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Botswana vs Slovakia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 5.42M in Slovakia (ranked 119/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 18,564 sq mi for Slovakia (ranked 47th vs. 128th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Slovakia ranks 61/197 ($142B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Slovakia ranks 46/197 ($26,148).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana Slovakia
Population
2595266
5390674
Population rank 143/197 125/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$142B
2024
GDP rank 133/197 61/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$26,148
2024
GDP per capita rank 98/197 46/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$47,181
2024
Government debt
$6.36B
2024
$82.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.8%
2025
60.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,523
2024
$15,170
2024
Government debt per person rank 110/185 40/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,596
2025
$17,365
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
18,564 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
292.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
1.49
2023
Median age
24.2 years
2024
42.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
78.7 years
2025

Botswana and Slovakia: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Slovakia economies compared

GDP
Botswana

Slovakia
Year GDP
Botswana Slovakia
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 -
1989 $3,083,822,112 -
1990 $3,790,636,324 $12,915,046,978
1991 $3,942,876,703 $14,459,924,589
1992 $4,146,464,587 $15,699,327,209
1993 $4,160,129,175 $16,737,973,764
1994 $4,259,259,604 $20,428,139,756
1995 $4,730,599,122 $26,180,022,222
1996 $4,847,757,218 $28,197,790,875
1997 $5,020,265,627 $27,844,628,979
1998 $4,790,481,509 $29,976,207,629
1999 $5,484,263,347 $30,496,272,225
2000 $5,788,329,609 $29,215,726,005
2001 $5,489,608,300 $30,726,659,551
2002 $5,438,863,983 $35,243,658,399
2003 $7,511,582,173 $46,616,149,117
2004 $8,957,467,707 $57,215,475,076
2005 $9,918,907,108 $62,547,753,148
2006 $9,919,158,482 $70,751,813,443
2007 $10,567,270,656 $86,587,749,518
2008 $10,730,829,116 $100,830,060,553
2009 $10,118,459,242 $89,342,984,698
2010 $12,637,273,429 $91,112,160,801
2011 $15,110,643,612 $99,705,104,723
2012 $13,907,464,500 $94,724,394,278
2013 $14,271,738,933 $99,134,277,850
2014 $15,470,088,501 $101,713,075,599
2015 $13,530,748,845 $89,178,548,717
2016 $15,082,637,184 $90,347,173,229
2017 $16,105,155,857 $95,978,130,735
2018 $17,031,943,186 $106,611,673,365
2019 $16,725,908,149 $105,843,498,304
2020 $14,960,251,611 $107,732,602,896
2021 $18,750,182,235 $120,560,912,621
2022 $20,321,150,598 $115,884,262,198
2023 $19,411,266,967 $133,896,931,490
2024 $19,400,774,882 $141,775,733,420

Botswana and Slovakia economies compared

GDP per capita
Botswana

Slovakia
Year GDP per capita
Botswana Slovakia
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 -
1989 $2,428 -
1990 $2,903 $2,437
1991 $2,939 $2,727
1992 $3,005 $2,959
1993 $2,929 $3,143
1994 $2,917 $3,821
1995 $3,156 $4,883
1996 $3,156 $5,248
1997 $3,194 $5,172
1998 $2,981 $5,561
1999 $3,340 $5,652
2000 $3,451 $5,422
2001 $3,206 $5,712
2002 $3,117 $6,555
2003 $4,230 $8,675
2004 $4,957 $10,650
2005 $5,391 $11,642
2006 $5,292 $13,168
2007 $5,529 $16,110
2008 $5,503 $18,744
2009 $5,083 $16,587
2010 $6,216 $16,899
2011 $7,287 $18,469
2012 $6,596 $17,517
2013 $6,667 $18,313
2014 $7,122 $18,771
2015 $6,141 $16,442
2016 $6,749 $16,636
2017 $7,105 $17,646
2018 $7,408 $19,573
2019 $7,172 $19,406
2020 $6,323 $19,735
2021 $7,808 $22,132
2022 $8,329 $21,335
2023 $7,826 $24,674
2024 $7,695 $26,148

