Botswana vs United Kingdom statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 69.2M in The United Kingdom (ranked 21/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 93,410 sq mi for The United Kingdom (ranked 47th vs. 78th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and The United Kingdom ranks 6/197 ($3.64T). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while The United Kingdom ranks 23/197 ($52,637).

Botswana and United Kingdom: Comparison Charts

Botswana and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP

Botswana

United Kingdom

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	United Kingdom
1960	$30,411,414	$73,233,967,692
1961	$32,902,613	$77,741,965,703
1962	$35,644,957	$81,247,564,157
1963	$38,091,843	$86,561,961,812
1964	$41,616,348	$94,407,558,351
1965	$45,788,696	$101,824,755,079
1966	$51,465,655	$108,572,752,102
1967	$58,642,354	$113,116,888,211
1968	$66,248,441	$107,759,910,068
1969	$77,361,547	$116,464,702,803
1970	$96,243,234	$130,671,946,244
1971	$127,448,614	$148,113,896,325
1972	$164,460,915	$169,965,034,965
1973	$244,124,164	$192,537,971,583
1974	$306,044,208	$206,131,369,799
1975	$355,168,572	$241,756,637,168
1976	$372,025,093	$232,614,555,256
1977	$451,624,780	$263,066,457,352
1978	$590,407,374	$335,883,029,722
1979	$819,870,259	$438,994,070,309
1980	$1,060,889,704	$564,947,710,899
1981	$1,073,812,830	$540,765,675,241
1982	$1,014,945,696	$515,048,916,841
1983	$1,172,230,397	$489,618,008,186
1984	$1,240,822,167	$461,487,097,632
1985	$1,114,783,343	$489,285,164,271
1986	$1,392,602,164	$601,452,653,181
1987	$1,965,226,890	$745,162,608,269
1988	$2,644,554,159	$910,122,732,124
1989	$3,083,822,112	$926,884,816,754
1990	$3,790,636,324	$1,093,169,389,205
1991	$3,942,876,703	$1,142,797,178,131
1992	$4,146,464,587	$1,179,659,529,660
1993	$4,160,129,175	$1,061,388,722,256
1994	$4,259,259,604	$1,140,489,745,944
1995	$4,730,599,122	$1,344,240,176,740
1996	$4,847,757,218	$1,419,645,865,835
1997	$5,020,265,627	$1,560,911,918,795
1998	$4,790,481,509	$1,653,694,932,097
1999	$5,484,263,347	$1,687,830,448,148
2000	$5,788,329,609	$1,665,534,876,683
2001	$5,489,608,300	$1,649,827,263,567
2002	$5,438,863,983	$1,785,729,916,067
2003	$7,511,582,173	$2,054,422,857,143
2004	$8,957,467,707	$2,421,525,082,387
2005	$9,918,907,108	$2,543,180,000,000
2006	$9,919,158,482	$2,708,441,582,337
2007	$10,567,270,656	$3,090,510,204,082
2008	$10,730,829,116	$2,929,411,764,706
2009	$10,118,459,242	$2,412,840,006,232
2010	$12,637,273,429	$2,485,482,596,185
2011	$15,110,643,612	$2,663,805,834,828
2012	$13,907,464,500	$2,707,089,726,615
2013	$14,271,738,933	$2,784,853,502,534
2014	$15,470,088,501	$3,064,708,247,921
2015	$13,530,748,845	$2,927,911,140,917
2016	$15,082,637,184	$2,689,106,566,900
2017	$16,105,155,857	$2,680,148,052,335
2018	$17,031,943,186	$2,871,340,347,582
2019	$16,725,908,149	$2,851,407,164,908
2020	$14,960,251,611	$2,696,778,386,608
2021	$18,750,182,235	$3,143,323,050,707
2022	$20,321,150,598	$3,114,042,471,144
2023	$19,411,266,967	$3,369,861,888,973
2024	$19,400,774,882	$3,643,834,188,783

