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Botswana vs Russia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 144M in Russia (ranked 9/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 6,323,145 sq mi for Russia (ranked 47th vs. 1st).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana Russia
Population
2595266
142718132
Population rank 143/197 9/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$2.17T
2024
GDP rank 133/197 11/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$15,145
2024
GDP per capita rank 98/197 69/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$47,405
2024
Government debt
$6.36B
2024
$441B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.8%
2025
21.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,523
2024
$3,075
2024
Government debt per person rank 110/185 98/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,596
2025
$9,262
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
24.2 years
2024
40.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
73.5 years
2025

Botswana and Russia: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Russia economies compared

GDP
Botswana

Russia
Year GDP
Botswana Russia
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 -
1988 $2,644,554,159 $554,828,660,436
1989 $3,083,822,112 $506,631,299,735
1990 $3,790,636,324 $517,014,446,228
1991 $3,942,876,703 $517,962,962,963
1992 $4,146,464,587 $460,290,556,901
1993 $4,160,129,175 $435,083,713,851
1994 $4,259,259,604 $395,077,301,248
1995 $4,730,599,122 $395,537,185,735
1996 $4,847,757,218 $391,724,890,744
1997 $5,020,265,627 $404,928,954,192
1998 $4,790,481,509 $270,955,486,862
1999 $5,484,263,347 $195,907,128,351
2000 $5,788,329,609 $259,710,142,197
2001 $5,489,608,300 $306,602,070,621
2002 $5,438,863,983 $345,470,494,418
2003 $7,511,582,173 $430,347,420,185
2004 $8,957,467,707 $591,016,690,732
2005 $9,918,907,108 $764,015,973,481
2006 $9,919,158,482 $989,932,071,353
2007 $10,567,270,656 $1,299,703,478,482
2008 $10,730,829,116 $1,660,848,058,303
2009 $10,118,459,242 $1,222,645,900,056
2010 $12,637,273,429 $1,524,916,715,224
2011 $15,110,643,612 $2,045,922,753,398
2012 $13,907,464,500 $2,208,293,553,878
2013 $14,271,738,933 $2,292,470,078,346
2014 $15,470,088,501 $2,059,241,589,895
2015 $13,530,748,845 $1,363,482,182,198
2016 $15,082,637,184 $1,276,786,350,881
2017 $16,105,155,857 $1,574,199,360,089
2018 $17,031,943,186 $1,657,328,773,461
2019 $16,725,908,149 $1,693,115,002,708
2020 $14,960,251,611 $1,493,075,894,362
2021 $18,750,182,235 $1,829,186,719,575
2022 $20,321,150,598 $2,291,612,121,335
2023 $19,411,266,967 $2,071,505,725,031
2024 $19,400,774,882 $2,173,835,806,672

Botswana and Russia economies compared

GDP per capita
Botswana

Russia
Year GDP per capita
Botswana Russia
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 -
1988 $2,141 $3,778
1989 $2,428 $3,430
1990 $2,903 $3,494
1991 $2,939 $3,490
1992 $3,005 $3,099
1993 $2,929 $2,931
1994 $2,917 $2,662
1995 $3,156 $2,666
1996 $3,156 $2,644
1997 $3,194 $2,738
1998 $2,981 $1,835
1999 $3,340 $1,331
2000 $3,451 $1,772
2001 $3,206 $2,100
2002 $3,117 $2,378
2003 $4,230 $2,975
2004 $4,957 $4,102
2005 $5,391 $5,323
2006 $5,292 $6,920
2007 $5,529 $9,101
2008 $5,503 $11,635
2009 $5,083 $8,563
2010 $6,216 $10,675
2011 $7,287 $14,305
2012 $6,596 $15,402
2013 $6,667 $15,941
2014 $7,122 $14,277
2015 $6,141 $9,427
2016 $6,749 $8,804
2017 $7,105 $10,835
2018 $7,408 $11,399
2019 $7,172 $11,640
2020 $6,323 $10,280
2021 $7,808 $12,637
2022 $8,329 $15,888
2023 $7,826 $14,403
2024 $7,695 $15,145

