Botswana vs Rwanda statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 47th vs. 146th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Botswana and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Rwanda economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Rwanda

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Rwanda
1960	$30,411,414	$119,000,024
1961	$32,902,613	$122,000,016
1962	$35,644,957	$125,000,008
1963	$38,091,843	$128,000,000
1964	$41,616,348	$129,999,994
1965	$45,788,696	$148,799,980
1966	$51,465,655	$124,525,703
1967	$58,642,354	$159,560,018
1968	$66,248,441	$172,200,018
1969	$77,361,547	$188,700,037
1970	$96,243,234	$219,900,006
1971	$127,448,614	$222,952,504
1972	$164,460,915	$246,457,838
1973	$244,124,164	$290,746,157
1974	$306,044,208	$308,458,423
1975	$355,168,572	$571,863,500
1976	$372,025,093	$637,753,853
1977	$451,624,780	$746,650,613
1978	$590,407,374	$905,709,076
1979	$819,870,259	$1,109,346,131
1980	$1,060,889,704	$1,254,765,642
1981	$1,073,812,830	$1,407,062,527
1982	$1,014,945,696	$1,407,243,139
1983	$1,172,230,397	$1,479,687,587
1984	$1,240,822,167	$1,587,413,084
1985	$1,114,783,343	$1,715,626,331
1986	$1,392,602,164	$1,944,710,684
1987	$1,965,226,890	$2,157,432,668
1988	$2,644,554,159	$2,395,492,687
1989	$3,083,822,112	$2,405,022,593
1990	$3,790,636,324	$2,550,185,679
1991	$3,942,876,703	$1,911,600,237
1992	$4,146,464,587	$2,029,026,962
1993	$4,160,129,175	$1,971,525,712
1994	$4,259,259,604	$753,636,370
1995	$4,730,599,122	$1,293,535,193
1996	$4,847,757,218	$1,382,334,879
1997	$5,020,265,627	$1,851,558,197
1998	$4,790,481,509	$1,989,343,546
1999	$5,484,263,347	$2,157,108,263
2000	$5,788,329,609	$2,068,836,754
2001	$5,489,608,300	$1,966,600,715
2002	$5,438,863,983	$1,966,003,468
2003	$7,511,582,173	$2,138,237,279
2004	$8,957,467,707	$2,376,496,067
2005	$9,918,907,108	$2,933,819,766
2006	$9,919,158,482	$3,319,784,539
2007	$10,567,270,656	$4,070,507,895
2008	$10,730,829,116	$5,179,854,065
2009	$10,118,459,242	$5,674,476,969
2010	$12,637,273,429	$6,124,756,654
2011	$15,110,643,612	$6,884,913,658
2012	$13,907,464,500	$7,654,761,045
2013	$14,271,738,933	$7,819,964,024
2014	$15,470,088,501	$8,238,966,120
2015	$13,530,748,845	$8,543,760,206
2016	$15,082,637,184	$8,695,272,061
2017	$16,105,155,857	$9,252,833,894
2018	$17,031,943,186	$9,637,904,519
2019	$16,725,908,149	$10,349,300,277
2020	$14,960,251,611	$10,174,386,855
2021	$18,750,182,235	$11,078,787,095
2022	$20,321,150,598	$13,316,161,006
2023	$19,411,266,967	$14,331,722,700
2024	$19,400,774,882	$14,251,642,231

Botswana and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Rwanda

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Rwanda
1960	$58.9	$39.4
1961	$62.3	$39.3
1962	$66	$39.2
1963	$68.9	$39.3
1964	$73.5	$39
1965	$79.7	$43.5
1966	$89.1	$35.4
1967	$100.9	$44
1968	$113.4	$46
1969	$131.8	$48.9
1970	$163	$55.2
1971	$212.2	$54.4
1972	$264.2	$58.4
1973	$374	$66.9
1974	$446	$68.9
1975	$493	$124.1
1976	$490	$134.4
1977	$565	$152.7
1978	$695	$179.9
1979	$909	$213.8
1980	$1,132	$234.4
1981	$1,107	$254.6
1982	$1,006	$246.4
1983	$1,121	$250.6
1984	$1,145	$259.9
1985	$994	$271.6
1986	$1,200	$297.7
1987	$1,639	$320
1988	$2,141	$344
1989	$2,428	$335
1990	$2,903	$346
1991	$2,939	$254
1992	$3,005	$264.1
1993	$2,929	$247
1994	$2,917	$111
1995	$3,156	$228
1996	$3,156	$206
1997	$3,194	$238.7
1998	$2,981	$246.2
1999	$3,340	$264.7
2000	$3,451	$251.9
2001	$3,206	$237.3
2002	$3,117	$234
2003	$4,230	$249
2004	$4,957	$269.5
2005	$5,391	$324
2006	$5,292	$357
2007	$5,529	$426
2008	$5,503	$528
2009	$5,083	$564
2010	$6,216	$594
2011	$7,287	$651
2012	$6,596	$707
2013	$6,667	$705
2014	$7,122	$725
2015	$6,141	$734
2016	$6,749	$730
2017	$7,105	$758
2018	$7,408	$772
2019	$7,172	$810
2020	$6,323	$779
2021	$7,808	$830
2022	$8,329	$975
2023	$7,826	$1,027
2024	$7,695	$1,000

