Botswana vs South Africa statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 64M in South Africa (ranked 24/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 468,377 sq mi for South Africa (ranked 47th vs. 24th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and South Africa ranks 41/197 ($400B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while South Africa ranks 112/197 ($6,253).

Botswana and South Africa: Comparison Charts

Botswana and South Africa economies compared

GDP

Botswana

South Africa

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	South Africa
1960	$30,411,414	$8,748,596,501
1961	$32,902,613	$9,225,996,310
1962	$35,644,957	$9,813,996,074
1963	$38,091,843	$10,854,195,658
1964	$41,616,348	$11,955,995,218
1965	$45,788,696	$13,068,994,772
1966	$51,465,655	$14,211,394,315
1967	$58,642,354	$15,821,393,671
1968	$66,248,441	$17,124,793,150
1969	$77,361,547	$19,256,992,297
1970	$96,243,234	$21,218,391,513
1971	$127,448,614	$23,411,076,638
1972	$164,460,915	$24,515,919,217
1973	$244,124,164	$33,262,772,008
1974	$306,044,208	$41,389,186,095
1975	$355,168,572	$42,906,905,672
1976	$372,025,093	$41,150,460,288
1977	$451,624,780	$45,328,411,332
1978	$590,407,374	$51,607,412,902
1979	$819,870,259	$63,038,658,089
1980	$1,060,889,704	$89,411,864,402
1981	$1,073,812,830	$93,141,472,164
1982	$1,014,945,696	$85,904,057,409
1983	$1,172,230,397	$96,204,110,942
1984	$1,240,822,167	$84,870,163,366
1985	$1,114,783,343	$64,459,376,087
1986	$1,392,602,164	$73,354,771,399
1987	$1,965,226,890	$96,535,763,418
1988	$2,644,554,159	$103,976,831,871
1989	$3,083,822,112	$108,055,624,082
1990	$3,790,636,324	$126,048,140,142
1991	$3,942,876,703	$135,203,698,238
1992	$4,146,464,587	$146,956,150,987
1993	$4,160,129,175	$147,194,747,566
1994	$4,259,259,604	$153,512,712,382
1995	$4,730,599,122	$171,735,933,897
1996	$4,847,757,218	$163,234,925,381
1997	$5,020,265,627	$168,978,057,328
1998	$4,790,481,509	$152,982,984,557
1999	$5,484,263,347	$151,516,957,079
2000	$5,788,329,609	$151,752,757,215
2001	$5,489,608,300	$135,429,905,923
2002	$5,438,863,983	$129,087,556,612
2003	$7,511,582,173	$197,018,965,309
2004	$8,957,467,707	$255,806,908,595
2005	$9,918,907,108	$288,867,217,197
2006	$9,919,158,482	$303,858,675,364
2007	$10,567,270,656	$333,077,117,254
2008	$10,730,829,116	$316,131,258,616
2009	$10,118,459,242	$329,754,060,647
2010	$12,637,273,429	$417,363,822,802
2011	$15,110,643,612	$458,199,494,831
2012	$13,907,464,500	$434,400,545,086
2013	$14,271,738,933	$400,886,013,596
2014	$15,470,088,501	$381,198,869,776
2015	$13,530,748,845	$346,709,790,459
2016	$15,082,637,184	$323,585,509,674
2017	$16,105,155,857	$381,448,814,653
2018	$17,031,943,186	$405,260,723,893
2019	$16,725,908,149	$389,330,032,224
2020	$14,960,251,611	$337,974,655,408
2021	$18,750,182,235	$420,886,877,629
2022	$20,321,150,598	$406,920,004,594
2023	$19,411,266,967	$380,699,271,816
2024	$19,400,774,882	$400,260,724,226

Botswana and South Africa economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

