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Botswana vs Tuvalu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 47th vs. 194th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana Tuvalu
Population
2595266
9493
Population rank 143/197 196/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank 133/197 196/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank 98/197 109/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$6,151
2023
Government debt
$6.36B
2024
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.8%
2025
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,523
2024
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank 110/185 179/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,596
2025
$4,174
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
11.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
833 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
24.2 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Botswana and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP
Botswana

Tuvalu
Year GDP
Botswana Tuvalu
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 $2,585,956
1971 $127,448,614 $2,716,990
1972 $164,460,915 $2,968,458
1973 $244,124,164 $3,411,915
1974 $306,044,208 $4,122,329
1975 $355,168,572 $4,014,748
1976 $372,025,093 $3,919,072
1977 $451,624,780 $3,669,420
1978 $590,407,374 $3,798,782
1979 $819,870,259 $4,065,659
1980 $1,060,889,704 $4,206,128
1981 $1,073,812,830 $4,773,018
1982 $1,014,945,696 $4,118,945
1983 $1,172,230,397 $4,152,550
1984 $1,240,822,167 $4,481,978
1985 $1,114,783,343 $3,862,852
1986 $1,392,602,164 $4,574,706
1987 $1,965,226,890 $5,020,513
1988 $2,644,554,159 $7,011,059
1989 $3,083,822,112 $8,454,523
1990 $3,790,636,324 $9,542,901
1991 $3,942,876,703 $10,127,314
1992 $4,146,464,587 $10,535,028
1993 $4,160,129,175 $10,414,400
1994 $4,259,259,604 $11,772,611
1995 $4,730,599,122 $11,922,614
1996 $4,847,757,218 $13,338,597
1997 $5,020,265,627 $13,734,210
1998 $4,790,481,509 $13,795,146
1999 $5,484,263,347 $14,800,503
2000 $5,788,329,609 $15,073,976
2001 $5,489,608,300 $13,964,732
2002 $5,438,863,983 $16,842,673
2003 $7,511,582,173 $19,456,338
2004 $8,957,467,707 $22,798,275
2005 $9,918,907,108 $22,909,980
2006 $9,919,158,482 $24,096,875
2007 $10,567,270,656 $28,450,169
2008 $10,730,829,116 $31,874,435
2009 $10,118,459,242 $28,076,984
2010 $12,637,273,429 $32,105,408
2011 $15,110,643,612 $39,196,957
2012 $13,907,464,500 $39,345,579
2013 $14,271,738,933 $38,615,891
2014 $15,470,088,501 $38,760,983
2015 $13,530,748,845 $36,811,936
2016 $15,082,637,184 $41,629,064
2017 $16,105,155,857 $45,276,595
2018 $17,031,943,186 $48,015,260
2019 $16,725,908,149 $54,123,199
2020 $14,960,251,611 $51,746,594
2021 $18,750,182,235 $60,196,406
2022 $20,321,150,598 $59,065,982
2023 $19,411,266,967 $62,280,312
2024 $19,400,774,882 -

Botswana and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita
Botswana

Tuvalu
Year GDP per capita
Botswana Tuvalu
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 $457
1971 $212.2 $478
1972 $264.2 $522
1973 $374 $601
1974 $446 $708
1975 $493 $656
1976 $490 $612
1977 $565 $549
1978 $695 $546
1979 $909 $566
1980 $1,132 $571
1981 $1,107 $634
1982 $1,006 $537
1983 $1,121 $533
1984 $1,145 $567
1985 $994 $480
1986 $1,200 $557
1987 $1,639 $600
1988 $2,141 $823
1989 $2,428 $976
1990 $2,903 $1,085
1991 $2,939 $1,134
1992 $3,005 $1,166
1993 $2,929 $1,141
1994 $2,917 $1,279
1995 $3,156 $1,285
1996 $3,156 $1,428
1997 $3,194 $1,461
1998 $2,981 $1,460
1999 $3,340 $1,559
2000 $3,451 $1,579
2001 $3,206 $1,457
2002 $3,117 $1,750
2003 $4,230 $2,007
2004 $4,957 $2,323
2005 $5,391 $2,305
2006 $5,292 $2,396
2007 $5,529 $2,794
2008 $5,503 $3,088
2009 $5,083 $2,684
2010 $6,216 $3,025
2011 $7,287 $3,636
2012 $6,596 $3,598
2013 $6,667 $3,510
2014 $7,122 $3,529
2015 $6,141 $3,358
2016 $6,749 $3,809
2017 $7,105 $4,166
2018 $7,408 $4,466
2019 $7,172 $5,115
2020 $6,323 $4,976
2021 $7,808 $5,905
2022 $8,329 $5,911
2023 $7,826 $6,345
2024 $7,695 -

