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Botswana vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 47th vs. 158th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana Qatar
Population
2595266
2964497
Population rank 143/197 137/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 133/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 98/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$6.36B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.8%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,523
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 110/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,596
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
24.2 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Botswana and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Botswana

Qatar
Year GDP
Botswana Qatar
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 $301,791,302
1971 $127,448,614 $387,703,106
1972 $164,460,915 $510,262,500
1973 $244,124,164 $793,885,560
1974 $306,044,208 $2,401,403,227
1975 $355,168,572 $2,512,773,166
1976 $372,025,093 $3,284,273,987
1977 $451,624,780 $3,617,564,638
1978 $590,407,374 $4,052,000,413
1979 $819,870,259 $5,632,962,997
1980 $1,060,889,704 $7,829,165,262
1981 $1,073,812,830 $8,661,263,764
1982 $1,014,945,696 $7,596,703,214
1983 $1,172,230,397 $6,467,582,308
1984 $1,240,822,167 $6,704,395,824
1985 $1,114,783,343 $6,153,296,456
1986 $1,392,602,164 $5,053,021,951
1987 $1,965,226,890 $5,446,428,681
1988 $2,644,554,159 $6,038,187,033
1989 $3,083,822,112 $6,487,912,088
1990 $3,790,636,324 $7,360,439,423
1991 $3,942,876,703 $6,883,516,484
1992 $4,146,464,587 $7,646,153,984
1993 $4,160,129,175 $7,156,593,654
1994 $4,259,259,604 $7,374,450,769
1995 $4,730,599,122 $8,137,911,978
1996 $4,847,757,218 $9,059,340,385
1997 $5,020,265,627 $11,297,802,115
1998 $4,790,481,509 $10,255,495,027
1999 $5,484,263,347 $12,393,131,868
2000 $5,788,329,609 $17,759,890,110
2001 $5,489,608,300 $17,538,461,538
2002 $5,438,863,983 $19,363,736,264
2003 $7,511,582,173 $23,533,791,209
2004 $8,957,467,707 $31,734,065,934
2005 $9,918,907,108 $44,530,494,505
2006 $9,919,158,482 $60,882,142,857
2007 $10,567,270,656 $79,712,087,912
2008 $10,730,829,116 $115,270,054,945
2009 $10,118,459,242 $97,798,351,648
2010 $12,637,273,429 $125,122,306,346
2011 $15,110,643,612 $167,775,268,626
2012 $13,907,464,500 $186,833,502,363
2013 $14,271,738,933 $198,727,642,967
2014 $15,470,088,501 $206,224,598,571
2015 $13,530,748,845 $161,739,955,577
2016 $15,082,637,184 $151,732,181,868
2017 $16,105,155,857 $161,099,122,225
2018 $17,031,943,186 $183,334,953,819
2019 $16,725,908,149 $176,371,267,692
2020 $14,960,251,611 $144,411,363,352
2021 $18,750,182,235 $179,732,009,560
2022 $20,321,150,598 $235,709,325,714
2023 $19,411,266,967 $213,002,809,341
2024 $19,400,774,882 $217,982,967,033

Botswana and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Botswana

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Botswana Qatar
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 $2,594
1971 $212.2 $2,952
1972 $264.2 $3,483
1973 $374 $4,905
1974 $446 $13,540
1975 $493 $13,014
1976 $490 $15,710
1977 $565 $16,058
1978 $695 $16,757
1979 $909 $21,777
1980 $1,132 $28,375
1981 $1,107 $29,505
1982 $1,006 $24,385
1983 $1,121 $19,616
1984 $1,145 $19,272
1985 $994 $16,815
1986 $1,200 $13,213
1987 $1,639 $13,719
1988 $2,141 $14,682
1989 $2,428 $15,243
1990 $2,903 $16,722
1991 $2,939 $15,133
1992 $3,005 $16,280
1993 $2,929 $14,770
1994 $2,917 $14,765
1995 $3,156 $15,823
1996 $3,156 $17,125
1997 $3,194 $20,523
1998 $2,981 $17,665
1999 $3,340 $20,234
2000 $3,451 $27,535
2001 $3,206 $25,871
2002 $3,117 $27,227
2003 $4,230 $31,602
2004 $4,957 $41,036
2005 $5,391 $53,950
2006 $5,292 $62,582
2007 $5,529 $65,954
2008 $5,503 $80,781
2009 $5,083 $60,786
2010 $6,216 $77,387
2011 $7,287 $103,262
2012 $6,596 $108,470
2013 $6,667 $103,697
2014 $7,122 $95,841
2015 $6,141 $68,985
2016 $6,749 $61,254
2017 $7,105 $63,280
2018 $7,408 $71,040
2019 $7,172 $66,841
2020 $6,323 $51,684
2021 $7,808 $71,752
2022 $8,329 $88,701
2023 $7,826 $80,196
2024 $7,695 $76,276

