Botswana vs Papua New Guinea statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 10.6M in Papua New Guinea (ranked 92/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 174,850 sq mi for Papua New Guinea (ranked 47th vs. 54th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Papua New Guinea ranks 109/197 ($32.5B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Papua New Guinea ranks 140/197 ($3,076).

Botswana and Papua New Guinea: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Papua New Guinea
1960	$30,411,414	$230,496,037
1961	$32,902,613	$244,832,039
1962	$35,644,957	$261,184,042
1963	$38,091,843	$275,968,044
1964	$41,616,348	$305,312,049
1965	$45,788,696	$344,176,055
1966	$51,465,655	$390,992,063
1967	$58,642,354	$441,728,183
1968	$66,248,441	$485,184,190
1969	$77,361,547	$551,263,864
1970	$96,243,234	$645,568,215
1971	$127,448,614	$717,750,278
1972	$164,460,915	$858,761,926
1973	$244,124,164	$1,299,079,410
1974	$306,044,208	$1,467,417,672
1975	$355,168,572	$1,356,603,608
1976	$372,025,093	$1,511,843,235
1977	$451,624,780	$1,640,746,619
1978	$590,407,374	$1,947,878,831
1979	$819,870,259	$2,293,760,511
1980	$1,060,889,704	$2,545,808,456
1981	$1,073,812,830	$2,498,190,847
1982	$1,014,945,696	$2,368,719,683
1983	$1,172,230,397	$2,562,351,551
1984	$1,240,822,167	$2,552,662,617
1985	$1,114,783,343	$2,423,339,172
1986	$1,392,602,164	$2,647,995,602
1987	$1,965,226,890	$3,143,851,794
1988	$2,644,554,159	$3,656,177,881
1989	$3,083,822,112	$3,546,472,566
1990	$3,790,636,324	$3,219,729,083
1991	$3,942,876,703	$3,787,394,958
1992	$4,146,464,587	$4,377,980,510
1993	$4,160,129,175	$4,974,550,286
1994	$4,259,259,604	$5,502,786,070
1995	$4,730,599,122	$4,636,057,476
1996	$4,847,757,218	$5,155,311,077
1997	$5,020,265,627	$4,936,615,299
1998	$4,790,481,509	$3,789,443,015
1999	$5,484,263,347	$3,477,038,204
2000	$5,788,329,609	$3,521,339,699
2001	$5,489,608,300	$3,081,024,212
2002	$5,438,863,983	$2,999,511,040
2003	$7,511,582,173	$3,536,411,824
2004	$8,957,467,707	$3,927,157,867
2005	$9,918,907,108	$4,865,892,972
2006	$9,919,158,482	$8,354,911,041
2007	$10,567,270,656	$9,545,028,944
2008	$10,730,829,116	$11,670,892,801
2009	$10,118,459,242	$11,619,456,449
2010	$12,637,273,429	$14,250,786,675
2011	$15,110,643,612	$17,985,138,066
2012	$13,907,464,500	$21,295,168,666
2013	$14,271,738,933	$21,261,338,065
2014	$15,470,088,501	$23,210,823,987
2015	$13,530,748,845	$21,723,437,010
2016	$15,082,637,184	$20,758,876,953
2017	$16,105,155,857	$22,742,699,138
2018	$17,031,943,186	$24,109,780,708
2019	$16,725,908,149	$24,750,626,030
2020	$14,960,251,611	$23,848,447,850
2021	$18,750,182,235	$26,109,413,521
2022	$20,321,150,598	$31,653,185,953
2023	$19,411,266,967	$30,816,367,067
2024	$19,400,774,882	$32,538,480,024

