Botswana vs Saudi Arabia statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 35.3M in Saudi Arabia (ranked 45/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 830,000 sq mi for Saudi Arabia (ranked 47th vs. 12th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Saudi Arabia ranks 18/197 ($1.24T). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Saudi Arabia ranks 32/197 ($35,057).

Botswana and Saudi Arabia: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Saudi Arabia economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Saudi Arabia
1960	$30,411,414	$1,748,124,064
1961	$32,902,613	$1,920,811,284
1962	$35,644,957	$2,130,606,532
1963	$38,091,843	$2,207,393,172
1964	$41,616,348	$2,371,808,713
1965	$45,788,696	$2,647,955,558
1966	$51,465,655	$2,920,555,557
1967	$58,642,354	$3,257,022,223
1968	$66,248,441	$4,187,777,711
1969	$77,361,547	$4,485,777,644
1970	$96,243,234	$5,377,333,333
1971	$127,448,614	$7,184,806,909
1972	$164,460,915	$9,664,267,087
1973	$244,124,164	$14,947,435,499
1974	$306,044,208	$45,412,957,746
1975	$355,168,572	$46,773,208,643
1976	$372,025,093	$64,005,665,722
1977	$451,624,780	$74,188,986,586
1978	$590,407,374	$80,266,516,687
1979	$819,870,259	$111,858,444,786
1980	$1,060,889,704	$164,539,660,725
1981	$1,073,812,830	$184,291,360,139
1982	$1,014,945,696	$153,240,313,858
1983	$1,172,230,397	$129,171,635,311
1984	$1,240,822,167	$119,624,858,116
1985	$1,114,783,343	$103,897,846,494
1986	$1,392,602,164	$86,961,922,765
1987	$1,965,226,890	$85,695,861,148
1988	$2,644,554,159	$88,256,074,766
1989	$3,083,822,112	$95,344,459,279
1990	$3,790,636,324	$117,630,173,565
1991	$3,942,876,703	$132,223,230,975
1992	$4,146,464,587	$137,087,850,467
1993	$4,160,129,175	$132,967,957,276
1994	$4,259,259,604	$135,174,899,866
1995	$4,730,599,122	$143,343,124,166
1996	$4,847,757,218	$158,662,483,311
1997	$5,020,265,627	$165,963,684,913
1998	$4,790,481,509	$146,775,466,667
1999	$5,484,263,347	$161,717,066,667
2000	$5,788,329,609	$189,514,933,333
2001	$5,489,608,300	$184,137,600,000
2002	$5,438,863,983	$189,605,866,667
2003	$7,511,582,173	$215,807,733,333
2004	$8,957,467,707	$258,742,133,333
2005	$9,918,907,108	$328,459,608,764
2006	$9,919,158,482	$376,900,133,511
2007	$10,567,270,656	$415,964,509,673
2008	$10,730,829,116	$519,796,800,000
2009	$10,118,459,242	$429,097,866,667
2010	$12,637,273,429	$528,207,466,667
2011	$15,110,643,612	$680,660,800,000
2012	$13,907,464,500	$751,921,333,333
2013	$14,271,738,933	$769,755,733,333
2014	$15,470,088,501	$787,153,066,667
2015	$13,530,748,845	$693,414,400,000
2016	$15,082,637,184	$689,279,466,667
2017	$16,105,155,857	$741,266,133,333
2018	$17,031,943,186	$886,564,800,000
2019	$16,725,908,149	$888,890,133,333
2020	$14,960,251,611	$767,951,200,000
2021	$18,750,182,235	$982,661,066,667
2022	$20,321,150,598	$1,239,075,200,000
2023	$19,411,266,967	$1,218,584,533,333
2024	$19,400,774,882	$1,237,529,866,667