Botswana vs. Slovakia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

Slovakia
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Slovakia
1950 46.2 60.8
1951 46.6 61.1
1952 47 64.3
1953 47.5 65.7
1954 48 66.7
1955 48.5 67.8
1956 49 68.4
1957 49.5 67.5
1958 50.1 69.4
1959 50.7 69
1960 51.2 70.3
1961 51.8 70.8
1962 52.3 70.3
1963 52.8 70.7
1964 53.4 71.1
1965 53.9 70.3
1966 54.4 70.4
1967 54.9 71
1968 55.4 70.5
1969 55.9 69.8
1970 56.4 69.7
1971 57.1 69.9
1972 57.7 70.3
1973 58.3 70
1974 58.9 70.2
1975 59.5 70.3
1976 60.2 70.5
1977 60.9 70.4
1978 61.5 70.4
1979 62 70.7
1980 62.5 70.4
1981 63 70.6
1982 63.4 70.8
1983 63.6 70.5
1984 63.7 70.7
1985 63.6 70.7
1986 63.4 70.9
1987 62.8 71.1
1988 61.7 71.1
1989 61.2 70.9
1990 60.1 70.8
1991 58.9 70.9
1992 58.2 71.4
1993 57.3 71.9
1994 56 72.3
1995 54.7 72.3
1996 54.3 72.7
1997 53.6 72.7
1998 53 72.6
1999 52.5 73
2000 52.3 73.1
2001 52.2 73.6
2002 52.4 73.8
2003 52.9 73.8
2004 53.6 74.2
2005 54.4 74.2
2006 55.1 74.4
2007 56.7 74.5
2008 57.7 74.9
2009 58.3 75.2
2010 59.1 75.5
2011 59.7 76
2012 60.4 76.2
2013 61.2 76.5
2014 62.2 76.8
2015 63.2 76.7
2016 64.3 77.2
2017 65.4 77.2
2018 66.4 77.3
2019 67.2 77.7
2020 67.6 76.9
2021 63.3 74.6
2022 68.7 77
2023 69.2 78.3
2024 69.3 78.5
2025 69.4 78.7

Botswana and Slovakia population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

Slovakia
Year Population
Botswana Slovakia
1960 516,165 4,068,095
1961 527,942 4,191,667
1962 540,186 4,238,188
1963 552,966 4,282,017
1964 566,266 4,327,341
1965 574,664 4,370,983
1966 577,866 4,411,666
1967 580,933 4,449,367
1968 583,966 4,483,915
1969 587,066 4,518,607
1970 590,334 4,538,223
1971 600,481 4,557,449
1972 622,407 4,596,622
1973 652,408 4,641,445
1974 685,448 4,689,623
1975 720,380 4,739,105
1976 758,508 4,789,507
1977 799,574 4,840,501
1978 849,239 4,890,125
1979 901,742 4,938,973
1980 937,485 4,979,815
1981 969,996 5,016,105
1982 1,009,269 5,055,099
1983 1,046,137 5,091,971
1984 1,083,660 5,127,097
1985 1,121,945 5,161,768
1986 1,160,650 5,193,838
1987 1,199,167 5,222,840
1988 1,235,476 5,250,596
1989 1,270,274 5,275,942
1990 1,305,696 5,299,187
1991 1,341,756 5,303,294
1992 1,380,033 5,305,016
1993 1,420,115 5,325,305
1994 1,460,023 5,346,331
1995 1,498,836 5,361,999
1996 1,535,914 5,373,361
1997 1,571,691 5,383,291
1998 1,606,899 5,390,516
1999 1,641,997 5,396,020
2000 1,677,382 5,388,720
2001 1,712,254 5,378,867
2002 1,744,763 5,376,912
2003 1,775,736 5,373,374
2004 1,807,146 5,372,280
2005 1,839,877 5,372,807
2006 1,874,516 5,373,054
2007 1,911,201 5,374,622
2008 1,949,970 5,379,233
2009 1,990,673 5,386,406
2010 2,033,111 5,391,428
2011 2,073,535 5,398,384
2012 2,108,617 5,407,579
2013 2,140,682 5,413,393
2014 2,172,044 5,418,649
2015 2,203,273 5,423,801
2016 2,234,776 5,430,798
2017 2,266,747 5,439,232
2018 2,299,141 5,446,771
2019 2,332,083 5,454,147
2020 2,365,894 5,458,827
2021 2,401,441 5,447,247
2022 2,439,892 5,431,752
2023 2,480,244 5,426,740
2024 2,521,139 5,422,069