Botswana vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

Tuvalu
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Tuvalu
1950 46.2 40
1951 46.6 40.8
1952 47 41.7
1953 47.5 42.5
1954 48 43.4
1955 48.5 44.2
1956 49 45
1957 49.5 45.8
1958 50.1 46.7
1959 50.7 47.5
1960 51.2 48.3
1961 51.8 49
1962 52.3 49.8
1963 52.8 50.6
1964 53.4 51.3
1965 53.9 52.1
1966 54.4 52.8
1967 54.9 53.5
1968 55.4 54.1
1969 55.9 54.7
1970 56.4 55.3
1971 57.1 56
1972 57.7 54.7
1973 58.3 57.2
1974 58.9 57.7
1975 59.5 58.3
1976 60.2 58.8
1977 60.9 59.2
1978 61.5 59.6
1979 62 59.9
1980 62.5 60.2
1981 63 60.5
1982 63.4 60.7
1983 63.6 60.9
1984 63.7 61.1
1985 63.6 61.1
1986 63.4 61.2
1987 62.8 61.3
1988 61.7 61.4
1989 61.2 61.5
1990 60.1 61.6
1991 58.9 61.8
1992 58.2 60.3
1993 57.3 62.1
1994 56 62.3
1995 54.7 62.5
1996 54.3 62.7
1997 53.6 62.9
1998 53 63.2
1999 52.5 63.3
2000 52.3 63.5
2001 52.2 63.7
2002 52.4 63.8
2003 52.9 63.9
2004 53.6 64
2005 54.4 64.1
2006 55.1 64.2
2007 56.7 64.4
2008 57.7 64.5
2009 58.3 64.7
2010 59.1 64.8
2011 59.7 65
2012 60.4 65.1
2013 61.2 65.2
2014 62.2 65.3
2015 63.2 65.4
2016 64.3 65.5
2017 65.4 65.7
2018 66.4 65.9
2019 67.2 66.1
2020 67.6 66.4
2021 63.3 65.8
2022 68.7 66.9
2023 69.2 67.1
2024 69.3 67.3
2025 69.4 67.4

Botswana and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

Tuvalu
Year Population
Botswana Tuvalu
1960 516,165 5,598
1961 527,942 5,648
1962 540,186 5,699
1963 552,966 5,751
1964 566,266 5,752
1965 574,664 5,715
1966 577,866 5,686
1967 580,933 5,652
1968 583,966 5,624
1969 587,066 5,631
1970 590,334 5,663
1971 600,481 5,685
1972 622,407 5,692
1973 652,408 5,681
1974 685,448 5,822
1975 720,380 6,117
1976 758,508 6,404
1977 799,574 6,686
1978 849,239 6,957
1979 901,742 7,184
1980 937,485 7,366
1981 969,996 7,526
1982 1,009,269 7,664
1983 1,046,137 7,789
1984 1,083,660 7,902
1985 1,121,945 8,046
1986 1,160,650 8,217
1987 1,199,167 8,371
1988 1,235,476 8,518
1989 1,270,274 8,662
1990 1,305,696 8,798
1991 1,341,756 8,928
1992 1,380,033 9,038
1993 1,420,115 9,126
1994 1,460,023 9,207
1995 1,498,836 9,280
1996 1,535,914 9,342
1997 1,571,691 9,400
1998 1,606,899 9,451
1999 1,641,997 9,496
2000 1,677,382 9,544
2001 1,712,254 9,586
2002 1,744,763 9,623
2003 1,775,736 9,695
2004 1,807,146 9,816
2005 1,839,877 9,940
2006 1,874,516 10,056
2007 1,911,201 10,182
2008 1,949,970 10,321
2009 1,990,673 10,461
2010 2,033,111 10,614
2011 2,073,535 10,780
2012 2,108,617 10,934
2013 2,140,682 11,001
2014 2,172,044 10,984
2015 2,203,273 10,963
2016 2,234,776 10,930
2017 2,266,747 10,869
2018 2,299,141 10,751
2019 2,332,083 10,581
2020 2,365,894 10,399
2021 2,401,441 10,194
2022 2,439,892 9,992
2023 2,480,244 9,816
2024 2,521,139 9,646

