Botswana vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 47th vs. 141st).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Botswana and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Solomon Islands

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Solomon Islands
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	$25,203,524
1968	$66,248,441	$28,084,253
1969	$77,361,547	$28,606,411
1970	$96,243,234	-
1971	$127,448,614	$50,056,883
1972	$164,460,915	$40,606,712
1973	$244,124,164	$55,272,109
1974	$306,044,208	$84,539,332
1975	$355,168,572	$74,620,320
1976	$372,025,093	$83,100,834
1977	$451,624,780	$93,145,283
1978	$590,407,374	$111,027,427
1979	$819,870,259	$151,276,496
1980	$1,060,889,704	$182,852,107
1981	$1,073,812,830	$193,750,541
1982	$1,014,945,696	$192,902,019
1983	$1,172,230,397	$181,220,399
1984	$1,240,822,167	$181,570,474
1985	$1,114,783,343	$165,524,943
1986	$1,392,602,164	$147,620,048
1987	$1,965,226,890	$155,128,542
1988	$2,644,554,159	$176,494,394
1989	$3,083,822,112	$172,882,411
1990	$3,790,636,324	$214,877,667
1991	$3,942,876,703	$227,540,473
1992	$4,146,464,587	$269,034,596
1993	$4,160,129,175	$300,746,361
1994	$4,259,259,604	$402,837,005
1995	$4,730,599,122	$469,443,202
1996	$4,847,757,218	$510,586,430
1997	$5,020,265,627	$526,554,006
1998	$4,790,481,509	$457,579,840
1999	$5,484,263,347	$488,024,514
2000	$5,788,329,609	$419,842,674
2001	$5,489,608,300	$409,508,553
2002	$5,438,863,983	$346,406,739
2003	$7,511,582,173	$417,668,983
2004	$8,957,467,707	$468,005,319
2005	$9,918,907,108	$552,864,570
2006	$9,919,158,482	$617,258,154
2007	$10,567,270,656	$695,295,348
2008	$10,730,829,116	$776,337,692
2009	$10,118,459,242	$805,557,563
2010	$12,637,273,429	$898,133,685
2011	$15,110,643,612	$1,063,895,361
2012	$13,907,464,500	$1,185,215,418
2013	$14,271,738,933	$1,285,911,586
2014	$15,470,088,501	$1,335,571,421
2015	$13,530,748,845	$1,307,909,888
2016	$15,082,637,184	$1,379,490,304
2017	$16,105,155,857	$1,469,789,119
2018	$17,031,943,186	$1,615,478,393
2019	$16,725,908,149	$1,619,155,017
2020	$14,960,251,611	$1,536,145,814
2021	$18,750,182,235	$1,522,794,913
2022	$20,321,150,598	$1,566,360,686
2023	$19,411,266,967	$1,660,896,531
2024	$19,400,774,882	$1,760,767,447

Botswana and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Solomon Islands

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Solomon Islands
1960	$58.9	-
1961	$62.3	-
1962	$66	-
1963	$68.9	-
1964	$73.5	-
1965	$79.7	-
1966	$89.1	-
1967	$100.9	$153.5
1968	$113.4	$166.9
1969	$131.8	$165.9
1970	$163	$162
1971	$212.2	$277.1
1972	$264.2	$219.5
1973	$374	$291.3
1974	$446	$433
1975	$493	$372
1976	$490	$401
1977	$565	$434
1978	$695	$500
1979	$909	$658
1980	$1,132	$768
1981	$1,107	$786
1982	$1,006	$756
1983	$1,121	$686
1984	$1,145	$665
1985	$994	$586
1986	$1,200	$506
1987	$1,639	$515
1988	$2,141	$567
1989	$2,428	$538
1990	$2,903	$648
1991	$2,939	$666
1992	$3,005	$764
1993	$2,929	$829
1994	$2,917	$1,078
1995	$3,156	$1,220
1996	$3,156	$1,289
1997	$3,194	$1,292
1998	$2,981	$1,092
1999	$3,340	$1,134
2000	$3,451	$953
2001	$3,206	$912
2002	$3,117	$757
2003	$4,230	$896
2004	$4,957	$986
2005	$5,391	$1,144
2006	$5,292	$1,256
2007	$5,529	$1,390
2008	$5,503	$1,526
2009	$5,083	$1,555
2010	$6,216	$1,685
2011	$7,287	$1,924
2012	$6,596	$2,066
2013	$6,667	$2,161
2014	$7,122	$2,165
2015	$6,141	$2,045
2016	$6,749	$2,083
2017	$7,105	$2,144
2018	$7,408	$2,278
2019	$7,172	$2,224
2020	$6,323	$2,063
2021	$7,808	$1,997
2022	$8,329	$2,005
2023	$7,826	$2,076
2024	$7,695	$2,149

