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Botswana vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 47th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana Romania
Population
2595266
18962595
Population rank 143/197 69/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 133/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 98/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$6.36B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.8%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,523
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 110/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,596
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
24.2 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Botswana and Romania: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Romania economies compared

GDP
Botswana

Romania
Year GDP
Botswana Romania
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 -
1971 $127,448,614 -
1972 $164,460,915 -
1973 $244,124,164 -
1974 $306,044,208 -
1975 $355,168,572 -
1976 $372,025,093 -
1977 $451,624,780 -
1978 $590,407,374 -
1979 $819,870,259 -
1980 $1,060,889,704 -
1981 $1,073,812,830 -
1982 $1,014,945,696 -
1983 $1,172,230,397 -
1984 $1,240,822,167 -
1985 $1,114,783,343 -
1986 $1,392,602,164 -
1987 $1,965,226,890 $38,067,567,568
1988 $2,644,554,159 $40,424,528,302
1989 $3,083,822,112 $41,450,777,202
1990 $3,790,636,324 $38,247,882,300
1991 $3,942,876,703 $28,850,634,900
1992 $4,146,464,587 $25,121,666,667
1993 $4,160,129,175 $26,361,160,450
1994 $4,259,259,604 $30,072,805,104
1995 $4,730,599,122 $37,430,162,103
1996 $4,847,757,218 $36,937,074,278
1997 $5,020,265,627 $35,575,214,078
1998 $4,790,481,509 $41,696,091,974
1999 $5,484,263,347 $35,953,156,754
2000 $5,788,329,609 $37,253,739,511
2001 $5,489,608,300 $40,395,116,581
2002 $5,438,863,983 $46,065,502,703
2003 $7,511,582,173 $57,806,384,143
2004 $8,957,467,707 $74,973,656,852
2005 $9,918,907,108 $98,454,380,120
2006 $9,919,158,482 $122,023,735,993
2007 $10,567,270,656 $174,588,782,939
2008 $10,730,829,116 $214,315,932,061
2009 $10,118,459,242 $174,110,532,659
2010 $12,637,273,429 $170,064,350,672
2011 $15,110,643,612 $192,623,977,894
2012 $13,907,464,500 $179,117,323,107
2013 $14,271,738,933 $189,798,603,751
2014 $15,470,088,501 $199,722,319,676
2015 $13,530,748,845 $177,885,131,240
2016 $15,082,637,184 $185,290,759,249
2017 $16,105,155,857 $210,147,385,855
2018 $17,031,943,186 $243,468,683,030
2019 $16,725,908,149 $251,677,082,534
2020 $14,960,251,611 $252,033,792,712
2021 $18,750,182,235 $286,578,196,368
2022 $20,321,150,598 $296,354,358,293
2023 $19,411,266,967 $350,775,856,415
2024 $19,400,774,882 $382,767,571,329

Botswana and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Botswana

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Botswana Romania
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 -
1971 $212.2 -
1972 $264.2 -
1973 $374 -
1974 $446 -
1975 $493 -
1976 $490 -
1977 $565 -
1978 $695 -
1979 $909 -
1980 $1,132 -
1981 $1,107 -
1982 $1,006 -
1983 $1,121 -
1984 $1,145 -
1985 $994 -
1986 $1,200 -
1987 $1,639 $1,659
1988 $2,141 $1,753
1989 $2,428 $1,790
1990 $2,903 $1,648
1991 $2,939 $1,254
1992 $3,005 $1,102
1993 $2,929 $1,158
1994 $2,917 $1,323
1995 $3,156 $1,650
1996 $3,156 $1,633
1997 $3,194 $1,577
1998 $2,981 $1,853
1999 $3,340 $1,600
2000 $3,451 $1,660
2001 $3,206 $1,825
2002 $3,117 $2,120
2003 $4,230 $2,679
2004 $4,957 $3,495
2005 $5,391 $4,618
2006 $5,292 $5,758
2007 $5,529 $8,360
2008 $5,503 $10,435
2009 $5,083 $8,548
2010 $6,216 $8,400
2011 $7,287 $9,561
2012 $6,596 $8,930
2013 $6,667 $9,498
2014 $7,122 $10,032
2015 $6,141 $8,977
2016 $6,749 $9,405
2017 $7,105 $10,728
2018 $7,408 $12,502
2019 $7,172 $12,992
2020 $6,323 $13,082
2021 $7,808 $14,987
2022 $8,329 $15,558
2023 $7,826 $18,404
2024 $7,695 $20,072