Botswana and Saudi Arabia economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Saudi Arabia
1960	$58.9	$718
1961	$62.3	$760
1962	$66	$813
1963	$68.9	$812
1964	$73.5	$840
1965	$79.7	$904
1966	$89.1	$961
1967	$100.9	$1,032
1968	$113.4	$1,276
1969	$131.8	$1,313
1970	$163	$1,509
1971	$212.2	$1,929
1972	$264.2	$2,474
1973	$374	$3,640
1974	$446	$10,503
1975	$493	$10,266
1976	$490	$13,313
1977	$565	$14,595
1978	$695	$14,914
1979	$909	$19,612
1980	$1,132	$27,206
1981	$1,107	$28,703
1982	$1,006	$22,454
1983	$1,121	$17,810
1984	$1,145	$15,541
1985	$994	$12,745
1986	$1,200	$10,078
1987	$1,639	$9,386
1988	$2,141	$9,165
1989	$2,428	$9,414
1990	$2,903	$11,055
1991	$2,939	$11,847
1992	$3,005	$11,730
1993	$2,929	$10,885
1994	$2,917	$10,602
1995	$3,156	$10,786
1996	$3,156	$11,472
1997	$3,194	$11,545
1998	$2,981	$9,836
1999	$3,340	$10,452
2000	$3,451	$11,715
2001	$3,206	$10,805
2002	$3,117	$10,586
2003	$4,230	$11,487
2004	$4,957	$13,154
2005	$5,391	$15,976
2006	$5,292	$17,564
2007	$5,529	$18,596
2008	$5,503	$22,320
2009	$5,083	$17,718
2010	$6,216	$22,028
2011	$7,287	$27,127
2012	$6,596	$28,733
2013	$6,667	$27,865
2014	$7,122	$27,805
2015	$6,141	$23,256
2016	$6,749	$22,268
2017	$7,105	$23,929
2018	$7,408	$29,360
2019	$7,172	$29,567
2020	$6,323	$24,339
2021	$7,808	$31,921
2022	$8,329	$38,510
2023	$7,826	$36,157
2024	$7,695	$35,057

Botswana vs. Saudi Arabia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Saudi Arabia
1950	46.2	40
1951	46.6	40.6
1952	47	41.1
1953	47.5	41.6
1954	48	42.1
1955	48.5	42.6
1956	49	43.1
1957	49.5	43.7
1958	50.1	44.2
1959	50.7	44.8
1960	51.2	45.3
1961	51.8	45.9
1962	52.3	46.5
1963	52.8	47.1
1964	53.4	47.7
1965	53.9	48.4
1966	54.4	49.2
1967	54.9	50
1968	55.4	50.9
1969	55.9	51.8
1970	56.4	52.7
1971	57.1	53.7
1972	57.7	54.7
1973	58.3	55.8
1974	58.9	56.8
1975	59.5	57.8
1976	60.2	58.8
1977	60.9	59.7
1978	61.5	60.7
1979	62	61.5
1980	62.5	62.4
1981	63	63.3
1982	63.4	64
1983	63.6	64.7
1984	63.7	65.4
1985	63.6	66
1986	63.4	66.6
1987	62.8	67.2
1988	61.7	67.8
1989	61.2	68.4
1990	60.1	68.9
1991	58.9	69.3
1992	58.2	69.8
1993	57.3	70.2
1994	56	70.6
1995	54.7	70.9
1996	54.3	71.3
1997	53.6	71.6
1998	53	72
1999	52.5	72.3
2000	52.3	72.6
2001	52.2	73
2002	52.4	73.3
2003	52.9	73.7
2004	53.6	74
2005	54.4	74.4
2006	55.1	74.8
2007	56.7	75.1
2008	57.7	75.3
2009	58.3	75.4
2010	59.1	75.6
2011	59.7	75.8
2012	60.4	76.1
2013	61.2	76.5
2014	62.2	77.1
2015	63.2	77.8
2016	64.3	78.4
2017	65.4	78.7
2018	66.4	78.7
2019	67.2	78.3
2020	67.6	77.6
2021	63.3	77.1
2022	68.7	77.3
2023	69.2	78.7
2024	69.3	79
2025	69.4	79.2

Botswana and Saudi Arabia population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Saudi Arabia
1960	516,165	2,435,403
1961	527,942	2,526,347
1962	540,186	2,620,910
1963	552,966	2,719,341
1964	566,266	2,821,968
1965	574,664	2,928,771
1966	577,866	3,039,887
1967	580,933	3,157,242
1968	583,966	3,282,711
1969	587,066	3,417,114
1970	590,334	3,562,470
1971	600,481	3,724,031
1972	622,407	3,905,722
1973	652,408	4,106,344
1974	685,448	4,323,632
1975	720,380	4,556,287
1976	758,508	4,807,933
1977	799,574	5,083,048
1978	849,239	5,381,902
1979	901,742	5,703,698
1980	937,485	6,047,997
1981	969,996	6,420,551
1982	1,009,269	6,824,486
1983	1,046,137	7,252,941
1984	1,083,660	7,697,307
1985	1,121,945	8,151,779
1986	1,160,650	8,628,639
1987	1,199,167	9,130,194
1988	1,235,476	9,629,165
1989	1,270,274	10,128,394
1990	1,305,696	10,640,691
1991	1,341,756	11,160,744
1992	1,380,033	11,686,676
1993	1,420,115	12,215,862
1994	1,460,023	12,750,040
1995	1,498,836	13,289,245
1996	1,535,914	13,831,009
1997	1,571,691	14,374,943
1998	1,606,899	14,922,185
1999	1,641,997	15,472,075
2000	1,677,382	16,177,722
2001	1,712,254	17,041,397
2002	1,744,763	17,910,910
2003	1,775,736	18,786,767
2004	1,807,146	19,669,480
2005	1,839,877	20,559,890
2006	1,874,516	21,459,144
2007	1,911,201	22,368,313
2008	1,949,970	23,287,877
2009	1,990,673	24,217,654
2010	2,033,111	23,978,487
2011	2,073,535	25,091,867
2012	2,108,617	26,168,861
2013	2,140,682	27,624,004
2014	2,172,044	28,309,273
2015	2,203,273	29,816,382
2016	2,234,776	30,954,198
2017	2,266,747	30,977,355
2018	2,299,141	30,196,281
2019	2,332,083	30,063,799
2020	2,365,894	31,552,510
2021	2,401,441	30,784,383
2022	2,439,892	32,175,224
2023	2,480,244	33,702,731
2024	2,521,139	35,300,280