Botswana vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Qatar
1950 46.2 50.8
1951 46.6 51.5
1952 47 52.1
1953 47.5 52.8
1954 48 53.5
1955 48.5 54.2
1956 49 54.9
1957 49.5 55.6
1958 50.1 56.3
1959 50.7 57
1960 51.2 57.8
1961 51.8 58.5
1962 52.3 59.2
1963 52.8 60
1964 53.4 60.7
1965 53.9 61.4
1966 54.4 62.2
1967 54.9 62.9
1968 55.4 63.6
1969 55.9 64.2
1970 56.4 64.9
1971 57.1 65.5
1972 57.7 66.1
1973 58.3 66.6
1974 58.9 67.2
1975 59.5 67.7
1976 60.2 68.2
1977 60.9 68.6
1978 61.5 69.1
1979 62 69.5
1980 62.5 69.9
1981 63 70.3
1982 63.4 70.7
1983 63.6 71.1
1984 63.7 71.5
1985 63.6 71.8
1986 63.4 72.2
1987 62.8 72.5
1988 61.7 72.8
1989 61.2 73.1
1990 60.1 73.4
1991 58.9 73.7
1992 58.2 73.9
1993 57.3 74.1
1994 56 74.2
1995 54.7 74.4
1996 54.3 74.6
1997 53.6 74.7
1998 53 74.9
1999 52.5 75
2000 52.3 75.3
2001 52.2 75.5
2002 52.4 75.8
2003 52.9 76.1
2004 53.6 76.5
2005 54.4 76.9
2006 55.1 77.3
2007 56.7 77.7
2008 57.7 78.3
2009 58.3 78.8
2010 59.1 79.4
2011 59.7 80
2012 60.4 80.5
2013 61.2 81
2014 62.2 81.4
2015 63.2 81.8
2016 64.3 82.1
2017 65.4 82.5
2018 66.4 82.7
2019 67.2 82.9
2020 67.6 80.4
2021 63.3 81.1
2022 68.7 81.9
2023 69.2 82.4
2024 69.3 82.5
2025 69.4 82.7

Botswana and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

Qatar
Year Population
Botswana Qatar
1960 516,165 36,010
1961 527,942 39,680
1962 540,186 44,630
1963 552,966 50,380
1964 566,266 56,867
1965 574,664 64,065
1966 577,866 72,192
1967 580,933 81,439
1968 583,966 91,749
1969 587,066 103,025
1970 590,334 116,350
1971 600,481 131,346
1972 622,407 146,506
1973 652,408 161,841
1974 685,448 177,362
1975 720,380 193,087
1976 758,508 209,052
1977 799,574 225,285
1978 849,239 241,808
1979 901,742 258,670
1980 937,485 275,913
1981 969,996 293,553
1982 1,009,269 311,537
1983 1,046,137 329,709
1984 1,083,660 347,878
1985 1,121,945 365,940
1986 1,160,650 382,422
1987 1,199,167 397,005
1988 1,235,476 411,264
1989 1,270,274 425,646
1990 1,305,696 440,175
1991 1,341,756 454,853
1992 1,380,033 469,657
1993 1,420,115 484,545
1994 1,460,023 499,459
1995 1,498,836 514,325
1996 1,535,914 529,019
1997 1,571,691 550,500
1998 1,606,899 580,540
1999 1,641,997 612,500
2000 1,677,382 644,989
2001 1,712,254 677,925
2002 1,744,763 711,205
2003 1,775,736 744,682
2004 1,807,146 773,332
2005 1,839,877 825,408
2006 1,874,516 972,831
2007 1,911,201 1,208,595
2008 1,949,970 1,426,938
2009 1,990,673 1,608,903
2010 2,033,111 1,616,832
2011 2,073,535 1,624,761
2012 2,108,617 1,722,438
2013 2,140,682 1,916,426
2014 2,172,044 2,151,745
2015 2,203,273 2,344,557
2016 2,234,776 2,477,113
2017 2,266,747 2,545,820
2018 2,299,141 2,580,734
2019 2,332,083 2,638,657
2020 2,365,894 2,794,148
2021 2,401,441 2,504,910
2022 2,439,892 2,657,333
2023 2,480,244 2,656,032
2024 2,521,139 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Botswana and Qatar