Botswana vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Romania
1950 46.2 60.5
1951 46.6 61.2
1952 47 61.8
1953 47.5 62.5
1954 48 63
1955 48.5 63.3
1956 49 63.6
1957 49.5 64
1958 50.1 64.4
1959 50.7 64.9
1960 51.2 65.6
1961 51.8 66.4
1962 52.3 67.2
1963 52.8 67.8
1964 53.4 68.4
1965 53.9 68.4
1966 54.4 68.2
1967 54.9 68.1
1968 55.4 67.9
1969 55.9 67.2
1970 56.4 67.9
1971 57.1 68.4
1972 57.7 69
1973 58.3 68.7
1974 58.9 69.5
1975 59.5 69.6
1976 60.2 69.9
1977 60.9 69.5
1978 61.5 69.8
1979 62 69.5
1980 62.5 69.2
1981 63 69.5
1982 63.4 69.8
1983 63.6 69.8
1984 63.7 69.9
1985 63.6 69.4
1986 63.4 69.7
1987 62.8 69.1
1988 61.7 69.4
1989 61.2 69.5
1990 60.1 69.8
1991 58.9 70
1992 58.2 69.5
1993 57.3 69.5
1994 56 69.3
1995 54.7 69.3
1996 54.3 68.8
1997 53.6 69.1
1998 53 69.9
1999 52.5 70.6
2000 52.3 71.2
2001 52.2 71.1
2002 52.4 70.8
2003 52.9 70.8
2004 53.6 71.1
2005 54.4 71.6
2006 55.1 72.2
2007 56.7 72.8
2008 57.7 73.2
2009 58.3 73.5
2010 59.1 73.6
2011 59.7 74.3
2012 60.4 74.3
2013 61.2 74.9
2014 62.2 74.8
2015 63.2 74.7
2016 64.3 75
2017 65.4 75
2018 66.4 75.1
2019 67.2 75.3
2020 67.6 74
2021 63.3 72.7
2022 68.7 75.3
2023 69.2 75.9
2024 69.3 76.1
2025 69.4 76.2

Botswana and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

Romania
Year Population
Botswana Romania
1960 516,165 18,406,905
1961 527,942 18,555,250
1962 540,186 18,676,550
1963 552,966 18,797,850
1964 566,266 18,919,126
1965 574,664 19,031,576
1966 577,866 19,215,450
1967 580,933 19,534,242
1968 583,966 19,799,831
1969 587,066 20,009,141
1970 590,334 20,250,398
1971 600,481 20,461,567
1972 622,407 20,657,957
1973 652,408 20,835,681
1974 685,448 21,029,429
1975 720,380 21,293,583
1976 758,508 21,551,634
1977 799,574 21,756,096
1978 849,239 21,951,464
1979 901,742 22,090,488
1980 937,485 22,207,282
1981 969,996 22,353,070
1982 1,009,269 22,475,741
1983 1,046,137 22,560,478
1984 1,083,660 22,640,547
1985 1,121,945 22,732,999
1986 1,160,650 22,836,841
1987 1,199,167 22,949,430
1988 1,235,476 23,057,662
1989 1,270,274 23,161,458
1990 1,305,696 23,201,835
1991 1,341,756 23,001,155
1992 1,380,033 22,794,284
1993 1,420,115 22,763,280
1994 1,460,023 22,730,211
1995 1,498,836 22,684,270
1996 1,535,914 22,619,004
1997 1,571,691 22,553,978
1998 1,606,899 22,507,344
1999 1,641,997 22,472,040
2000 1,677,382 22,442,971
2001 1,712,254 22,131,970
2002 1,744,763 21,730,496
2003 1,775,736 21,574,326
2004 1,807,146 21,451,748
2005 1,839,877 21,319,685
2006 1,874,516 21,193,760
2007 1,911,201 20,882,982
2008 1,949,970 20,537,875
2009 1,990,673 20,367,487
2010 2,033,111 20,246,871
2011 2,073,535 20,147,528
2012 2,108,617 20,058,035
2013 2,140,682 19,983,693
2014 2,172,044 19,908,979
2015 2,203,273 19,815,616
2016 2,234,776 19,702,267
2017 2,266,747 19,588,715
2018 2,299,141 19,473,970
2019 2,332,083 19,371,648
2020 2,365,894 19,265,250
2021 2,401,441 19,122,059
2022 2,439,892 19,048,502
2023 2,480,244 19,059,479
2024 2,521,139 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Botswana and Romania