Fertility rates in Botswana and Tuvalu

Fertility rate
Botswana

Tuvalu
Year Fertility rate
Botswana Tuvalu
1960 6.6 5.15
1961 6.56 5.09
1962 6.54 5
1963 6.58 4.91
1964 6.61 4.83
1965 6.6 4.73
1966 6.61 4.64
1967 6.6 4.49
1968 6.58 4.36
1969 6.56 4.23
1970 6.55 4.08
1971 6.54 3.94
1972 6.56 3.81
1973 6.59 3.71
1974 6.61 3.63
1975 6.61 3.58
1976 6.6 3.55
1977 6.54 3.56
1978 6.48 3.59
1979 6.4 3.65
1980 6.29 3.73
1981 6.16 3.8
1982 5.97 3.88
1983 5.79 3.91
1984 5.63 3.95
1985 5.48 3.97
1986 5.33 3.97
1987 5.1 3.94
1988 4.88 3.88
1989 4.67 3.8
1990 4.51 3.75
1991 4.37 3.79
1992 4.26 3.86
1993 4.15 3.92
1994 4.02 3.92
1995 3.79 3.96
1996 3.57 3.95
1997 3.43 3.95
1998 3.36 3.95
1999 3.31 3.92
2000 3.29 3.84
2001 3.25 3.75
2002 3.18 3.64
2003 3.11 3.58
2004 3.06 3.55
2005 3.08 3.55
2006 3.11 3.53
2007 3.13 3.45
2008 3.13 3.42
2009 3.13 3.43
2010 3.14 3.44
2011 3.1 3.46
2012 3.07 3.47
2013 3.05 3.39
2014 3.03 3.33
2015 3.01 3.31
2016 2.99 3.3
2017 2.97 3.3
2018 2.94 3.33
2019 2.91 3.33
2020 2.86 3.31
2021 2.83 3.28
2022 2.79 3.24
2023 2.73 3.21

Botswana and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age
Botswana

Tuvalu
Year Median age, years
Botswana Tuvalu
1960 17.7 23.1
1961 17.4 23.1
1962 17.1 23
1963 16.8 22.6
1964 16.6 21
1965 16.4 19.3
1966 16.2 18.5
1967 15.9 18.1
1968 15.7 17.9
1969 15.6 18
1970 15.4 18.2
1971 15.3 18.6
1972 15.4 19
1973 15.6 19.4
1974 15.8 19.7
1975 16 19.8
1976 16.2 19.9
1977 16.4 20.2
1978 16.6 20.5
1979 16.9 20.9
1980 16.8 21
1981 16.8 21.4
1982 16.8 21.9
1983 16.8 22.5
1984 16.8 23.2
1985 16.8 23.6
1986 16.9 23.8
1987 16.9 24
1988 17 24.2
1989 17.1 24.5
1990 17.3 24.7
1991 17.4 24.9
1992 17.6 25
1993 17.8 25
1994 18 25.1
1995 18.3 25
1996 18.6 24.9
1997 18.8 24.6
1998 19.1 24.4
1999 19.4 24.1
2000 19.7 23.9
2001 20 23.7
2002 20.3 23.5
2003 20.6 23.5
2004 20.9 23.5
2005 21.2 23.6
2006 21.5 23.6
2007 21.7 23.7
2008 22 23.8
2009 22.2 23.9
2010 22.5 24
2011 22.7 24.1
2012 22.8 24.2
2013 22.7 24.3
2014 22.7 24.5
2015 22.7 24.7
2016 22.7 24.9
2017 22.8 25.2
2018 22.9 25.3
2019 23.1 25.3
2020 23.3 25.3
2021 23.4 25.3
2022 23.6 25.3
2023 23.9 25.3
2024 24.2 25.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Botswana Tuvalu
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
$86M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
101.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
12.8%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.53%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.2%
2025
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
7.32%
2022
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
7.02%
2015
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.9%
2015
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2015
2.7%
2010
Listed domestic companies
23
2023
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.59B
2023
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.46B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$128M
2024
$2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
3,599
2019
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
43.4%
2013
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Botswana Tuvalu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,165 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.42 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
5.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.08%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
23.7%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,522 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.25%
2021
15.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Botswana Tuvalu
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
-280
2024
Urban population
73.5%
2024
66.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
44.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
55
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
0
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
0.2
2025
Visa free countries
86
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
100%
2022
English speaking
38.4%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
74.3%
2023

Health

Botswana Tuvalu
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
$1,085
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
$4
2022
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
27.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
1.26
2020
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
23.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
19.9
2023
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
65.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
33.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Botswana Tuvalu
% of world land
0.38%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
1,201 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
6.95 sq mi
2025
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
4.97 mi
2011

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