Botswana vs Tonga statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 47th vs. 176th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Botswana and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Tonga economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Tonga

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Tonga
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	$32,506,742
1976	$372,025,093	$30,036,417
1977	$451,624,780	$34,139,388
1978	$590,407,374	$41,567,472
1979	$819,870,259	$44,667,002
1980	$1,060,889,704	$53,260,077
1981	$1,073,812,830	$62,242,013
1982	$1,014,945,696	$62,068,161
1983	$1,172,230,397	$60,863,964
1984	$1,240,822,167	$64,248,355
1985	$1,114,783,343	$60,058,663
1986	$1,392,602,164	$68,195,856
1987	$1,965,226,890	$81,667,133
1988	$2,644,554,159	$106,657,267
1989	$3,083,822,112	$106,344,855
1990	$3,790,636,324	$113,563,822
1991	$3,942,876,703	$132,201,141
1992	$4,146,464,587	$137,066,291
1993	$4,160,129,175	$138,489,884
1994	$4,259,259,604	$195,990,986
1995	$4,730,599,122	$208,871,666
1996	$4,847,757,218	$222,100,576
1997	$5,020,265,627	$214,991,452
1998	$4,790,481,509	$191,504,893
1999	$5,484,263,347	$199,208,718
2000	$5,788,329,609	$204,848,488
2001	$5,489,608,300	$181,117,230
2002	$5,438,863,983	$182,764,281
2003	$7,511,582,173	$202,246,591
2004	$8,957,467,707	$230,678,011
2005	$9,918,907,108	$261,823,805
2006	$9,919,158,482	$292,232,703
2007	$10,567,270,656	$298,519,623
2008	$10,730,829,116	$344,438,844
2009	$10,118,459,242	$312,415,028
2010	$12,637,273,429	$366,887,375
2011	$15,110,643,612	$414,143,828
2012	$13,907,464,500	$471,122,971
2013	$14,271,738,933	$451,788,498
2014	$15,470,088,501	$440,997,735
2015	$13,530,748,845	$437,525,539
2016	$15,082,637,184	$420,828,255
2017	$16,105,155,857	$459,976,847
2018	$17,031,943,186	$489,714,530
2019	$16,725,908,149	$494,197,854
2020	$14,960,251,611	$496,856,304
2021	$18,750,182,235	$518,228,029
2022	$20,321,150,598	$518,180,029
2023	$19,411,266,967	$508,735,107
2024	$19,400,774,882	-

Botswana and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Tonga

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Tonga
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	$349
1976	$490	$315
1977	$565	$353
1978	$695	$428
1979	$909	$458
1980	$1,132	$545
1981	$1,107	$636
1982	$1,006	$633
1983	$1,121	$621
1984	$1,145	$656
1985	$994	$613
1986	$1,200	$696
1987	$1,639	$830
1988	$2,141	$1,078
1989	$2,428	$1,070
1990	$2,903	$1,139
1991	$2,939	$1,323
1992	$3,005	$1,370
1993	$2,929	$1,383
1994	$2,917	$1,957
1995	$3,156	$2,084
1996	$3,156	$2,215
1997	$3,194	$2,136
1998	$2,981	$1,889
1999	$3,340	$1,952
2000	$3,451	$1,995
2001	$3,206	$1,754
2002	$3,117	$1,759
2003	$4,230	$1,936
2004	$4,957	$2,195
2005	$5,391	$2,478
2006	$5,292	$2,750
2007	$5,529	$2,797
2008	$5,503	$3,218
2009	$5,083	$2,914
2010	$6,216	$3,416
2011	$7,287	$3,850
2012	$6,596	$4,384
2013	$6,667	$4,219
2014	$7,122	$4,137
2015	$6,141	$4,124
2016	$6,749	$3,988
2017	$7,105	$4,366
2018	$7,408	$4,639
2019	$7,172	$4,677
2020	$6,323	$4,700
2021	$7,808	$4,913
2022	$8,329	$4,933
2023	$7,826	$4,864
2024	$7,695	-