Fertility rates in Botswana and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate

Botswana

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Saudi Arabia
1960	6.6	7.63
1961	6.56	7.63
1962	6.54	7.64
1963	6.58	7.65
1964	6.61	7.67
1965	6.6	7.66
1966	6.61	7.66
1967	6.6	7.66
1968	6.58	7.63
1969	6.56	7.6
1970	6.55	7.58
1971	6.54	7.56
1972	6.56	7.54
1973	6.59	7.48
1974	6.61	7.43
1975	6.61	7.37
1976	6.6	7.33
1977	6.54	7.3
1978	6.48	7.26
1979	6.4	7.23
1980	6.29	7.15
1981	6.16	7.07
1982	5.97	6.98
1983	5.79	6.88
1984	5.63	6.78
1985	5.48	6.65
1986	5.33	6.52
1987	5.1	6.34
1988	4.88	6.15
1989	4.67	5.98
1990	4.51	5.8
1991	4.37	5.64
1992	4.26	5.49
1993	4.15	5.33
1994	4.02	5.16
1995	3.79	4.99
1996	3.57	4.81
1997	3.43	4.66
1998	3.36	4.52
1999	3.31	4.35
2000	3.29	4.21
2001	3.25	3.96
2002	3.18	3.71
2003	3.11	3.47
2004	3.06	3.26
2005	3.08	3.16
2006	3.11	3.18
2007	3.13	3.19
2008	3.13	3.07
2009	3.13	2.95
2010	3.14	2.81
2011	3.1	2.8
2012	3.07	2.78
2013	3.05	2.67
2014	3.03	2.68
2015	3.01	2.63
2016	2.99	2.65
2017	2.97	2.67
2018	2.94	2.67
2019	2.91	2.49
2020	2.86	2.27
2021	2.83	2.17
2022	2.79	2.14
2023	2.73	2.28

Botswana and Saudi Arabia demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Saudi Arabia
1960	17.7	18.6
1961	17.4	18.5
1962	17.1	18.4
1963	16.8	18.2
1964	16.6	18
1965	16.4	17.9
1966	16.2	17.7
1967	15.9	17.6
1968	15.7	17.5
1969	15.6	17.4
1970	15.4	17.4
1971	15.3	17.4
1972	15.4	17.4
1973	15.6	17.5
1974	15.8	17.6
1975	16	17.7
1976	16.2	17.8
1977	16.4	17.9
1978	16.6	18
1979	16.9	18.1
1980	16.8	18.2
1981	16.8	18.3
1982	16.8	18.4
1983	16.8	18.5
1984	16.8	18.6
1985	16.8	18.7
1986	16.9	18.7
1987	16.9	18.8
1988	17	18.9
1989	17.1	19
1990	17.3	19
1991	17.4	19.2
1992	17.6	19.3
1993	17.8	19.4
1994	18	19.6
1995	18.3	19.7
1996	18.6	19.9
1997	18.8	20.2
1998	19.1	20.4
1999	19.4	20.7
2000	19.7	20.8
2001	20	20.7
2002	20.3	20.8
2003	20.6	21.1
2004	20.9	21.4
2005	21.2	21.9
2006	21.5	22.3
2007	21.7	22.8
2008	22	23.4
2009	22.2	23.9
2010	22.5	24.5
2011	22.7	25.2
2012	22.8	25.9
2013	22.7	26.6
2014	22.7	27.2
2015	22.7	27.9
2016	22.7	28.6
2017	22.8	29
2018	22.9	29.3
2019	23.1	29.3
2020	23.3	29.4
2021	23.4	29.5
2022	23.6	29.7
2023	23.9	30.2
2024	24.2	30.5

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