Fertility rates in Botswana and Slovakia

Fertility rate
Botswana

Slovakia
Year Fertility rate
Botswana Slovakia
1960 6.6 3.04
1961 6.56 2.96
1962 6.54 2.83
1963 6.58 2.92
1964 6.61 2.89
1965 6.6 2.78
1966 6.61 2.66
1967 6.6 2.48
1968 6.58 2.39
1969 6.56 2.43
1970 6.55 2.41
1971 6.54 2.43
1972 6.56 2.49
1973 6.59 2.56
1974 6.61 2.61
1975 6.61 2.55
1976 6.6 2.55
1977 6.54 2.49
1978 6.48 2.47
1979 6.4 2.45
1980 6.29 2.32
1981 6.16 2.29
1982 5.97 2.28
1983 5.79 2.28
1984 5.63 2.26
1985 5.48 2.26
1986 5.33 2.2
1987 5.1 2.14
1988 4.88 2.13
1989 4.67 2.07
1990 4.51 2.09
1991 4.37 2.05
1992 4.26 1.93
1993 4.15 1.87
1994 4.02 1.67
1995 3.79 1.52
1996 3.57 1.47
1997 3.43 1.43
1998 3.36 1.37
1999 3.31 1.33
2000 3.29 1.3
2001 3.25 1.2
2002 3.18 1.19
2003 3.11 1.2
2004 3.06 1.25
2005 3.08 1.27
2006 3.11 1.25
2007 3.13 1.27
2008 3.13 1.34
2009 3.13 1.44
2010 3.14 1.43
2011 3.1 1.45
2012 3.07 1.34
2013 3.05 1.34
2014 3.03 1.37
2015 3.01 1.4
2016 2.99 1.48
2017 2.97 1.52
2018 2.94 1.54
2019 2.91 1.57
2020 2.86 1.59
2021 2.83 1.63
2022 2.79 1.57
2023 2.73 1.49

Botswana and Slovakia demographics compared

Median age
Botswana

Slovakia
Year Median age, years
Botswana Slovakia
1960 17.7 27.6
1961 17.4 27.7
1962 17.1 27.8
1963 16.8 27.9
1964 16.6 27.9
1965 16.4 28
1966 16.2 28
1967 15.9 28.1
1968 15.7 28.2
1969 15.6 28.3
1970 15.4 28.3
1971 15.3 28.3
1972 15.4 28.3
1973 15.6 28.4
1974 15.8 28.4
1975 16 28.4
1976 16.2 28.4
1977 16.4 28.5
1978 16.6 28.6
1979 16.9 28.8
1980 16.8 28.9
1981 16.8 29.1
1982 16.8 29.4
1983 16.8 29.6
1984 16.8 29.8
1985 16.8 30.1
1986 16.9 30.3
1987 16.9 30.6
1988 17 30.8
1989 17.1 31.1
1990 17.3 31.3
1991 17.4 31.5
1992 17.6 31.7
1993 17.8 31.9
1994 18 32.2
1995 18.3 32.5
1996 18.6 32.7
1997 18.8 33
1998 19.1 33.3
1999 19.4 33.6
2000 19.7 33.9
2001 20 34.3
2002 20.3 34.6
2003 20.6 34.9
2004 20.9 35.2
2005 21.2 35.5
2006 21.5 35.8
2007 21.7 36.2
2008 22 36.6
2009 22.2 36.9
2010 22.5 37.3
2011 22.7 37.6
2012 22.8 38
2013 22.7 38.4
2014 22.7 38.8
2015 22.7 39.2
2016 22.7 39.6
2017 22.8 40
2018 22.9 40.4
2019 23.1 40.8
2020 23.3 41.2
2021 23.4 41.5
2022 23.6 41.9
2023 23.9 42.3
2024 24.2 42.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Botswana Slovakia
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
$130B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
48.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
4.66%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.53%
2023
2.02%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
18,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.2%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
5.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
60%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
28.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
68.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.9%
2015
18.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2015
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies
23
2023
67
2013
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.59B
2023
$5.38B
2014
Total reserves including gold
$3.46B
2024
$14.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$128M
2024
$2.74B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
15,299,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
1.43%
2020
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
92.2%
2024

Energy

Botswana Slovakia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,165 kg
2022
3,055 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2022
$14.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.42 megatons
2023
34.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
6.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
59.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
17.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
31.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share
23.7%
2022
57.9%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,522 kWh
2022
4,674 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
0.25%
2021
23.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
16.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
61.3%
2023
Electricity access
76%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Botswana Slovakia
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
-21,027
2024
Urban population
73.5%
2024
54.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
72.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
55
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
1.12
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
6.1
2019
Visa free countries
86
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
99.6%
2004
English speaking
38.4%
2023
25.9%
2023
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
89.8%
2024

Health

Botswana Slovakia
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
$316
2022
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
78.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
3.68
2021
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
27.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
57
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
32.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

Botswana Slovakia
% of world land
0.38%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
3,424 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
7,046 sq mi
2025
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
7,436 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
24,224 mi
2018

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