Botswana vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Rwanda

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Rwanda
1950	46.2	43.2
1951	46.6	43.5
1952	47	43.8
1953	47.5	44.1
1954	48	44.4
1955	48.5	44.8
1956	49	45.2
1957	49.5	45.6
1958	50.1	46.1
1959	50.7	46.5
1960	51.2	47
1961	51.8	47.5
1962	52.3	47.8
1963	52.8	44
1964	53.4	48.1
1965	53.9	48.2
1966	54.4	48.1
1967	54.9	48
1968	55.4	47.7
1969	55.9	47.4
1970	56.4	47.1
1971	57.1	46.8
1972	57.7	46.3
1973	58.3	45.9
1974	58.9	45.6
1975	59.5	45.3
1976	60.2	45.3
1977	60.9	45.6
1978	61.5	46.2
1979	62	47.1
1980	62.5	48.1
1981	63	49.2
1982	63.4	50.2
1983	63.6	50.9
1984	63.7	51.4
1985	63.6	51.7
1986	63.4	51.7
1987	62.8	51.5
1988	61.7	50.9
1989	61.2	49.5
1990	60.1	47.8
1991	58.9	46.2
1992	58.2	44.4
1993	57.3	42.9
1994	56	12.2
1995	54.7	41.5
1996	54.3	42.5
1997	53.6	42
1998	53	43.1
1999	52.5	45.7
2000	52.3	47.8
2001	52.2	49.5
2002	52.4	51.3
2003	52.9	53.5
2004	53.6	55.5
2005	54.4	57
2006	55.1	58.3
2007	56.7	59.5
2008	57.7	60.6
2009	58.3	61.8
2010	59.1	62.8
2011	59.7	63.5
2012	60.4	64.2
2013	61.2	64.7
2014	62.2	65.1
2015	63.2	65.4
2016	64.3	65.7
2017	65.4	66.1
2018	66.4	66.4
2019	67.2	66.7
2020	67.6	67
2021	63.3	66.8
2022	68.7	67.5
2023	69.2	67.8
2024	69.3	68
2025	69.4	68.2

Botswana and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Rwanda

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Rwanda
1960	516,165	3,022,294
1961	527,942	3,106,779
1962	540,186	3,186,025
1963	552,966	3,258,890
1964	566,266	3,334,834
1965	574,664	3,423,210
1966	577,866	3,521,626
1967	580,933	3,629,577
1968	583,966	3,744,010
1969	587,066	3,861,271
1970	590,334	3,980,669
1971	600,481	4,100,044
1972	622,407	4,220,335
1973	652,408	4,345,047
1974	685,448	4,474,228
1975	720,380	4,607,728
1976	758,508	4,745,954
1977	799,574	4,888,240
1978	849,239	5,035,171
1979	901,742	5,189,541
1980	937,485	5,353,259
1981	969,996	5,527,230
1982	1,009,269	5,711,549
1983	1,046,137	5,905,311
1984	1,083,660	6,107,627
1985	1,121,945	6,317,228
1986	1,160,650	6,531,881
1987	1,199,167	6,749,493
1988	1,235,476	6,968,071
1989	1,270,274	7,184,706
1990	1,305,696	7,375,307
1991	1,341,756	7,526,966
1992	1,380,033	7,683,266
1993	1,420,115	7,981,132
1994	1,460,023	6,792,352
1995	1,498,836	5,674,118
1996	1,535,914	6,708,764
1997	1,571,691	7,755,238
1998	1,606,899	8,081,681
1999	1,641,997	8,147,912
2000	1,677,382	8,213,931
2001	1,712,254	8,287,094
2002	1,744,763	8,400,180
2003	1,775,736	8,586,875
2004	1,807,146	8,816,844
2005	1,839,877	9,054,528
2006	1,874,516	9,299,246
2007	1,911,201	9,549,933
2008	1,949,970	9,804,269
2009	1,990,673	10,060,432
2010	2,033,111	10,317,553
2011	2,073,535	10,573,733
2012	2,108,617	10,829,901
2013	2,140,682	11,093,340
2014	2,172,044	11,364,757
2015	2,203,273	11,640,022
2016	2,234,776	11,919,183
2017	2,266,747	12,202,060
2018	2,299,141	12,487,996
2019	2,332,083	12,776,103
2020	2,365,894	13,065,837
2021	2,401,441	13,355,260
2022	2,439,892	13,651,030
2023	2,480,244	13,954,471
2024	2,521,139	14,256,567