Botswana and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

United Kingdom

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	United Kingdom
1960	$58.9	$1,398
1961	$62.3	$1,472
1962	$66	$1,526
1963	$68.9	$1,613
1964	$73.5	$1,748
1965	$79.7	$1,874
1966	$89.1	$1,987
1967	$100.9	$2,059
1968	$113.4	$1,952
1969	$131.8	$2,101
1970	$163	$2,348
1971	$212.2	$2,650
1972	$264.2	$3,030
1973	$374	$3,426
1974	$446	$3,666
1975	$493	$4,300
1976	$490	$4,138
1977	$565	$4,681
1978	$695	$5,977
1979	$909	$7,805
1980	$1,132	$10,032
1981	$1,107	$9,599
1982	$1,006	$9,146
1983	$1,121	$8,692
1984	$1,145	$8,179
1985	$994	$8,652
1986	$1,200	$10,611
1987	$1,639	$13,119
1988	$2,141	$15,987
1989	$2,428	$16,239
1990	$2,903	$19,095
1991	$2,939	$19,901
1992	$3,005	$20,487
1993	$2,929	$18,389
1994	$2,917	$19,709
1995	$3,156	$23,169
1996	$3,156	$24,406
1997	$3,194	$26,766
1998	$2,981	$28,275
1999	$3,340	$28,762
2000	$3,451	$28,281
2001	$3,206	$27,907
2002	$3,117	$30,078
2003	$4,230	$34,443
2004	$4,957	$40,367
2005	$5,391	$42,105
2006	$5,292	$44,512
2007	$5,529	$50,398
2008	$5,503	$47,396
2009	$5,083	$38,744
2010	$6,216	$39,599
2011	$7,287	$42,110
2012	$6,596	$42,490
2013	$6,667	$43,419
2014	$7,122	$47,427
2015	$6,141	$44,984
2016	$6,749	$40,988
2017	$7,105	$40,629
2018	$7,408	$43,315
2019	$7,172	$42,794
2020	$6,323	$40,405
2021	$7,808	$46,926
2022	$8,329	$46,063
2023	$7,826	$49,201
2024	$7,695	$52,637

Botswana vs. United Kingdom life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

United Kingdom

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	United Kingdom
1950	46.2	68.6
1951	46.6	68.2
1952	47	69.5
1953	47.5	69.8
1954	48	70.2
1955	48.5	70.1
1956	49	70.4
1957	49.5	70.5
1958	50.1	70.7
1959	50.7	70.8
1960	51.2	71
1961	51.8	70.8
1962	52.3	70.9
1963	52.8	70.8
1964	53.4	71.5
1965	53.9	71.5
1966	54.4	71.4
1967	54.9	72.1
1968	55.4	71.7
1969	55.9	71.7
1970	56.4	71.9
1971	57.1	72.2
1972	57.7	72
1973	58.3	72.2
1974	58.9	72.4
1975	59.5	72.7
1976	60.2	72.6
1977	60.9	73.1
1978	61.5	73
1979	62	73.2
1980	62.5	73.6
1981	63	73.9
1982	63.4	74
1983	63.6	74.3
1984	63.7	74.7
1985	63.6	74.5
1986	63.4	74.8
1987	62.8	75.1
1988	61.7	75.3
1989	61.2	75.4
1990	60.1	75.7
1991	58.9	75.9
1992	58.2	76.3
1993	57.3	76.2
1994	56	76.7
1995	54.7	76.6
1996	54.3	76.9
1997	53.6	77.1
1998	53	77.3
1999	52.5	77.4
2000	52.3	77.8
2001	52.2	78.1
2002	52.4	78.2
2003	52.9	78.3
2004	53.6	78.9
2005	54.4	79.1
2006	55.1	79.3
2007	56.7	79.5
2008	57.7	79.7
2009	58.3	80.2
2010	59.1	80.4
2011	59.7	80.8
2012	60.4	80.9
2013	61.2	80.9
2014	62.2	81.2
2015	63.2	80.9
2016	64.3	81.1
2017	65.4	81.2
2018	66.4	81.1
2019	67.2	81.4
2020	67.6	80.4
2021	63.3	80.7
2022	68.7	81.1
2023	69.2	81.3
2024	69.3	81.4
2025	69.4	81.6

Botswana and United Kingdom population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

United Kingdom

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	United Kingdom
1960	516,165	52,400,000
1961	527,942	52,800,000
1962	540,186	53,250,000
1963	552,966	53,650,000
1964	566,266	54,000,000
1965	574,664	54,348,050
1966	577,866	54,648,500
1967	580,933	54,943,600
1968	583,966	55,211,700
1969	587,066	55,441,750
1970	590,334	55,663,250
1971	600,481	55,896,223
1972	622,407	56,086,065
1973	652,408	56,194,527
1974	685,448	56,229,974
1975	720,380	56,225,800
1976	758,508	56,211,968
1977	799,574	56,193,492
1978	849,239	56,196,504
1979	901,742	56,246,951
1980	937,485	56,314,216
1981	969,996	56,333,829
1982	1,009,269	56,313,641
1983	1,046,137	56,332,848
1984	1,083,660	56,422,072
1985	1,121,945	56,550,268
1986	1,160,650	56,681,396
1987	1,199,167	56,802,050
1988	1,235,476	56,928,327
1989	1,270,274	57,076,711
1990	1,305,696	57,247,586
1991	1,341,756	57,424,897
1992	1,380,033	57,580,402
1993	1,420,115	57,718,614
1994	1,460,023	57,865,745
1995	1,498,836	58,019,030
1996	1,535,914	58,166,950
1997	1,571,691	58,316,954
1998	1,606,899	58,487,141
1999	1,641,997	58,682,466
2000	1,677,382	58,892,514
2001	1,712,254	59,119,673
2002	1,744,763	59,370,479
2003	1,775,736	59,647,577
2004	1,807,146	59,987,905
2005	1,839,877	60,401,206
2006	1,874,516	60,846,820
2007	1,911,201	61,322,463
2008	1,949,970	61,806,995
2009	1,990,673	62,276,270
2010	2,033,111	62,766,365
2011	2,073,535	63,258,810
2012	2,108,617	63,711,000
2013	2,140,682	64,139,000
2014	2,172,044	64,620,000
2015	2,203,273	65,088,000
2016	2,234,776	65,607,000
2017	2,266,747	65,966,000
2018	2,299,141	66,289,000
2019	2,332,083	66,631,000
2020	2,365,894	66,744,000
2021	2,401,441	66,984,000
2022	2,439,892	67,604,000
2023	2,480,244	68,492,000
2024	2,521,139	69,226,000