Botswana and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Papua New Guinea
1960	$58.9	$115.5
1961	$62.3	$119.7
1962	$66	$124.7
1963	$68.9	$128.9
1964	$73.5	$139.5
1965	$79.7	$153.9
1966	$89.1	$171.1
1967	$100.9	$189
1968	$113.4	$202.9
1969	$131.8	$225.3
1970	$163	$257.6
1971	$212.2	$279.7
1972	$264.2	$327
1973	$374	$483
1974	$446	$533
1975	$493	$482
1976	$490	$525
1977	$565	$558
1978	$695	$648
1979	$909	$748
1980	$1,132	$813
1981	$1,107	$781
1982	$1,006	$726
1983	$1,121	$769
1984	$1,145	$750
1985	$994	$697
1986	$1,200	$745
1987	$1,639	$865
1988	$2,141	$985
1989	$2,428	$934
1990	$2,903	$826
1991	$2,939	$942
1992	$3,005	$1,051
1993	$2,929	$1,151
1994	$2,917	$1,228
1995	$3,156	$998
1996	$3,156	$1,071
1997	$3,194	$990
1998	$2,981	$733
1999	$3,340	$650
2000	$3,451	$636
2001	$3,206	$538
2002	$3,117	$506
2003	$4,230	$577
2004	$4,957	$621
2005	$5,391	$744
2006	$5,292	$1,238
2007	$5,529	$1,371
2008	$5,503	$1,625
2009	$5,083	$1,569
2010	$6,216	$1,867
2011	$7,287	$2,288
2012	$6,596	$2,635
2013	$6,667	$2,561
2014	$7,122	$2,723
2015	$6,141	$2,485
2016	$6,749	$2,316
2017	$7,105	$2,478
2018	$7,408	$2,566
2019	$7,172	$2,576
2020	$6,323	$2,430
2021	$7,808	$2,608
2022	$8,329	$3,102
2023	$7,826	$2,966
2024	$7,695	$3,076

Botswana vs. Papua New Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Papua New Guinea
1950	46.2	39.4
1951	46.6	35.5
1952	47	40.7
1953	47.5	41.3
1954	48	42
1955	48.5	42.6
1956	49	43.3
1957	49.5	43.9
1958	50.1	44.6
1959	50.7	45.1
1960	51.2	45.8
1961	51.8	46.4
1962	52.3	46.7
1963	52.8	47.7
1964	53.4	48.3
1965	53.9	48.9
1966	54.4	49.6
1967	54.9	50.2
1968	55.4	50.9
1969	55.9	51.5
1970	56.4	52.1
1971	57.1	52.6
1972	57.7	53.3
1973	58.3	53.9
1974	58.9	54.4
1975	59.5	55
1976	60.2	55.5
1977	60.9	56
1978	61.5	56.5
1979	62	57
1980	62.5	57.4
1981	63	57.8
1982	63.4	58.1
1983	63.6	58.3
1984	63.7	58.6
1985	63.6	58.8
1986	63.4	59
1987	62.8	59.2
1988	61.7	59.4
1989	61.2	59.6
1990	60.1	59.8
1991	58.9	59.9
1992	58.2	60.3
1993	57.3	60.5
1994	56	60.7
1995	54.7	60.9
1996	54.3	61.1
1997	53.6	61.3
1998	53	60.4
1999	52.5	61.5
2000	52.3	61.6
2001	52.2	61.6
2002	52.4	61.6
2003	52.9	61.7
2004	53.6	61.8
2005	54.4	61.9
2006	55.1	62
2007	56.7	62.2
2008	57.7	62.5
2009	58.3	62.8
2010	59.1	63.1
2011	59.7	63.4
2012	60.4	63.6
2013	61.2	63.9
2014	62.2	64.2
2015	63.2	64.5
2016	64.3	64.7
2017	65.4	64.9
2018	66.4	65.1
2019	67.2	65.3
2020	67.6	65.1
2021	63.3	64.4
2022	68.7	65.3
2023	69.2	66.1
2024	69.3	66.3
2025	69.4	66.4

Botswana and Papua New Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Papua New Guinea
1960	516,165	1,995,110
1961	527,942	2,046,127
1962	540,186	2,093,919
1963	552,966	2,141,376
1964	566,266	2,188,325
1965	574,664	2,235,820
1966	577,866	2,285,774
1967	580,933	2,337,532
1968	583,966	2,390,803
1969	587,066	2,446,927
1970	590,334	2,505,628
1971	600,481	2,566,421
1972	622,407	2,628,432
1973	652,408	2,690,629
1974	685,448	2,752,671
1975	720,380	2,814,820
1976	758,508	2,877,327
1977	799,574	2,940,327
1978	849,239	3,003,714
1979	901,742	3,067,341
1980	937,485	3,131,512
1981	969,996	3,197,019
1982	1,009,269	3,264,291
1983	1,046,137	3,333,633
1984	1,083,660	3,405,198
1985	1,121,945	3,478,936
1986	1,160,650	3,554,793
1987	1,199,167	3,632,543
1988	1,235,476	3,711,880
1989	1,270,274	3,796,078
1990	1,305,696	3,896,481
1991	1,341,756	4,021,837
1992	1,380,033	4,166,699
1993	1,420,115	4,320,872
1994	1,460,023	4,480,208
1995	1,498,836	4,644,278
1996	1,535,914	4,813,361
1997	1,571,691	4,987,883
1998	1,606,899	5,166,390
1999	1,641,997	5,349,333
2000	1,677,382	5,537,064
2001	1,712,254	5,728,435
2002	1,744,763	5,924,003
2003	1,775,736	6,123,997
2004	1,807,146	6,328,041
2005	1,839,877	6,535,905
2006	1,874,516	6,747,720
2007	1,911,201	6,963,345
2008	1,949,970	7,183,002
2009	1,990,673	7,406,438
2010	2,033,111	7,633,523
2011	2,073,535	7,859,346
2012	2,108,617	8,081,390
2013	2,140,682	8,302,698
2014	2,172,044	8,523,441
2015	2,203,273	8,743,246
2016	2,234,776	8,961,718
2017	2,266,747	9,178,714
2018	2,299,141	9,394,513
2019	2,332,083	9,609,010
2020	2,365,894	9,815,746
2021	2,401,441	10,012,896
2022	2,439,892	10,203,169
2023	2,480,244	10,389,635
2024	2,521,139	10,576,502

