,300
2003	$7,511,582,173	$13,603,456,000
2004	$8,957,467,707	$15,100,203,400
2005	$9,918,907,108	$16,623,906,700
2006	$9,919,158,482	$18,659,721,500
2007	$10,567,270,656	$21,717,433,800
2008	$10,730,829,116	$25,721,328,000
2009	$10,118,459,242	$27,791,215,500
2010	$12,637,273,429	$30,231,009,500
2011	$15,110,643,612	$35,687,738,300
2012	$13,907,464,500	$41,595,439,700
2013	$14,271,738,933	$46,949,496,500
2014	$15,470,088,501	$51,427,104,900
2015	$13,530,748,845	$55,767,806,100
2016	$15,082,637,184	$59,760,858,700
2017	$16,105,155,857	$64,327,688,800
2018	$17,031,943,186	$67,316,471,200
2019	$16,725,908,149	$69,778,991,200
2020	$14,960,251,611	$57,059,846,500
2021	$18,750,182,235	$67,396,392,500
2022	$20,321,150,598	$76,276,116,700
2023	$19,411,266,967	$83,318,176,900
2024	$19,400,774,882	$86,260,400,000

Botswana and Panama economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Panama

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Panama
1960	$58.9	$477
1961	$62.3	$516
1962	$66	$546
1963	$68.9	$587
1964	$73.5	$611
1965	$79.7	$651
1966	$89.1	$689
1967	$100.9	$745
1968	$113.4	$778
1969	$131.8	$830
1970	$163	$893
1971	$212.2	$979
1972	$264.2	$1,046
1973	$374	$1,164
1974	$446	$1,296
1975	$493	$1,406
1976	$490	$1,457
1977	$565	$1,503
1978	$695	$1,738
1979	$909	$1,938
1980	$1,132	$2,357
1981	$1,107	$2,605
1982	$1,006	$2,811
1983	$1,121	$2,819
1984	$1,145	$2,875
1985	$994	$2,972
1986	$1,200	$3,019
1987	$1,639	$2,966
1988	$2,141	$2,509
1989	$2,428	$2,462
1990	$2,903	$2,620
1991	$2,939	$2,821
1992	$3,005	$3,140
1993	$2,929	$3,358
1994	$2,917	$3,508
1995	$3,156	$3,514
1996	$3,156	$3,308
1997	$3,194	$3,546
1998	$2,981	$3,808
1999	$3,340	$3,950
2000	$3,451	$3,975
2001	$3,206	$3,992
2002	$3,117	$4,091
2003	$4,230	$4,265
2004	$4,957	$4,645
2005	$5,391	$5,018
2006	$5,292	$5,529
2007	$5,529	$6,318
2008	$5,503	$7,348
2009	$5,083	$7,797
2010	$6,216	$8,331
2011	$7,287	$9,662
2012	$6,596	$11,065
2013	$6,667	$12,273
2014	$7,122	$13,213
2015	$6,141	$14,083
2016	$6,749	$14,832
2017	$7,105	$15,695
2018	$7,408	$16,151
2019	$7,172	$16,478
2020	$6,323	$13,291
2021	$7,808	$15,510
2022	$8,329	$17,332
2023	$7,826	$18,686
2024	$7,695	$19,103

Botswana vs. Panama life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Panama

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Panama
1950	46.2	55.4
1951	46.6	55.9
1952	47	56.4
1953	47.5	56.8
1954	48	57.2
1955	48.5	57.5
1956	49	57.9
1957	49.5	58.3
1958	50.1	58.9
1959	50.7	59.6
1960	51.2	60.3
1961	51.8	60.9
1962	52.3	61.4
1963	52.8	61.8
1964	53.4	62.1
1965	53.9	62.3
1966	54.4	62.6
1967	54.9	62.9
1968	55.4	63.2
1969	55.9	63.7
1970	56.4	64.1
1971	57.1	64.7
1972	57.7	65.2
1973	58.3	65.8
1974	58.9	66.6
1975	59.5	67.2
1976	60.2	67.8
1977	60.9	68.3
1978	61.5	68.7
1979	62	69.1
1980	62.5	69.5
1981	63	69.8
1982	63.4	69.9
1983	63.6	70.1
1984	63.7	70.4
1985	63.6	70.5
1986	63.4	70.7
1987	62.8	70.8
1988	61.7	70.9
1989	61.2	70.1
1990	60.1	71.3
1991	58.9	71.3
1992	58.2	71.5
1993	57.3	71.8
1994	56	71.9
1995	54.7	72
1996	54.3	72.2
1997	53.6	72.5
1998	53	72.8
1999	52.5	73.1
2000	52.3	73.4
2001	52.2	73.8
2002	52.4	74.2
2003	52.9	74.6
2004	53.6	74.8
2005	54.4	75.2
2006	55.1	75.4
2007	56.7	75.7
2008	57.7	75.9
2009	58.3	76.2
2010	59.1	76.4
2011	59.7	76.7
2012	60.4	76.9
2013	61.2	77.1
2014	62.2	77.4
2015	63.2	77.6
2016	64.3	77.8
2017	65.4	77.9
2018	66.4	78.3
2019	67.2	78.5
2020	67.6	76.3
2021	63.3	77
2022	68.7	79.3
2023	69.2	79.6
2024	69.3	79.8
2025	69.4	80

Botswana and Panama population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Panama

