Botswana vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 142/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 47th vs. 116th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Sierra Leone ranks 160/197 ($6.97B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 97/197 ($7,696), while Sierra Leone ranks 186/197 ($807).

Botswana and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Sierra Leone
1960	$30,411,414	$322,009,962
1961	$32,902,613	$327,834,191
1962	$35,644,957	$342,721,416
1963	$38,091,843	$348,547,279
1964	$41,616,348	$371,847,461
1965	$45,788,696	$359,379,856
1966	$51,465,655	$375,479,850
1967	$58,642,354	$348,795,303
1968	$66,248,441	$329,859,732
1969	$77,361,547	$408,690,163
1970	$96,243,234	$434,410,974
1971	$127,448,614	$419,549,305
1972	$164,460,915	$465,381,340
1973	$244,124,164	$575,230,724
1974	$306,044,208	$648,590,643
1975	$355,168,572	$679,336,344
1976	$372,025,093	$594,895,942
1977	$451,624,780	$691,777,584
1978	$590,407,374	$960,728,339
1979	$819,870,259	$1,109,374,911
1980	$1,060,889,704	$1,100,685,845
1981	$1,073,812,830	$1,114,830,472
1982	$1,014,945,696	$1,295,361,886
1983	$1,172,230,397	$995,104,305
1984	$1,240,822,167	$1,087,471,862
1985	$1,114,783,343	$856,890,459
1986	$1,392,602,164	$490,181,457
1987	$1,965,226,890	$660,106,336
1988	$2,644,554,159	$1,055,083,933
1989	$3,083,822,112	$932,974,420
1990	$3,790,636,324	$649,644,098
1991	$3,942,876,703	$779,981,987
1992	$4,146,464,587	$679,940,814
1993	$4,160,129,175	$768,867,883
1994	$4,259,259,604	$911,853,802
1995	$4,730,599,122	$870,740,292
1996	$4,847,757,218	$941,709,423
1997	$5,020,265,627	$850,232,760
1998	$4,790,481,509	$672,368,187
1999	$5,484,263,347	$669,386,624
2000	$5,788,329,609	$635,866,404
2001	$5,489,608,300	$1,681,473,894
2002	$5,438,863,983	$1,933,863,911
2003	$7,511,582,173	$2,142,618,046
2004	$8,957,467,707	$2,237,350,687
2005	$9,918,907,108	$2,545,275,313
2006	$9,919,158,482	$3,263,697,467
2007	$10,567,270,656	$3,632,957,611
2008	$10,730,829,116	$4,157,895,298
2009	$10,118,459,242	$3,953,403,098
2010	$12,637,273,429	$4,262,805,967
2011	$15,110,643,612	$4,861,632,885
2012	$13,907,464,500	$6,141,666,509
2013	$14,271,738,933	$7,502,762,863
2014	$15,470,088,501	$7,686,138,791
2015	$13,530,748,845	$6,788,352,975
2016	$15,082,637,184	$6,084,297,211
2017	$16,105,155,857	$5,749,846,528
2018	$17,031,943,186	$6,390,514,689
2019	$16,725,908,149	$6,523,577,594
2020	$14,960,251,608	$6,688,307,703
2021	$18,750,182,236	$7,166,931,485
2022	$20,321,150,599	$7,121,125,278
2023	$19,411,266,967	$6,415,852,767
2024	$19,402,063,513	$6,971,127,235

Botswana and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Sierra Leone
1960	$58.9	$142
1961	$62.3	$142.3
1962	$66	$146.3
1963	$68.9	$146.3
1964	$73.5	$153.4
1965	$79.7	$145.6
1966	$89.1	$149.3
1967	$100.9	$136.1
1968	$113.4	$126.3
1969	$131.8	$153.6
1970	$163	$160.2
1971	$212.2	$151.8
1972	$264.2	$165.4
1973	$374	$200.6
1974	$446	$222.1
1975	$493	$228.4
1976	$490	$196.4
1977	$565	$224.2
1978	$695	$305
1979	$909	$346
1980	$1,132	$336
1981	$1,107	$334
1982	$1,006	$380
1983	$1,121	$285.8
1984	$1,145	$306
1985	$994	$235.5
1986	$1,200	$131.5
1987	$1,639	$172.4
1988	$2,141	$268.2
1989	$2,428	$231.3
1990	$2,903	$154.8
1991	$2,939	$183.7
1992	$3,005	$163.2
1993	$2,929	$185
1994	$2,917	$218.5
1995	$3,156	$208.4
1996	$3,156	$224.3
1997	$3,194	$199.9
1998	$2,981	$156.5
1999	$3,340	$155
2000	$3,451	$143.7
2001	$3,206	$358
2002	$3,117	$389
2003	$4,230	$414
2004	$4,957	$418
2005	$5,391	$463
2006	$5,292	$580
2007	$5,529	$632
2008	$5,503	$705
2009	$5,083	$653
2010	$6,216	$685
2011	$7,287	$761
2012	$6,596	$938
2013	$6,667	$1,117
2014	$7,122	$1,118
2015	$6,141	$965
2016	$6,749	$844
2017	$7,105	$779
2018	$7,408	$846
2019	$7,172	$844
2020	$6,323	$845
2021	$7,808	$885
2022	$8,329	$860
2023	$7,826	$758
2024	$7,696	$807

