Botswana vs Switzerland statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 47th vs. 131st).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

Botswana and Switzerland: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Switzerland economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Switzerland
1960	$30,411,414	$10,412,232,621
1961	$32,902,613	$11,713,348,834
1962	$35,644,957	$12,989,649,694
1963	$38,091,843	$14,283,872,299
1964	$41,616,348	$15,833,133,858
1965	$45,788,696	$16,780,226,225
1966	$51,465,655	$18,019,402,374
1967	$58,642,354	$19,397,044,714
1968	$66,248,441	$20,712,102,794
1969	$77,361,547	$22,442,043,274
1970	$96,243,234	$24,998,066,773
1971	$127,448,614	$30,040,171,751
1972	$164,460,915	$36,844,318,854
1973	$244,124,164	$49,550,006,320
1974	$306,044,208	$57,103,011,446
1975	$355,168,572	$65,466,081,819
1976	$372,025,093	$68,476,524,644
1977	$451,624,780	$73,135,771,167
1978	$590,407,374	$102,280,472,036
1979	$819,870,259	$114,970,094,425
1980	$1,060,889,704	$122,557,843,886
1981	$1,073,812,830	$112,244,805,519
1982	$1,014,945,696	$115,043,365,512
1983	$1,172,230,397	$114,634,358,535
1984	$1,240,822,167	$109,455,312,168
1985	$1,114,783,343	$110,980,314,192
1986	$1,392,602,164	$159,089,921,063
1987	$1,965,226,890	$199,236,370,038
1988	$2,644,554,159	$215,540,625,299
1989	$3,083,822,112	$208,105,846,934
1990	$3,790,636,324	$265,763,573,999
1991	$3,942,876,703	$268,901,693,863
1992	$4,146,464,587	$279,921,425,828
1993	$4,160,129,175	$272,237,527,071
1994	$4,259,259,604	$301,375,055,202
1995	$4,730,599,122	$352,835,806,342
1996	$4,847,757,218	$340,103,959,547
1997	$5,020,265,627	$294,788,198,856
1998	$4,790,481,509	$303,459,014,347
1999	$5,484,263,347	$297,873,643,323
2000	$5,788,329,609	$279,216,033,870
2001	$5,489,608,300	$286,582,672,434
2002	$5,438,863,983	$309,301,422,430
2003	$7,511,582,173	$362,075,086,508
2004	$8,957,467,707	$403,912,891,033
2005	$9,918,907,108	$418,284,865,885
2006	$9,919,158,482	$441,634,672,197
2007	$10,567,270,656	$490,740,715,595
2008	$10,730,829,116	$567,267,767,519
2009	$10,118,459,242	$554,212,916,092
2010	$12,637,273,429	$598,851,027,948
2011	$15,110,643,612	$715,888,126,682
2012	$13,907,464,500	$686,420,221,558
2013	$14,271,738,933	$706,234,937,371
2014	$15,470,088,501	$726,537,809,430
2015	$13,530,748,845	$694,118,186,380
2016	$15,082,637,184	$687,895,460,903
2017	$16,105,155,857	$695,200,834,102
2018	$17,031,943,186	$725,568,717,468
2019	$16,725,908,149	$721,369,112,727
2020	$14,960,251,611	$741,999,406,006
2021	$18,750,182,235	$815,309,330,987
2022	$20,321,150,598	$828,508,926,958
2023	$19,411,266,967	$894,424,821,645
2024	$19,400,774,882	$936,564,198,049

Botswana and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Switzerland
1960	$58.9	$1,954
1961	$62.3	$2,155
1962	$66	$2,330
1963	$68.9	$2,508
1964	$73.5	$2,735
1965	$79.7	$2,865
1966	$89.1	$3,045
1967	$100.9	$3,237
1968	$113.4	$3,413
1969	$131.8	$3,657
1970	$163	$4,044
1971	$212.2	$4,835
1972	$264.2	$5,885
1973	$374	$7,856
1974	$446	$9,005
1975	$493	$10,328
1976	$490	$10,865
1977	$565	$11,644
1978	$695	$16,282
1979	$909	$18,266
1980	$1,132	$19,394
1981	$1,107	$17,665
1982	$1,006	$18,000
1983	$1,121	$17,859
1984	$1,145	$16,991
1985	$994	$17,152
1986	$1,200	$24,460
1987	$1,639	$30,441
1988	$2,141	$32,690
1989	$2,428	$31,309
1990	$2,903	$39,575
1991	$2,939	$39,544
1992	$3,005	$40,714
1993	$2,929	$39,237
1994	$2,917	$43,092
1995	$3,156	$50,114
1996	$3,156	$48,093
1997	$3,194	$41,584
1998	$2,981	$42,681
1999	$3,340	$41,696
2000	$3,451	$38,865
2001	$3,206	$39,639
2002	$3,117	$42,459
2003	$4,230	$49,336
2004	$4,957	$54,659
2005	$5,391	$56,243
2006	$5,292	$59,011
2007	$5,529	$64,989
2008	$5,503	$74,175
2009	$5,083	$71,568
2010	$6,216	$76,531
2011	$7,287	$90,477
2012	$6,596	$85,836
2013	$6,667	$87,304
2014	$7,122	$88,725
2015	$6,141	$83,806
2016	$6,749	$82,153
2017	$7,105	$82,254
2018	$7,408	$85,217
2019	$7,172	$84,122
2020	$6,323	$85,898
2021	$7,808	$93,665
2022	$8,329	$94,395
2023	$7,826	$100,632
2024	$7,695	$103,670