Botswana vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Tonga

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Tonga
1950	46.2	48.4
1951	46.6	49.8
1952	47	51.2
1953	47.5	52.4
1954	48	53.6
1955	48.5	54.7
1956	49	55.7
1957	49.5	56.5
1958	50.1	57.2
1959	50.7	57.8
1960	51.2	58.3
1961	51.8	58.8
1962	52.3	59.3
1963	52.8	59.8
1964	53.4	60.3
1965	53.9	60.7
1966	54.4	61.2
1967	54.9	61.7
1968	55.4	62.2
1969	55.9	62.7
1970	56.4	63.2
1971	57.1	63.6
1972	57.7	64.1
1973	58.3	64.4
1974	58.9	64.8
1975	59.5	65.1
1976	60.2	65.4
1977	60.9	65.6
1978	61.5	65.9
1979	62	66
1980	62.5	66.2
1981	63	66.4
1982	63.4	66.3
1983	63.6	66.7
1984	63.7	66.8
1985	63.6	66.9
1986	63.4	67.1
1987	62.8	67.2
1988	61.7	67.3
1989	61.2	67.4
1990	60.1	67.5
1991	58.9	67.7
1992	58.2	67.9
1993	57.3	68.2
1994	56	68.4
1995	54.7	68.6
1996	54.3	68.8
1997	53.6	69
1998	53	69.2
1999	52.5	69.4
2000	52.3	69.6
2001	52.2	69.8
2002	52.4	70
2003	52.9	70.2
2004	53.6	70.4
2005	54.4	70.6
2006	55.1	70.7
2007	56.7	70.9
2008	57.7	71
2009	58.3	70.9
2010	59.1	71.3
2011	59.7	71.4
2012	60.4	71.5
2013	61.2	71.6
2014	62.2	71.7
2015	63.2	71.9
2016	64.3	72
2017	65.4	72.1
2018	66.4	72.2
2019	67.2	72.3
2020	67.6	72.4
2021	63.3	72.1
2022	68.7	72.6
2023	69.2	72.9
2024	69.3	73.1
2025	69.4	73.2

Botswana and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Tonga

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Tonga
1960	516,165	66,170
1961	527,942	68,037
1962	540,186	69,940
1963	552,966	71,885
1964	566,266	73,879
1965	574,664	75,924
1966	577,866	78,002
1967	580,933	79,814
1968	583,966	81,353
1969	587,066	82,885
1970	590,334	84,401
1971	600,481	85,896
1972	622,407	87,356
1973	652,408	88,805
1974	685,448	90,683
1975	720,380	93,017
1976	758,508	95,325
1977	799,574	96,725
1978	849,239	97,204
1979	901,742	97,544
1980	937,485	97,769
1981	969,996	97,909
1982	1,009,269	97,980
1983	1,046,137	97,998
1984	1,083,660	97,990
1985	1,121,945	97,984
1986	1,160,650	98,010
1987	1,199,167	98,376
1988	1,235,476	98,969
1989	1,270,274	99,403
1990	1,305,696	99,700
1991	1,341,756	99,895
1992	1,380,033	100,022
1993	1,420,115	100,103
1994	1,460,023	100,166
1995	1,498,836	100,225
1996	1,535,914	100,275
1997	1,571,691	100,674
1998	1,606,899	101,388
1999	1,641,997	102,046
2000	1,677,382	102,677
2001	1,712,254	103,288
2002	1,744,763	103,874
2003	1,775,736	104,464
2004	1,807,146	105,071
2005	1,839,877	105,671
2006	1,874,516	106,253
2007	1,911,201	106,726
2008	1,949,970	107,020
2009	1,990,673	107,203
2010	2,033,111	107,400
2011	2,073,535	107,570
2012	2,108,617	107,460
2013	2,140,682	107,078
2014	2,172,044	106,609
2015	2,203,273	106,095
2016	2,234,776	105,524
2017	2,266,747	105,356
2018	2,299,141	105,567
2019	2,332,083	105,669
2020	2,365,894	105,704
2021	2,401,441	105,490
2022	2,439,892	105,042
2023	2,480,244	104,597
2024	2,521,139	104,175