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Panama
1960	516,165	1,126,005
1961	527,942	1,159,870
1962	540,186	1,195,301
1963	552,966	1,232,124
1964	566,266	1,270,065
1965	574,664	1,308,835
1966	577,866	1,348,388
1967	580,933	1,388,628
1968	583,966	1,429,447
1969	587,066	1,470,886
1970	590,334	1,513,070
1971	600,481	1,556,081
1972	622,407	1,599,723
1973	652,408	1,643,690
1974	685,448	1,687,926
1975	720,380	1,732,389
1976	758,508	1,776,935
1977	799,574	1,821,543
1978	849,239	1,866,311
1979	901,742	1,911,552
1980	937,485	1,957,534
1981	969,996	2,004,418
1982	1,009,269	2,052,271
1983	1,046,137	2,101,106
1984	1,083,660	2,150,782
1985	1,121,945	2,200,915
1986	1,160,650	2,251,325
1987	1,199,167	2,301,970
1988	1,235,476	2,352,848
1989	1,270,274	2,403,820
1990	1,305,696	2,455,583
1991	1,341,756	2,508,265
1992	1,380,033	2,561,336
1993	1,420,115	2,615,099
1994	1,460,023	2,669,546
1995	1,498,836	2,724,557
1996	1,535,914	2,780,227
1997	1,571,691	2,836,695
1998	1,606,899	2,893,914
1999	1,641,997	2,951,822
2000	1,677,382	3,010,369
2001	1,712,254	3,069,537
2002	1,744,763	3,129,344
2003	1,775,736	3,189,807
2004	1,807,146	3,251,155
2005	1,839,877	3,313,026
2006	1,874,516	3,375,024
2007	1,911,201	3,437,490
2008	1,949,970	3,500,648
2009	1,990,673	3,564,381
2010	2,033,111	3,628,535
2011	2,073,535	3,693,505
2012	2,108,617	3,759,256
2013	2,140,682	3,825,329
2014	2,172,044	3,892,101
2015	2,203,273	3,960,035
2016	2,234,776	4,029,086
2017	2,266,747	4,098,707
2018	2,299,141	4,167,860
2019	2,332,083	4,234,700
2020	2,365,894	4,293,261
2021	2,401,441	4,345,405
2022	2,439,892	4,400,773
2023	2,480,244	4,458,759
2024	2,521,139	4,515,577

Fertility rates in Botswana and Panama

Fertility rate

Botswana

Panama

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Panama
1960	6.6	5.83
1961	6.56	5.87
1962	6.54	5.87
1963	6.58	5.87
1964	6.61	5.81
1965	6.6	5.73
1966	6.61	5.65
1967	6.6	5.53
1968	6.58	5.41
1969	6.56	5.29
1970	6.55	5.18
1971	6.54	5.05
1972	6.56	4.91
1973	6.59	4.74
1974	6.61	4.58
1975	6.61	4.41
1976	6.6	4.26
1977	6.54	4.12
1978	6.48	3.98
1979	6.4	3.88
1980	6.29	3.8
1981	6.16	3.72
1982	5.97	3.66
1983	5.79	3.6
1984	5.63	3.52
1985	5.48	3.43
1986	5.33	3.34
1987	5.1	3.25
1988	4.88	3.17
1989	4.67	3.12
1990	4.51	3.07
1991	4.37	3
1992	4.26	2.95
1993	4.15	2.91
1994	4.02	2.88
1995	3.79	2.85
1996	3.57	2.83
1997	3.43	2.81
1998	3.36	2.79
1999	3.31	2.77
2000	3.29	2.74
2001	3.25	2.72
2002	3.18	2.7
2003	3.11	2.68
2004	3.06	2.68
2005	3.08	2.64
2006	3.11	2.62
2007	3.13	2.61
2008	3.13	2.61
2009	3.13	2.59
2010	3.14	2.59
2011	3.1	2.6
2012	3.07	2.59
2013	3.05	2.57
2014	3.03	2.55
2015	3.01	2.53
2016	2.99	2.5
2017	2.97	2.46
2018	2.94	2.4
2019	2.91	2.29
2020	2.86	2.18
2021	2.83	2.15
2022	2.79	2.14
2023	2.73	2.12

Botswana and Panama demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Panama

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Panama
1960	17.7	17.8
1961	17.4	17.8
1962	17.1	17.7
1963	16.8	17.6
1964	16.6	17.6
1965	16.4	17.5
1966	16.2	17.5
1967	15.9	17.5
1968	15.7	17.5
1969	15.6	17.6
1970	15.4	17.6
1971	15.3	17.7
1972	15.4	17.7
1973	15.6	17.8
1974	15.8	18
1975	16	18.1
1976	16.2	18.3
1977	16.4	18.4
1978	16.6	18.6
1979	16.9	18.8
1980	16.8	19
1981	16.8	19.2
1982	16.8	19.5
1983	16.8	19.7
1984	16.8	19.9
1985	16.8	20.2
1986	16.9	20.4
1987	16.9	20.7
1988	17	21
1989	17.1	21.3
1990	17.3	21.5
1991	17.4	21.8
1992	17.6	22.1
1993	17.8	22.4
1994	18	22.7
1995	18.3	22.9
1996	18.6	23.2
1997	18.8	23.5
1998	19.1	23.7
1999	19.4	24
2000	19.7	24.3
2001	20	24.5
2002	20.3	24.8
2003	20.6	25.1
2004	20.9	25.3
2005	21.2	25.6
2006	21.5	25.9
2007	21.7	26.1
2008	22	26.4
2009	22.2	26.7
2010	22.5	27
2011	22.7	27.2
2012	22.8	27.5
2013	22.7	27.8
2014	22.7	28
2015	22.7	28.3
2016	22.7	28.5
2017	22.8	28.8
2018	22.9	29.1
2019	23.1	29.4
2020	23.3	29.7
2021	23.4	30
2022	23.6	30.3
2023	23.9	30.6
2024	24.2	30.9

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