Botswana vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Switzerland

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Switzerland
1950	46.2	68.9
1951	46.6	68.7
1952	47	69.6
1953	47.5	69.5
1954	48	70
1955	48.5	70.1
1956	49	70.2
1957	49.5	70.5
1958	50.1	71.3
1959	50.7	71.5
1960	51.2	71.4
1961	51.8	71.7
1962	52.3	71.3
1963	52.8	71.3
1964	53.4	72.2
1965	53.9	72.3
1966	54.4	72.4
1967	54.9	72.7
1968	55.4	72.7
1969	55.9	72.7
1970	56.4	73.1
1971	57.1	73.2
1972	57.7	73.8
1973	58.3	74.1
1974	58.9	74.4
1975	59.5	74.8
1976	60.2	74.9
1977	60.9	75.4
1978	61.5	75.3
1979	62	75.6
1980	62.5	75.6
1981	63	75.8
1982	63.4	76.2
1983	63.6	76.2
1984	63.7	76.8
1985	63.6	76.9
1986	63.4	77
1987	62.8	77.3
1988	61.7	77.4
1989	61.2	77.6
1990	60.1	77.4
1991	58.9	77.6
1992	58.2	77.9
1993	57.3	78.2
1994	56	78.5
1995	54.7	78.6
1996	54.3	79
1997	53.6	79.2
1998	53	79.5
1999	52.5	79.7
2000	52.3	79.8
2001	52.2	80.3
2002	52.4	80.4
2003	52.9	80.5
2004	53.6	81.1
2005	54.4	81.2
2006	55.1	81.5
2007	56.7	81.7
2008	57.7	82
2009	58.3	82
2010	59.1	82.3
2011	59.7	82.6
2012	60.4	82.6
2013	61.2	82.7
2014	62.2	83.1
2015	63.2	82.8
2016	64.3	83.4
2017	65.4	83.4
2018	66.4	83.6
2019	67.2	83.8
2020	67.6	83.1
2021	63.3	83.6
2022	68.7	83.2
2023	69.2	84
2024	69.3	84.1
2025	69.4	84.2

Botswana and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Switzerland

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Switzerland
1960	516,165	5,327,827
1961	527,942	5,434,294
1962	540,186	5,573,815
1963	552,966	5,694,247
1964	566,266	5,789,228
1965	574,664	5,856,472
1966	577,866	5,918,002
1967	580,933	5,991,785
1968	583,966	6,067,714
1969	587,066	6,136,387
1970	590,334	6,180,877
1971	600,481	6,213,399
1972	622,407	6,260,956
1973	652,408	6,307,347
1974	685,448	6,341,405
1975	720,380	6,338,632
1976	758,508	6,302,504
1977	799,574	6,281,174
1978	849,239	6,281,738
1979	901,742	6,294,365
1980	937,485	6,319,408
1981	969,996	6,354,074
1982	1,009,269	6,391,309
1983	1,046,137	6,418,773
1984	1,083,660	6,441,865
1985	1,121,945	6,470,365
1986	1,160,650	6,504,124
1987	1,199,167	6,545,106
1988	1,235,476	6,593,386
1989	1,270,274	6,646,912
1990	1,305,696	6,715,519
1991	1,341,756	6,799,978
1992	1,380,033	6,875,364
1993	1,420,115	6,938,265
1994	1,460,023	6,993,795
1995	1,498,836	7,040,687
1996	1,535,914	7,071,850
1997	1,571,691	7,088,906
1998	1,606,899	7,110,001
1999	1,641,997	7,143,991
2000	1,677,382	7,184,250
2001	1,712,254	7,229,854
2002	1,744,763	7,284,753
2003	1,775,736	7,339,001
2004	1,807,146	7,389,625
2005	1,839,877	7,437,115
2006	1,874,516	7,483,934
2007	1,911,201	7,551,117
2008	1,949,970	7,647,675
2009	1,990,673	7,743,831
2010	2,033,111	7,824,909
2011	2,073,535	7,912,398
2012	2,108,617	7,996,861
2013	2,140,682	8,089,346
2014	2,172,044	8,188,649
2015	2,203,273	8,282,396
2016	2,234,776	8,373,338
2017	2,266,747	8,451,840
2018	2,299,141	8,514,329
2019	2,332,083	8,575,280
2020	2,365,894	8,638,167
2021	2,401,441	8,704,546
2022	2,439,892	8,777,088
2023	2,480,244	8,888,093
2024	2,521,139	9,034,102