Botswana vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Solomon Islands

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Solomon Islands
1950	46.2	41.4
1951	46.6	42
1952	47	42.6
1953	47.5	43.2
1954	48	43.7
1955	48.5	44.3
1956	49	42.8
1957	49.5	45.7
1958	50.1	46.3
1959	50.7	47
1960	51.2	47.7
1961	51.8	48.3
1962	52.3	49
1963	52.8	49.8
1964	53.4	50.6
1965	53.9	51.4
1966	54.4	52.3
1967	54.9	53.1
1968	55.4	54.1
1969	55.9	55.1
1970	56.4	56.1
1971	57.1	57
1972	57.7	57.9
1973	58.3	58.8
1974	58.9	59.6
1975	59.5	58.4
1976	60.2	61.2
1977	60.9	61.5
1978	61.5	62.5
1979	62	63.1
1980	62.5	63.7
1981	63	64.1
1982	63.4	64.5
1983	63.6	64.8
1984	63.7	65
1985	63.6	65.3
1986	63.4	64.7
1987	62.8	65.7
1988	61.7	65.9
1989	61.2	66.1
1990	60.1	66.2
1991	58.9	66.4
1992	58.2	66.5
1993	57.3	66.6
1994	56	66.7
1995	54.7	66.7
1996	54.3	66.7
1997	53.6	66.8
1998	53	66.9
1999	52.5	67
2000	52.3	67.1
2001	52.2	67.2
2002	52.4	67.4
2003	52.9	67.5
2004	53.6	67.6
2005	54.4	67.8
2006	55.1	68
2007	56.7	67.8
2008	57.7	68.3
2009	58.3	68.4
2010	59.1	68.7
2011	59.7	68.8
2012	60.4	69
2013	61.2	69
2014	62.2	69
2015	63.2	69.3
2016	64.3	69.5
2017	65.4	69.7
2018	66.4	69.8
2019	67.2	70
2020	67.6	69.3
2021	63.3	68.9
2022	68.7	70.4
2023	69.2	70.5
2024	69.3	70.7
2025	69.4	70.8

Botswana and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Solomon Islands

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Solomon Islands
1960	516,165	139,688
1961	527,942	142,912
1962	540,186	146,201
1963	552,966	149,589
1964	566,266	153,085
1965	574,664	156,686
1966	577,866	160,393
1967	580,933	164,245
1968	583,966	168,282
1969	587,066	172,476
1970	590,334	176,579
1971	600,481	180,637
1972	622,407	184,994
1973	652,408	189,774
1974	685,448	195,041
1975	720,380	200,744
1976	758,508	207,194
1977	799,574	214,418
1978	849,239	222,029
1979	901,742	229,953
1980	937,485	238,135
1981	969,996	246,555
1982	1,009,269	255,200
1983	1,046,137	264,068
1984	1,083,660	273,163
1985	1,121,945	282,455
1986	1,160,650	291,842
1987	1,199,167	301,414
1988	1,235,476	311,265
1989	1,270,274	321,282
1990	1,305,696	331,435
1991	1,341,756	341,738
1992	1,380,033	352,205
1993	1,420,115	362,839
1994	1,460,023	373,675
1995	1,498,836	384,733
1996	1,535,914	396,009
1997	1,571,691	407,474
1998	1,606,899	419,071
1999	1,641,997	430,500
2000	1,677,382	440,469
2001	1,712,254	449,125
2002	1,744,763	457,671
2003	1,775,736	466,154
2004	1,807,146	474,611
2005	1,839,877	483,080
2006	1,874,516	491,594
2007	1,911,201	500,156
2008	1,949,970	508,790
2009	1,990,673	518,141
2010	2,033,111	532,968
2011	2,073,535	552,945
2012	2,108,617	573,606
2013	2,140,682	594,945
2014	2,172,044	616,908
2015	2,203,273	639,415
2016	2,234,776	662,379
2017	2,266,747	685,672
2018	2,299,141	709,101
2019	2,332,083	728,147
2020	2,365,894	744,498
2021	2,401,441	762,591
2022	2,439,892	781,066
2023	2,480,244	800,005
2024	2,521,139	819,198