Botswana vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Sierra Leone
1950	46.2	28.9
1951	46.6	29.3
1952	47	29.7
1953	47.5	30.1
1954	48	30.5
1955	48.5	30.9
1956	49	31.3
1957	49.5	31.8
1958	50.1	32.1
1959	50.7	32.6
1960	51.2	33.1
1961	51.8	33.6
1962	52.3	34.2
1963	52.8	34.7
1964	53.4	35.3
1965	53.9	35.9
1966	54.4	36.6
1967	54.9	37.3
1968	55.4	37.8
1969	55.9	38.2
1970	56.4	38.6
1971	57.1	39.1
1972	57.7	39.5
1973	58.3	40
1974	58.9	40.4
1975	59.5	41
1976	60.2	41.4
1977	60.9	41.8
1978	61.5	42.2
1979	62	42.5
1980	62.5	42.8
1981	63	43.1
1982	63.4	43.3
1983	63.6	43.5
1984	63.7	43.6
1985	63.6	43.6
1986	63.4	43.5
1987	62.8	43.7
1988	61.7	43.8
1989	61.2	43.7
1990	60.1	43.7
1991	58.9	43.3
1992	58.2	43.5
1993	57.3	43.4
1994	56	42.8
1995	54.7	42.6
1996	54.3	43.5
1997	53.6	43.6
1998	53	42.7
1999	52.5	42
2000	52.3	44.8
2001	52.2	45.4
2002	52.4	46.2
2003	52.9	46.8
2004	53.6	47.5
2005	54.4	48.3
2006	55.1	49.5
2007	56.7	50
2008	57.7	50.7
2009	58.3	51.3
2010	59.1	51.9
2011	59.7	52.6
2012	60.4	53.2
2013	61.2	54.1
2014	62.2	54.3
2015	63.2	55.5
2016	64.3	56.9
2017	65.4	57.8
2018	66.4	59.1
2019	67.2	59.6
2020	67.6	59.7
2021	63.3	60.3
2022	68.7	61.3
2023	69.2	61.8
2024	69.3	62
2025	69.4	62.2
2026	69.6	62.3

Botswana and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Sierra Leone
1960	516,165	2,268,356
1961	527,942	2,304,227
1962	540,186	2,342,242
1963	552,966	2,382,258
1964	566,266	2,424,390
1965	574,664	2,468,666
1966	577,866	2,514,638
1967	580,933	2,562,384
1968	583,966	2,611,532
1969	587,066	2,661,365
1970	590,334	2,712,286
1971	600,481	2,763,222
1972	622,407	2,814,388
1973	652,408	2,866,955
1974	685,448	2,920,459
1975	720,380	2,974,657
1976	758,508	3,028,820
1977	799,574	3,085,354
1978	849,239	3,145,517
1979	901,742	3,207,499
1980	937,485	3,272,089
1981	969,996	3,338,940
1982	1,009,269	3,408,183
1983	1,046,137	3,481,646
1984	1,083,660	3,558,758
1985	1,121,945	3,638,438
1986	1,160,650	3,728,380
1987	1,199,167	3,829,718
1988	1,235,476	3,934,517
1989	1,270,274	4,034,037
1990	1,305,696	4,196,828
1991	1,341,756	4,246,267
1992	1,380,033	4,166,366
1993	1,420,115	4,157,130
1994	1,460,023	4,173,105
1995	1,498,836	4,179,179
1996	1,535,914	4,199,210
1997	1,571,691	4,253,716
1998	1,606,899	4,295,785
1999	1,641,997	4,318,043
2000	1,677,382	4,423,611
2001	1,712,254	4,692,716
2002	1,744,763	4,971,435
2003	1,775,736	5,177,687
2004	1,807,146	5,355,717
2005	1,839,877	5,501,712
2006	1,874,516	5,624,466
2007	1,911,201	5,749,352
2008	1,949,970	5,894,722
2009	1,990,673	6,055,646
2010	2,033,111	6,222,714
2011	2,073,535	6,387,251
2012	2,108,617	6,551,080
2013	2,140,682	6,714,051
2014	2,172,044	6,876,385
2015	2,203,273	7,037,655
2016	2,234,776	7,205,328
2017	2,266,747	7,379,299
2018	2,299,141	7,554,563
2019	2,332,083	7,731,991
2020	2,365,894	7,912,558
2021	2,401,441	8,094,602
2022	2,439,892	8,276,807
2023	2,480,244	8,460,512
2024	2,521,139	8,642,022