Fertility rates in Botswana and Tonga

Fertility rate

Botswana

Tonga

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Tonga
1960	6.6	6.65
1961	6.56	6.61
1962	6.54	6.57
1963	6.58	6.52
1964	6.61	6.46
1965	6.6	6.41
1966	6.61	6.35
1967	6.6	6.29
1968	6.58	6.23
1969	6.56	6.17
1970	6.55	6.07
1971	6.54	5.96
1972	6.56	5.86
1973	6.59	5.8
1974	6.61	5.77
1975	6.61	5.75
1976	6.6	5.73
1977	6.54	5.7
1978	6.48	5.68
1979	6.4	5.65
1980	6.29	5.6
1981	6.16	5.55
1982	5.97	5.5
1983	5.79	5.45
1984	5.63	5.41
1985	5.48	5.34
1986	5.33	5.27
1987	5.1	5.19
1988	4.88	5.1
1989	4.67	5.01
1990	4.51	4.93
1991	4.37	4.85
1992	4.26	4.79
1993	4.15	4.73
1994	4.02	4.66
1995	3.79	4.56
1996	3.57	4.46
1997	3.43	4.38
1998	3.36	4.31
1999	3.31	4.23
2000	3.29	4.16
2001	3.25	4.13
2002	3.18	4.14
2003	3.11	4.18
2004	3.06	4.19
2005	3.08	4.2
2006	3.11	4.14
2007	3.13	4.09
2008	3.13	4.01
2009	3.13	3.95
2010	3.14	3.88
2011	3.1	3.83
2012	3.07	3.77
2013	3.05	3.7
2014	3.03	3.62
2015	3.01	3.54
2016	2.99	3.46
2017	2.97	3.39
2018	2.94	3.33
2019	2.91	3.27
2020	2.86	3.23
2021	2.83	3.2
2022	2.79	3.17
2023	2.73	3.13

Botswana and Tonga demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Tonga

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Tonga
1960	17.7	17.1
1961	17.4	17.1
1962	17.1	17.1
1963	16.8	17
1964	16.6	17
1965	16.4	17
1966	16.2	17
1967	15.9	17
1968	15.7	16.9
1969	15.6	16.8
1970	15.4	16.8
1971	15.3	16.7
1972	15.4	16.7
1973	15.6	16.8
1974	15.8	16.8
1975	16	16.7
1976	16.2	16.7
1977	16.4	16.8
1978	16.6	17.1
1979	16.9	17.3
1980	16.8	17.4
1981	16.8	17.6
1982	16.8	17.8
1983	16.8	17.9
1984	16.8	18
1985	16.8	18.1
1986	16.9	18.2
1987	16.9	18.3
1988	17	18.6
1989	17.1	18.9
1990	17.3	19.1
1991	17.4	19.3
1992	17.6	19.5
1993	17.8	19.6
1994	18	19.6
1995	18.3	19.6
1996	18.6	19.6
1997	18.8	19.7
1998	19.1	19.9
1999	19.4	20.1
2000	19.7	20.3
2001	20	20.5
2002	20.3	20.7
2003	20.6	20.8
2004	20.9	20.8
2005	21.2	20.8
2006	21.5	20.8
2007	21.7	20.9
2008	22	21
2009	22.2	21.1
2010	22.5	21.2
2011	22.7	21.2
2012	22.8	21.4
2013	22.7	21.6
2014	22.7	21.7
2015	22.7	21.8
2016	22.7	21.9
2017	22.8	21.9
2018	22.9	22
2019	23.1	22
2020	23.3	22.1
2021	23.4	22.1
2022	23.6	22
2023	23.9	21.9
2024	24.2	21.9

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