Fertility rate
Botswana

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Botswana Qatar
1960 6.6 6.53
1961 6.56 6.53
1962 6.54 6.53
1963 6.58 6.53
1964 6.61 6.53
1965 6.6 6.53
1966 6.61 6.52
1967 6.6 6.46
1968 6.58 6.39
1969 6.56 6.31
1970 6.55 6.23
1971 6.54 6.15
1972 6.56 6.07
1973 6.59 6.01
1974 6.61 5.94
1975 6.61 5.86
1976 6.6 5.78
1977 6.54 5.69
1978 6.48 5.58
1979 6.4 5.46
1980 6.29 5.33
1981 6.16 5.2
1982 5.97 5.04
1983 5.79 4.9
1984 5.63 4.76
1985 5.48 4.64
1986 5.33 4.57
1987 5.1 4.54
1988 4.88 4.51
1989 4.67 4.41
1990 4.51 4.23
1991 4.37 3.99
1992 4.26 3.85
1993 4.15 3.77
1994 4.02 3.67
1995 3.79 3.56
1996 3.57 3.44
1997 3.43 3.33
1998 3.36 3.21
1999 3.31 3.12
2000 3.29 3.07
2001 3.25 3.08
2002 3.18 3.01
2003 3.11 2.93
2004 3.06 2.79
2005 3.08 2.64
2006 3.11 2.51
2007 3.13 2.44
2008 3.13 2.37
2009 3.13 2.25
2010 3.14 2.14
2011 3.1 2.07
2012 3.07 2.04
2013 3.05 2.03
2014 3.03 2.03
2015 3.01 1.98
2016 2.99 1.86
2017 2.97 1.83
2018 2.94 1.76
2019 2.91 1.73
2020 2.86 1.68
2021 2.83 1.61
2022 2.79 1.74
2023 2.73 1.73

Botswana and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Botswana

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Botswana Qatar
1960 17.7 18
1961 17.4 19
1962 17.1 20.1
1963 16.8 21.1
1964 16.6 21.8
1965 16.4 22.5
1966 16.2 23
1967 15.9 23.5
1968 15.7 24
1969 15.6 24.4
1970 15.4 23.7
1971 15.3 22.2
1972 15.4 21.3
1973 15.6 20.9
1974 15.8 20.8
1975 16 21
1976 16.2 21.3
1977 16.4 21.8
1978 16.6 22.3
1979 16.9 22.9
1980 16.8 23.5
1981 16.8 24.1
1982 16.8 24.8
1983 16.8 25.6
1984 16.8 26.3
1985 16.8 27
1986 16.9 27.4
1987 16.9 27.5
1988 17 27.5
1989 17.1 27.6
1990 17.3 27.7
1991 17.4 27.9
1992 17.6 28.1
1993 17.8 28.4
1994 18 28.7
1995 18.3 29.1
1996 18.6 29.6
1997 18.8 29.9
1998 19.1 29.8
1999 19.4 29.8
2000 19.7 29.9
2001 20 30.1
2002 20.3 30.5
2003 20.6 30.9
2004 20.9 31
2005 21.2 30.9
2006 21.5 30.6
2007 21.7 30.1
2008 22 30.1
2009 22.2 30.8
2010 22.5 31.3
2011 22.7 31.2
2012 22.8 31
2013 22.7 30.9
2014 22.7 31.1
2015 22.7 31.2
2016 22.7 31.4
2017 22.8 31.6
2018 22.9 31.9
2019 23.1 32.3
2020 23.3 32.6
2021 23.4 32.9
2022 23.6 33.4
2023 23.9 34.1
2024 24.2 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Botswana Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.53%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.2%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.9%
2015
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2015
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies
23
2023
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.59B
2023
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.46B
2024
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$128M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Botswana Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,165 kg
2022
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2022
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.42 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share
23.7%
2022
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,522 kWh
2022
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.25%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Botswana Qatar
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
73.5%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
55
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
86
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
97.8%
2014
English speaking
38.4%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Botswana Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Botswana Qatar
% of world land
0.38%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
4,374 mi
2016

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