Fertility rates in Botswana and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate

Botswana

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Sierra Leone
1960	6.6	6.18
1961	6.56	6.21
1962	6.54	6.22
1963	6.58	6.26
1964	6.61	6.29
1965	6.6	6.31
1966	6.61	6.35
1967	6.6	6.38
1968	6.58	6.39
1969	6.56	6.39
1970	6.55	6.41
1971	6.54	6.43
1972	6.56	6.45
1973	6.59	6.47
1974	6.61	6.53
1975	6.61	6.55
1976	6.6	6.55
1977	6.54	6.57
1978	6.48	6.59
1979	6.4	6.58
1980	6.29	6.56
1981	6.16	6.55
1982	5.97	6.56
1983	5.79	6.57
1984	5.63	6.59
1985	5.48	6.59
1986	5.33	6.6
1987	5.1	6.61
1988	4.88	6.59
1989	4.67	6.57
1990	4.51	6.57
1991	4.37	6.55
1992	4.26	6.56
1993	4.15	6.57
1994	4.02	6.56
1995	3.79	6.56
1996	3.57	6.55
1997	3.43	6.53
1998	3.36	6.5
1999	3.31	6.42
2000	3.29	6.36
2001	3.25	6.31
2002	3.18	6.23
2003	3.11	6.09
2004	3.06	5.92
2005	3.08	5.81
2006	3.11	5.74
2007	3.13	5.64
2008	3.13	5.56
2009	3.13	5.45
2010	3.14	5.33
2011	3.1	5.21
2012	3.07	5.06
2013	3.05	4.87
2014	3.03	4.7
2015	3.01	4.55
2016	2.99	4.47
2017	2.97	4.39
2018	2.94	4.29
2019	2.91	4.19
2020	2.86	4.08
2021	2.83	3.98
2022	2.79	3.88
2023	2.73	3.79

Botswana and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Sierra Leone
1960	17.7	21.1
1961	17.4	21.1
1962	17.1	21.1
1963	16.8	21
1964	16.6	21
1965	16.4	20.9
1966	16.2	20.9
1967	15.9	20.8
1968	15.7	20.7
1969	15.6	20.6
1970	15.4	20.4
1971	15.3	20.2
1972	15.4	20.1
1973	15.6	19.9
1974	15.8	19.8
1975	16	19.6
1976	16.2	19.5
1977	16.4	19.4
1978	16.6	19.3
1979	16.9	19.2
1980	16.8	19.1
1981	16.8	19.1
1982	16.8	19
1983	16.8	18.9
1984	16.8	18.9
1985	16.8	18.8
1986	16.9	18.7
1987	16.9	18.7
1988	17	18.6
1989	17.1	18.6
1990	17.3	18.5
1991	17.4	18.5
1992	17.6	18.4
1993	17.8	18.4
1994	18	18.3
1995	18.3	18.2
1996	18.6	18.2
1997	18.8	18.1
1998	19.1	18.1
1999	19.4	18
2000	19.7	18
2001	20	18
2002	20.3	17.9
2003	20.6	17.9
2004	20.9	17.9
2005	21.2	18
2006	21.5	18
2007	21.7	18
2008	22	18.1
2009	22.2	18.1
2010	22.5	18.2
2011	22.7	18.3
2012	22.8	18.4
2013	22.7	18.5
2014	22.7	18.6
2015	22.7	18.7
2016	22.7	18.9
2017	22.8	19.1
2018	22.9	19.2
2019	23.1	19.4
2020	23.3	19.6
2021	23.4	19.8
2022	23.6	20
2023	23.9	20.3
2024	24.2	20.5

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