South Africa

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	South Africa
1960	$58.9	$532
1961	$62.3	$546
1962	$66	$563
1963	$68.9	$605
1964	$73.5	$646
1965	$79.7	$685
1966	$89.1	$722
1967	$100.9	$779
1968	$113.4	$817
1969	$131.8	$891
1970	$163	$952
1971	$212.2	$1,020
1972	$264.2	$1,038
1973	$374	$1,369
1974	$446	$1,656
1975	$493	$1,670
1976	$490	$1,559
1977	$565	$1,671
1978	$695	$1,852
1979	$909	$2,202
1980	$1,132	$3,029
1981	$1,107	$3,050
1982	$1,006	$2,717
1983	$1,121	$2,938
1984	$1,145	$2,504
1985	$994	$1,839
1986	$1,200	$2,027
1987	$1,639	$2,586
1988	$2,141	$2,702
1989	$2,428	$2,727
1990	$2,903	$3,093
1991	$2,939	$3,243
1992	$3,005	$3,462
1993	$2,929	$3,400
1994	$2,917	$3,489
1995	$3,156	$3,856
1996	$3,156	$3,618
1997	$3,194	$3,700
1998	$2,981	$3,310
1999	$3,340	$3,242
2000	$3,451	$3,218
2001	$3,206	$2,847
2002	$3,117	$2,688
2003	$4,230	$4,062
2004	$4,957	$5,221
2005	$5,391	$5,837
2006	$5,292	$6,077
2007	$5,529	$6,592
2008	$5,503	$6,185
2009	$5,083	$6,375
2010	$6,216	$7,973
2011	$7,287	$8,646
2012	$6,596	$8,077
2013	$6,667	$7,332
2014	$7,122	$6,857
2015	$6,141	$6,112
2016	$6,749	$5,651
2017	$7,105	$6,618
2018	$7,408	$6,914
2019	$7,172	$6,534
2020	$6,323	$5,581
2021	$7,808	$6,843
2022	$8,329	$6,523
2023	$7,826	$6,023
2024	$7,695	$6,253

Botswana vs. South Africa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

South Africa

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	South Africa
1950	46.2	43.1
1951	46.6	44.1
1952	47	45
1953	47.5	46.1
1954	48	47.1
1955	48.5	48.2
1956	49	49.2
1957	49.5	50.2
1958	50.1	51.1
1959	50.7	51.9
1960	51.2	52.6
1961	51.8	53.1
1962	52.3	53.6
1963	52.8	53.9
1964	53.4	54.2
1965	53.9	54.4
1966	54.4	54.7
1967	54.9	55
1968	55.4	55.2
1969	55.9	55.4
1970	56.4	55.7
1971	57.1	56
1972	57.7	56.4
1973	58.3	56.7
1974	58.9	57.1
1975	59.5	57.6
1976	60.2	58
1977	60.9	58.5
1978	61.5	59
1979	62	59.5
1980	62.5	60
1981	63	60.4
1982	63.4	60.9
1983	63.6	61.4
1984	63.7	61.8
1985	63.6	62.2
1986	63.4	62.4
1987	62.8	62.7
1988	61.7	62.9
1989	61.2	63
1990	60.1	62.9
1991	58.9	63
1992	58.2	62.8
1993	57.3	62.6
1994	56	62.1
1995	54.7	61.6
1996	54.3	61.1
1997	53.6	60.5
1998	53	59.9
1999	52.5	59.2
2000	52.3	58.4
2001	52.2	57.2
2002	52.4	55.6
2003	52.9	54.2
2004	53.6	54
2005	54.4	53.9
2006	55.1	54.2
2007	56.7	54.9
2008	57.7	56
2009	58.3	57.4
2010	59.1	58.9
2011	59.7	60.6
2012	60.4	61.7
2013	61.2	62.4
2014	62.2	63.2
2015	63.2	64.1
2016	64.3	64.7
2017	65.4	65.4
2018	66.4	65.7
2019	67.2	66.1
2020	67.6	65.2
2021	63.3	62
2022	68.7	65.5
2023	69.2	66.1
2024	69.3	66.3
2025	69.4	66.5

Botswana and South Africa population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

South Africa

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	South Africa
1960	516,165	16,440,172
1961	527,942	16,908,035
1962	540,186	17,418,522
1963	552,966	17,954,564
1964	566,266	18,511,361
1965	574,664	19,089,380
1966	577,866	19,690,087
1967	580,933	20,314,066
1968	583,966	20,957,287
1969	587,066	21,614,676
1970	590,334	22,279,984
1971	600,481	22,942,143
1972	622,407	23,609,456
1973	652,408	24,294,263
1974	685,448	24,989,108
1975	720,380	25,690,940
1976	758,508	26,395,450
1977	799,574	27,118,952
1978	849,239	27,869,507
1979	901,742	28,634,162
1980	937,485	29,518,857
1981	969,996	30,541,044
1982	1,009,269	31,615,339
1983	1,046,137	32,739,304
1984	1,083,660	33,892,788
1985	1,121,945	35,042,093
1986	1,160,650	36,180,515
1987	1,199,167	37,326,190
1988	1,235,476	38,480,649
1989	1,270,274	39,628,575
1990	1,305,696	40,746,268
1991	1,341,756	41,687,898
1992	1,380,033	42,443,509
1993	1,420,115	43,297,156
1994	1,460,023	44,004,139
1995	1,498,836	44,541,554
1996	1,535,914	45,123,018
1997	1,571,691	45,666,838
1998	1,606,899	46,223,880
1999	1,641,997	46,730,335
2000	1,677,382	47,159,719
2001	1,712,254	47,566,800
2002	1,744,763	48,019,415
2003	1,775,736	48,500,348
2004	1,807,146	48,991,421
2005	1,839,877	49,490,033
2006	1,874,516	49,998,277
2007	1,911,201	50,528,584
2008	1,949,970	51,114,599
2009	1,990,673	51,728,516
2010	2,033,111	52,344,051
2011	2,073,535	52,995,205
2012	2,108,617	53,782,567
2013	2,140,682	54,678,791
2014	2,172,044	55,594,838
2015	2,203,273	56,723,537
2016	2,234,776	57,259,551
2017	2,266,747	57,635,162
2018	2,299,141	58,613,001
2019	2,332,083	59,587,885
2020	2,365,894	60,562,381
2021	2,401,441	61,502,603
2022	2,439,892	62,378,410
2023	2,480,244	63,212,384
2024	2,521,139	64,007,187