Fertility rates in Botswana and United Kingdom

Fertility rate

Botswana

United Kingdom

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	United Kingdom
1960	6.6	2.69
1961	6.56	2.78
1962	6.54	2.86
1963	6.58	2.88
1964	6.61	2.93
1965	6.6	2.86
1966	6.61	2.78
1967	6.6	2.68
1968	6.58	2.6
1969	6.56	2.51
1970	6.55	2.44
1971	6.54	2.41
1972	6.56	2.2
1973	6.59	2.04
1974	6.61	1.92
1975	6.61	1.81
1976	6.6	1.74
1977	6.54	1.69
1978	6.48	1.75
1979	6.4	1.86
1980	6.29	1.9
1981	6.16	1.82
1982	5.97	1.78
1983	5.79	1.77
1984	5.63	1.77
1985	5.48	1.79
1986	5.33	1.78
1987	5.1	1.81
1988	4.88	1.82
1989	4.67	1.79
1990	4.51	1.83
1991	4.37	1.82
1992	4.26	1.79
1993	4.15	1.76
1994	4.02	1.74
1995	3.79	1.71
1996	3.57	1.73
1997	3.43	1.72
1998	3.36	1.71
1999	3.31	1.68
2000	3.29	1.64
2001	3.25	1.63
2002	3.18	1.63
2003	3.11	1.7
2004	3.06	1.75
2005	3.08	1.76
2006	3.11	1.82
2007	3.13	1.86
2008	3.13	1.91
2009	3.13	1.89
2010	3.14	1.92
2011	3.1	1.91
2012	3.07	1.92
2013	3.05	1.83
2014	3.03	1.81
2015	3.01	1.8
2016	2.99	1.79
2017	2.97	1.74
2018	2.94	1.68
2019	2.91	1.63
2020	2.86	1.57
2021	2.83	1.58
2022	2.79	1.56
2023	2.73	1.56

Botswana and United Kingdom demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

United Kingdom

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	United Kingdom
1960	17.7	35.5
1961	17.4	35.4
1962	17.1	35.3
1963	16.8	35.3
1964	16.6	35.2
1965	16.4	35.1
1966	16.2	34.9
1967	15.9	34.8
1968	15.7	34.6
1969	15.6	34.4
1970	15.4	34.2
1971	15.3	34.1
1972	15.4	34
1973	15.6	34
1974	15.8	34
1975	16	34
1976	16.2	34
1977	16.4	34.1
1978	16.6	34.2
1979	16.9	34.3
1980	16.8	34.4
1981	16.8	34.5
1982	16.8	34.8
1983	16.8	35
1984	16.8	35.2
1985	16.8	35.3
1986	16.9	35.4
1987	16.9	35.4
1988	17	35.7
1989	17.1	35.9
1990	17.3	36
1991	17.4	36.1
1992	17.6	36.2
1993	17.8	36.3
1994	18	36.5
1995	18.3	36.6
1996	18.6	36.8
1997	18.8	37
1998	19.1	37.2
1999	19.4	37.4
2000	19.7	37.7
2001	20	37.9
2002	20.3	38.1
2003	20.6	38.2
2004	20.9	38.4
2005	21.2	38.5
2006	21.5	38.6
2007	21.7	38.8
2008	22	38.9
2009	22.2	39
2010	22.5	39.2
2011	22.7	39.3
2012	22.8	39.5
2013	22.7	39.6
2014	22.7	39.7
2015	22.7	39.8
2016	22.7	39.8
2017	22.8	39.9
2018	22.9	40
2019	23.1	40.1
2020	23.3	40.2
2021	23.4	40.3
2022	23.6	40.5
2023	23.9	40.8
2024	24.2	41

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