Botswana vs. Russia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

Russia
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Russia
1950 46.2 55.5
1951 46.6 55.3
1952 47 57.6
1953 47.5 58.8
1954 48 59.9
1955 48.5 62.1
1956 49 66.5
1957 49.5 66
1958 50.1 67.7
1959 50.7 67.4
1960 51.2 68.3
1961 51.8 68.6
1962 52.3 68.5
1963 52.8 69.1
1964 53.4 69.5
1965 53.9 69.3
1966 54.4 69.4
1967 54.9 69.2
1968 55.4 69.1
1969 55.9 68.6
1970 56.4 68.7
1971 57.1 68.9
1972 57.7 68.8
1973 58.3 68.9
1974 58.9 68.7
1975 59.5 68.3
1976 60.2 68.1
1977 60.9 67.9
1978 61.5 67.8
1979 62 67.6
1980 62.5 67.5
1981 63 67.6
1982 63.4 68.1
1983 63.6 68
1984 63.7 67.6
1985 63.6 68.3
1986 63.4 70
1987 62.8 70.1
1988 61.7 69.9
1989 61.2 69.7
1990 60.1 69.3
1991 58.9 69
1992 58.2 67.8
1993 57.3 65
1994 56 63.8
1995 54.7 64
1996 54.3 65.4
1997 53.6 66.6
1998 53 66.9
1999 52.5 65.6
2000 52.3 65
2001 52.2 65
2002 52.4 64.7
2003 52.9 64.7
2004 53.6 65.1
2005 54.4 65.2
2006 55.1 66.5
2007 56.7 67.5
2008 57.7 67.9
2009 58.3 68.7
2010 59.1 68.2
2011 59.7 69.7
2012 60.4 70.1
2013 61.2 70.6
2014 62.2 70.8
2015 63.2 71.3
2016 64.3 71.9
2017 65.4 72.8
2018 66.4 72.9
2019 67.2 73.1
2020 67.6 71.2
2021 63.3 69.8
2022 68.7 72.5
2023 69.2 73.2
2024 69.3 73.3
2025 69.4 73.5

Botswana and Russia population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

Russia
Year Population
Botswana Russia
1960 516,165 119,897,000
1961 527,942 121,236,000
1962 540,186 122,591,000
1963 552,966 123,960,000
1964 566,266 125,345,000
1965 574,664 126,745,000
1966 577,866 127,468,000
1967 580,933 128,196,000
1968 583,966 128,928,000
1969 587,066 129,664,000
1970 590,334 130,404,000
1971 600,481 131,155,000
1972 622,407 131,909,000
1973 652,408 132,669,000
1974 685,448 133,432,000
1975 720,380 134,200,000
1976 758,508 135,147,000
1977 799,574 136,100,000
1978 849,239 137,060,000
1979 901,742 138,027,000
1980 937,485 139,010,000
1981 969,996 139,941,000
1982 1,009,269 140,823,000
1983 1,046,137 141,668,000
1984 1,083,660 142,745,000
1985 1,121,945 143,858,000
1986 1,160,650 144,894,000
1987 1,199,167 145,908,000
1988 1,235,476 146,857,000
1989 1,270,274 147,721,000
1990 1,305,696 147,969,406
1991 1,341,756 148,394,216
1992 1,380,033 148,538,197
1993 1,420,115 148,458,777
1994 1,460,023 148,407,912
1995 1,498,836 148,375,787
1996 1,535,914 148,160,129
1997 1,571,691 147,915,361
1998 1,606,899 147,670,784
1999 1,641,997 147,214,776
2000 1,677,382 146,596,869
2001 1,712,254 145,976,482
2002 1,744,763 145,306,497
2003 1,775,736 144,648,618
2004 1,807,146 144,067,316
2005 1,839,877 143,518,814
2006 1,874,516 143,049,637
2007 1,911,201 142,805,114
2008 1,949,970 142,742,366
2009 1,990,673 142,785,348
2010 2,033,111 142,849,468
2011 2,073,535 143,018,195
2012 2,108,617 143,378,447
2013 2,140,682 143,805,638
2014 2,172,044 144,237,223
2015 2,203,273 144,640,716
2016 2,234,776 145,015,460
2017 2,266,747 145,293,260
2018 2,299,141 145,398,106
2019 2,332,083 145,453,291
2020 2,365,894 145,245,148
2021 2,401,441 144,746,762
2022 2,439,892 144,236,933
2023 2,480,244 143,826,130
2024 2,521,139 143,533,851