Fertility rates in Botswana and South Africa

Fertility rate

Botswana

South Africa

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	South Africa
1960	6.6	6.11
1961	6.56	6.08
1962	6.54	6.05
1963	6.58	6.01
1964	6.61	5.96
1965	6.6	5.89
1966	6.61	5.91
1967	6.6	5.85
1968	6.58	5.78
1969	6.56	5.72
1970	6.55	5.63
1971	6.54	5.57
1972	6.56	5.49
1973	6.59	5.41
1974	6.61	5.3
1975	6.61	5.19
1976	6.6	5.07
1977	6.54	4.94
1978	6.48	4.85
1979	6.4	4.82
1980	6.29	4.78
1981	6.16	4.71
1982	5.97	4.7
1983	5.79	4.63
1984	5.63	4.57
1985	5.48	4.5
1986	5.33	4.41
1987	5.1	4.35
1988	4.88	4.18
1989	4.67	3.98
1990	4.51	3.72
1991	4.37	3.62
1992	4.26	3.48
1993	4.15	3.37
1994	4.02	3.26
1995	3.79	3.17
1996	3.57	2.99
1997	3.43	2.73
1998	3.36	2.63
1999	3.31	2.56
2000	3.29	2.41
2001	3.25	2.37
2002	3.18	2.32
2003	3.11	2.36
2004	3.06	2.44
2005	3.08	2.51
2006	3.11	2.55
2007	3.13	2.55
2008	3.13	2.68
2009	3.13	2.5
2010	3.14	2.44
2011	3.1	2.44
2012	3.07	2.45
2013	3.05	2.43
2014	3.03	2.42
2015	3.01	2.36
2016	2.99	2.26
2017	2.97	2.28
2018	2.94	2.27
2019	2.91	2.26
2020	2.86	2.26
2021	2.83	2.25
2022	2.79	2.23
2023	2.73	2.22

Botswana and South Africa demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

South Africa

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	South Africa
1960	17.7	19
1961	17.4	19
1962	17.1	18.9
1963	16.8	18.9
1964	16.6	18.9
1965	16.4	18.8
1966	16.2	18.8
1967	15.9	18.8
1968	15.7	18.8
1969	15.6	18.8
1970	15.4	18.8
1971	15.3	18.8
1972	15.4	18.8
1973	15.6	18.8
1974	15.8	18.9
1975	16	18.9
1976	16.2	19
1977	16.4	19.1
1978	16.6	19.2
1979	16.9	19.3
1980	16.8	19.4
1981	16.8	19.6
1982	16.8	19.8
1983	16.8	20
1984	16.8	20.2
1985	16.8	20.4
1986	16.9	20.5
1987	16.9	20.7
1988	17	20.9
1989	17.1	21.1
1990	17.3	21.3
1991	17.4	21.5
1992	17.6	21.5
1993	17.8	21.9
1994	18	22
1995	18.3	21.5
1996	18.6	21.2
1997	18.8	21.2
1998	19.1	21.4
1999	19.4	21.6
2000	19.7	21.9
2001	20	22.2
2002	20.3	22.4
2003	20.6	22.8
2004	20.9	23.1
2005	21.2	23.3
2006	21.5	23.5
2007	21.7	23.8
2008	22	24
2009	22.2	24.3
2010	22.5	24.6
2011	22.7	25
2012	22.8	25.3
2013	22.7	25.7
2014	22.7	26
2015	22.7	26.4
2016	22.7	26.7
2017	22.8	27
2018	22.9	27.5
2019	23.1	27.9
2020	23.3	28.3
2021	23.4	28.6
2022	23.6	28.9
2023	23.9	29.2
2024	24.2	29.5

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