Fertility rates in Botswana and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate

Botswana

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Papua New Guinea
1960	6.6	6.02
1961	6.56	6.07
1962	6.54	6.14
1963	6.58	6.15
1964	6.61	6.19
1965	6.6	6.2
1966	6.61	6.23
1967	6.6	6.24
1968	6.58	6.25
1969	6.56	6.26
1970	6.55	6.25
1971	6.54	6.23
1972	6.56	6.2
1973	6.59	6.16
1974	6.61	6.11
1975	6.61	6.07
1976	6.6	6.02
1977	6.54	5.96
1978	6.48	5.88
1979	6.4	5.79
1980	6.29	5.71
1981	6.16	5.65
1982	5.97	5.59
1983	5.79	5.56
1984	5.63	5.51
1985	5.48	5.47
1986	5.33	5.42
1987	5.1	5.36
1988	4.88	5.3
1989	4.67	5.24
1990	4.51	5.18
1991	4.37	5.11
1992	4.26	5.03
1993	4.15	4.96
1994	4.02	4.87
1995	3.79	4.78
1996	3.57	4.73
1997	3.43	4.68
1998	3.36	4.63
1999	3.31	4.59
2000	3.29	4.53
2001	3.25	4.47
2002	3.18	4.42
2003	3.11	4.36
2004	3.06	4.28
2005	3.08	4.22
2006	3.11	4.15
2007	3.13	4.08
2008	3.13	4.01
2009	3.13	3.94
2010	3.14	3.88
2011	3.1	3.82
2012	3.07	3.75
2013	3.05	3.68
2014	3.03	3.63
2015	3.01	3.56
2016	2.99	3.5
2017	2.97	3.43
2018	2.94	3.38
2019	2.91	3.32
2020	2.86	3.27
2021	2.83	3.22
2022	2.79	3.17
2023	2.73	3.1

Botswana and Papua New Guinea demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Papua New Guinea
1960	17.7	18.5
1961	17.4	18.4
1962	17.1	18.3
1963	16.8	18.1
1964	16.6	18
1965	16.4	17.9
1966	16.2	17.8
1967	15.9	17.6
1968	15.7	17.5
1969	15.6	17.4
1970	15.4	17.3
1971	15.3	17.2
1972	15.4	17.1
1973	15.6	17.2
1974	15.8	17.2
1975	16	17.3
1976	16.2	17.4
1977	16.4	17.5
1978	16.6	17.7
1979	16.9	17.8
1980	16.8	18
1981	16.8	18.1
1982	16.8	18.2
1983	16.8	18.3
1984	16.8	18.3
1985	16.8	18.4
1986	16.9	18.5
1987	16.9	18.5
1988	17	18.6
1989	17.1	18.6
1990	17.3	18.7
1991	17.4	18.8
1992	17.6	18.9
1993	17.8	19
1994	18	19.1
1995	18.3	19.2
1996	18.6	19.4
1997	18.8	19.5
1998	19.1	19.6
1999	19.4	19.7
2000	19.7	19.8
2001	20	19.9
2002	20.3	19.9
2003	20.6	20
2004	20.9	20.2
2005	21.2	20.3
2006	21.5	20.4
2007	21.7	20.6
2008	22	20.7
2009	22.2	20.9
2010	22.5	21
2011	22.7	21.2
2012	22.8	21.3
2013	22.7	21.5
2014	22.7	21.7
2015	22.7	21.9
2016	22.7	22
2017	22.8	22.2
2018	22.9	22.4
2019	23.1	22.6
2020	23.3	22.8
2021	23.4	23
2022	23.6	23.2
2023	23.9	23.4
2024	24.2	23.6

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