Fertility rates in Botswana and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate

Botswana

Solomon Islands

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Solomon Islands
1960	6.6	7.07
1961	6.56	7.05
1962	6.54	7.04
1963	6.58	7.03
1964	6.61	7.05
1965	6.6	7.02
1966	6.61	7
1967	6.6	6.97
1968	6.58	6.95
1969	6.56	6.97
1970	6.55	6.98
1971	6.54	6.99
1972	6.56	6.99
1973	6.59	7
1974	6.61	7.01
1975	6.61	6.99
1976	6.6	6.95
1977	6.54	6.92
1978	6.48	6.87
1979	6.4	6.82
1980	6.29	6.77
1981	6.16	6.71
1982	5.97	6.64
1983	5.79	6.57
1984	5.63	6.49
1985	5.48	6.38
1986	5.33	6.26
1987	5.1	6.12
1988	4.88	5.99
1989	4.67	5.87
1990	4.51	5.74
1991	4.37	5.62
1992	4.26	5.51
1993	4.15	5.45
1994	4.02	5.4
1995	3.79	5.34
1996	3.57	5.22
1997	3.43	5.09
1998	3.36	4.98
1999	3.31	4.86
2000	3.29	4.76
2001	3.25	4.67
2002	3.18	4.6
2003	3.11	4.54
2004	3.06	4.47
2005	3.08	4.41
2006	3.11	4.39
2007	3.13	4.37
2008	3.13	4.36
2009	3.13	4.35
2010	3.14	4.34
2011	3.1	4.34
2012	3.07	4.33
2013	3.05	4.33
2014	3.03	4.36
2015	3.01	4.29
2016	2.99	4.2
2017	2.97	4.06
2018	2.94	3.93
2019	2.91	3.8
2020	2.86	3.75
2021	2.83	3.69
2022	2.79	3.62
2023	2.73	3.56

Botswana and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Solomon Islands

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Solomon Islands
1960	17.7	16.8
1961	17.4	16.9
1962	17.1	16.9
1963	16.8	17
1964	16.6	17
1965	16.4	17
1966	16.2	17
1967	15.9	16.9
1968	15.7	16.8
1969	15.6	16.8
1970	15.4	16.7
1971	15.3	16.6
1972	15.4	16.6
1973	15.6	16.4
1974	15.8	16.3
1975	16	16.1
1976	16.2	15.9
1977	16.4	15.9
1978	16.6	15.8
1979	16.9	15.8
1980	16.8	15.8
1981	16.8	15.9
1982	16.8	15.9
1983	16.8	16
1984	16.8	16.1
1985	16.8	16.2
1986	16.9	16.3
1987	16.9	16.4
1988	17	16.5
1989	17.1	16.7
1990	17.3	16.8
1991	17.4	17
1992	17.6	17.1
1993	17.8	17.2
1994	18	17.4
1995	18.3	17.5
1996	18.6	17.7
1997	18.8	17.8
1998	19.1	17.9
1999	19.4	18.1
2000	19.7	18.3
2001	20	18.4
2002	20.3	18.6
2003	20.6	18.8
2004	20.9	19
2005	21.2	19.1
2006	21.5	19.2
2007	21.7	19.4
2008	22	19.4
2009	22.2	19.5
2010	22.5	19.6
2011	22.7	19.6
2012	22.8	19.7
2013	22.7	19.7
2014	22.7	19.8
2015	22.7	19.9
2016	22.7	20
2017	22.8	20.2
2018	22.9	20.4
2019	23.1	20.5
2020	23.3	20.7
2021	23.4	20.9
2022	23.6	21.1
2023	23.9	21.3
2024	24.2	21.5

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