Fertility rate
Botswana

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Botswana Romania
1960 6.6 2.34
1961 6.56 2.17
1962 6.54 2.04
1963 6.58 2.01
1964 6.61 1.96
1965 6.6 1.91
1966 6.61 1.9
1967 6.6 3.66
1968 6.58 3.63
1969 6.56 3.19
1970 6.55 2.89
1971 6.54 2.67
1972 6.56 2.55
1973 6.59 2.44
1974 6.61 2.71
1975 6.61 2.59
1976 6.6 2.54
1977 6.54 2.57
1978 6.48 2.52
1979 6.4 2.49
1980 6.29 2.43
1981 6.16 2.36
1982 5.97 2.17
1983 5.79 2.06
1984 5.63 2.26
1985 5.48 2.31
1986 5.33 2.39
1987 5.1 2.38
1988 4.88 2.3
1989 4.67 2.22
1990 4.51 1.83
1991 4.37 1.59
1992 4.26 1.51
1993 4.15 1.43
1994 4.02 1.4
1995 3.79 1.33
1996 3.57 1.3
1997 3.43 1.32
1998 3.36 1.32
1999 3.31 1.3
2000 3.29 1.31
2001 3.25 1.27
2002 3.18 1.27
2003 3.11 1.3
2004 3.06 1.33
2005 3.08 1.4
2006 3.11 1.42
2007 3.13 1.45
2008 3.13 1.6
2009 3.13 1.66
2010 3.14 1.59
2011 3.1 1.47
2012 3.07 1.52
2013 3.05 1.46
2014 3.03 1.56
2015 3.01 1.62
2016 2.99 1.69
2017 2.97 1.78
2018 2.94 1.76
2019 2.91 1.77
2020 2.86 1.8
2021 2.83 1.81
2022 2.79 1.71
2023 2.73 1.71

Botswana and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Botswana

Romania
Year Median age, years
Botswana Romania
1960 17.7 28.5
1961 17.4 28.9
1962 17.1 29.3
1963 16.8 29.7
1964 16.6 30.2
1965 16.4 30.6
1966 16.2 31
1967 15.9 31.3
1968 15.7 31.3
1969 15.6 31.3
1970 15.4 31.4
1971 15.3 31.4
1972 15.4 31.5
1973 15.6 31.5
1974 15.8 31.6
1975 16 31.7
1976 16.2 31.8
1977 16.4 31.8
1978 16.6 31.7
1979 16.9 31.7
1980 16.8 31.8
1981 16.8 31.9
1982 16.8 32
1983 16.8 32.1
1984 16.8 32.3
1985 16.8 32.5
1986 16.9 32.7
1987 16.9 32.8
1988 17 32.8
1989 17.1 32.9
1990 17.3 33
1991 17.4 33.1
1992 17.6 33.3
1993 17.8 33.6
1994 18 33.8
1995 18.3 34
1996 18.6 34.2
1997 18.8 34.4
1998 19.1 34.6
1999 19.4 34.7
2000 19.7 34.8
2001 20 34.8
2002 20.3 35.3
2003 20.6 36
2004 20.9 36.6
2005 21.2 37
2006 21.5 37.3
2007 21.7 37.7
2008 22 38.2
2009 22.2 38.8
2010 22.5 39.3
2011 22.7 39.8
2012 22.8 40.2
2013 22.7 40.5
2014 22.7 40.9
2015 22.7 41.3
2016 22.7 41.7
2017 22.8 42
2018 22.9 42.3
2019 23.1 42.6
2020 23.3 42.9
2021 23.4 43.2
2022 23.6 43.3
2023 23.9 43.5
2024 24.2 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Botswana Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.53%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.2%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.9%
2015
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2015
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
23
2023
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.59B
2023
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$3.46B
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$128M
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Botswana Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,165 kg
2022
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2022
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.42 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
23.7%
2022
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,522 kWh
2022
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.25%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
76%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Botswana Romania
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
73.5%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
55
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
86
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
99.2%
2021
English speaking
38.4%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Botswana Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Botswana Romania
% of world land
0.38%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
53,679 mi
2023

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