Fertility rates in Botswana and Russia

Fertility rate
Botswana

Russia
Year Fertility rate
Botswana Russia
1960 6.6 2.52
1961 6.56 2.45
1962 6.54 2.36
1963 6.58 2.27
1964 6.61 2.18
1965 6.6 2.13
1966 6.61 2.1
1967 6.6 2.04
1968 6.58 1.99
1969 6.56 1.97
1970 6.55 1.99
1971 6.54 2.03
1972 6.56 2.04
1973 6.59 2.01
1974 6.61 2
1975 6.61 1.98
1976 6.6 1.97
1977 6.54 1.95
1978 6.48 1.92
1979 6.4 1.9
1980 6.29 1.89
1981 6.16 1.91
1982 5.97 2.04
1983 5.79 2.11
1984 5.63 2.06
1985 5.48 2.05
1986 5.33 2.15
1987 5.1 2.22
1988 4.88 2.12
1989 4.67 2.01
1990 4.51 1.89
1991 4.37 1.73
1992 4.26 1.55
1993 4.15 1.39
1994 4.02 1.4
1995 3.79 1.34
1996 3.57 1.27
1997 3.43 1.22
1998 3.36 1.23
1999 3.31 1.16
2000 3.29 1.2
2001 3.25 1.22
2002 3.18 1.29
2003 3.11 1.32
2004 3.06 1.34
2005 3.08 1.29
2006 3.11 1.31
2007 3.13 1.42
2008 3.13 1.5
2009 3.13 1.54
2010 3.14 1.57
2011 3.1 1.58
2012 3.07 1.69
2013 3.05 1.71
2014 3.03 1.75
2015 3.01 1.78
2016 2.99 1.76
2017 2.97 1.62
2018 2.94 1.58
2019 2.91 1.5
2020 2.86 1.51
2021 2.83 1.51
2022 2.79 1.42
2023 2.73 1.41

Botswana and Russia demographics compared

Median age
Botswana

Russia
Year Median age, years
Botswana Russia
1960 17.7 27.1
1961 17.4 27.4
1962 17.1 27.7
1963 16.8 28.1
1964 16.6 28.3
1965 16.4 28.6
1966 16.2 28.9
1967 15.9 29.2
1968 15.7 29.8
1969 15.6 30.3
1970 15.4 30.7
1971 15.3 31
1972 15.4 31.1
1973 15.6 31.1
1974 15.8 30.9
1975 16 30.7
1976 16.2 30.6
1977 16.4 30.9
1978 16.6 31
1979 16.9 31.1
1980 16.8 31.3
1981 16.8 31.4
1982 16.8 31.6
1983 16.8 31.7
1984 16.8 31.8
1985 16.8 32
1986 16.9 32.2
1987 16.9 32.4
1988 17 32.6
1989 17.1 32.9
1990 17.3 33.2
1991 17.4 33.6
1992 17.6 33.9
1993 17.8 34.4
1994 18 34.7
1995 18.3 35
1996 18.6 35.3
1997 18.8 35.7
1998 19.1 36
1999 19.4 36.3
2000 19.7 36.6
2001 20 36.8
2002 20.3 36.9
2003 20.6 37
2004 20.9 37.2
2005 21.2 37.4
2006 21.5 37.6
2007 21.7 37.7
2008 22 37.8
2009 22.2 37.9
2010 22.5 38
2011 22.7 38.1
2012 22.8 38.3
2013 22.7 38.4
2014 22.7 38.6
2015 22.7 38.7
2016 22.7 38.8
2017 22.8 39
2018 22.9 39.2
2019 23.1 39.4
2020 23.3 39.7
2021 23.4 39.9
2022 23.6 40.1
2023 23.9 40.5
2024 24.2 40.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Botswana Russia
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
$2.24T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
37.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
4.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.53%
2023
5.86%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
1,454,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.2%
2025
-1.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
2.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
30.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
51.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.9%
2015
25.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2015
3.1%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
381,726
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
140
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
23
2023
194
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.59B
2023
$650B
2023
Total reserves including gold
$3.46B
2024
$597B
2023
Personal remittances received
$128M
2024
$1.91B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
6,359,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
1.3%
2020
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
79.3%
2024

Energy

Botswana Russia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,165 kg
2022
5,601 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2022
$7.43
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.42 megatons
2023
2,070 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
14.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
89.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
3.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
9.45%
2022
Net energy imports use share
23.7%
2022
-75.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
1,522 kWh
2022
7,184 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.25%
2021
19.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
17.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.4%
2022
Electricity access
76%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Botswana Russia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
1.76%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
-178,042
2024
Urban population
73.5%
2024
75.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
55
2025
84
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
6.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
12
2019
Visa free countries
86
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
99.9%
2021
English speaking
38.4%
2023
4.84%
2023
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Botswana Russia
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
$1,078
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
$298.7
2022
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
73.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
0.05%
2008
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
3.83
2020
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
25.2 years
2013
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
9
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
24.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
5.9%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
69
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
29.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
10.5 liters
2020

Territory

Botswana Russia
% of world land
0.38%
2025
11%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
44,053 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
832,826 sq mi
2025
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
981,326 mi
2023

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