Fertility rates in Botswana and Switzerland

Fertility rate

Botswana

Switzerland

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Switzerland
1960	6.6	2.44
1961	6.56	2.52
1962	6.54	2.58
1963	6.58	2.65
1964	6.61	2.66
1965	6.6	2.59
1966	6.61	2.5
1967	6.6	2.39
1968	6.58	2.29
1969	6.56	2.19
1970	6.55	2.1
1971	6.54	2.04
1972	6.56	1.91
1973	6.59	1.81
1974	6.61	1.73
1975	6.61	1.61
1976	6.6	1.55
1977	6.54	1.53
1978	6.48	1.51
1979	6.4	1.52
1980	6.29	1.55
1981	6.16	1.55
1982	5.97	1.56
1983	5.79	1.52
1984	5.63	1.53
1985	5.48	1.52
1986	5.33	1.53
1987	5.1	1.52
1988	4.88	1.57
1989	4.67	1.56
1990	4.51	1.58
1991	4.37	1.58
1992	4.26	1.58
1993	4.15	1.51
1994	4.02	1.49
1995	3.79	1.48
1996	3.57	1.5
1997	3.43	1.48
1998	3.36	1.47
1999	3.31	1.48
2000	3.29	1.5
2001	3.25	1.38
2002	3.18	1.39
2003	3.11	1.39
2004	3.06	1.42
2005	3.08	1.42
2006	3.11	1.44
2007	3.13	1.46
2008	3.13	1.48
2009	3.13	1.5
2010	3.14	1.52
2011	3.1	1.52
2012	3.07	1.52
2013	3.05	1.52
2014	3.03	1.54
2015	3.01	1.54
2016	2.99	1.54
2017	2.97	1.52
2018	2.94	1.52
2019	2.91	1.48
2020	2.86	1.46
2021	2.83	1.52
2022	2.79	1.39
2023	2.73	1.33

Botswana and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Switzerland

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Switzerland
1960	17.7	32.6
1961	17.4	32.4
1962	17.1	32
1963	16.8	31.7
1964	16.6	31.5
1965	16.4	31.6
1966	16.2	31.6
1967	15.9	31.6
1968	15.7	31.7
1969	15.6	31.7
1970	15.4	32
1971	15.3	32.2
1972	15.4	32.3
1973	15.6	32.5
1974	15.8	32.7
1975	16	33.1
1976	16.2	33.5
1977	16.4	33.8
1978	16.6	34.2
1979	16.9	34.5
1980	16.8	34.8
1981	16.8	35
1982	16.8	35.3
1983	16.8	35.6
1984	16.8	35.9
1985	16.8	36.1
1986	16.9	36.3
1987	16.9	36.5
1988	17	36.7
1989	17.1	36.8
1990	17.3	36.9
1991	17.4	36.9
1992	17.6	36.9
1993	17.8	37
1994	18	37.1
1995	18.3	37.3
1996	18.6	37.6
1997	18.8	37.9
1998	19.1	38.2
1999	19.4	38.4
2000	19.7	38.7
2001	20	39
2002	20.3	39.3
2003	20.6	39.6
2004	20.9	39.9
2005	21.2	40.3
2006	21.5	40.6
2007	21.7	40.9
2008	22	41.1
2009	22.2	41.3
2010	22.5	41.5
2011	22.7	41.6
2012	22.8	41.8
2013	22.7	42
2014	22.7	42.1
2015	22.7	42.2
2016	22.7	42.3
2017	22.8	42.4
2018	22.9	42.5
2019	23.1	42.6
2020	23.3	42.7
2021	23.4	42.8
2022	23.6	43
2023	23.9	43.4
2024	24.2	43.7

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