Fertility rates in Botswana and Rwanda

Fertility rate

Botswana

Rwanda

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Rwanda
1960	6.6	8.28
1961	6.56	8.28
1962	6.54	8.27
1963	6.58	8.27
1964	6.61	8.27
1965	6.6	8.25
1966	6.61	8.23
1967	6.6	8.21
1968	6.58	8.19
1969	6.56	8.18
1970	6.55	8.15
1971	6.54	8.09
1972	6.56	8.09
1973	6.59	8.09
1974	6.61	8.1
1975	6.61	8.1
1976	6.6	8.12
1977	6.54	8.14
1978	6.48	8.16
1979	6.4	8.13
1980	6.29	8.12
1981	6.16	8.1
1982	5.97	8.06
1983	5.79	8
1984	5.63	7.91
1985	5.48	7.79
1986	5.33	7.61
1987	5.1	7.43
1988	4.88	7.23
1989	4.67	7.03
1990	4.51	6.8
1991	4.37	6.62
1992	4.26	6.54
1993	4.15	6.48
1994	4.02	6.42
1995	3.79	6.35
1996	3.57	6.29
1997	3.43	6.24
1998	3.36	6.17
1999	3.31	6.06
2000	3.29	5.97
2001	3.25	5.89
2002	3.18	5.82
2003	3.11	5.74
2004	3.06	5.64
2005	3.08	5.5
2006	3.11	5.34
2007	3.13	5.14
2008	3.13	4.92
2009	3.13	4.71
2010	3.14	4.52
2011	3.1	4.33
2012	3.07	4.2
2013	3.05	4.14
2014	3.03	4.12
2015	3.01	4.11
2016	2.99	4.11
2017	2.97	4.08
2018	2.94	4.05
2019	2.91	3.99
2020	2.86	3.91
2021	2.83	3.84
2022	2.79	3.78
2023	2.73	3.7

Botswana and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Rwanda

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Rwanda
1960	17.7	15.5
1961	17.4	15.1
1962	17.1	14.9
1963	16.8	14.8
1964	16.6	14.7
1965	16.4	14.8
1966	16.2	14.9
1967	15.9	15.1
1968	15.7	15.3
1969	15.6	15.5
1970	15.4	15.7
1971	15.3	15.9
1972	15.4	16
1973	15.6	16.2
1974	15.8	16.3
1975	16	16.4
1976	16.2	16.5
1977	16.4	16.6
1978	16.6	16.6
1979	16.9	16.5
1980	16.8	16.5
1981	16.8	16.4
1982	16.8	16.2
1983	16.8	16.1
1984	16.8	16
1985	16.8	15.8
1986	16.9	15.7
1987	16.9	15.6
1988	17	15.6
1989	17.1	15.5
1990	17.3	15.5
1991	17.4	15.5
1992	17.6	15.6
1993	17.8	15.7
1994	18	15
1995	18.3	14.3
1996	18.6	14.6
1997	18.8	14.8
1998	19.1	15.3
1999	19.4	15.8
2000	19.7	16.3
2001	20	16.8
2002	20.3	17.1
2003	20.6	17.4
2004	20.9	17.6
2005	21.2	17.8
2006	21.5	18
2007	21.7	18.1
2008	22	18.3
2009	22.2	18.4
2010	22.5	18.5
2011	22.7	18.7
2012	22.8	18.8
2013	22.7	19
2014	22.7	19.1
2015	22.7	19.3
2016	22.7	19.4
2017	22.8	19.6
2018	22.9	19.7
2019	23.1	19.8
2020	23.3	19.9
2021	23.4	20
2022	23.6	20.3
2023	23.9	20.5
2024	24.2	20.8

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