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Botswana vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 47th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Botswana Vatican
Population
2595266
949
Population rank 143/197 197/197
GDP
$19.4B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 133/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$7,695
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 98/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$20,538
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$6.36B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.8%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$2,523
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 110/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,596
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
218,816 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
11.5 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
2.73
2023
n/a
Median age
24.2 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Botswana and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Botswana vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Botswana

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Botswana Vatican
1950 46.2 65.9
1951 46.6 65.3
1952 47 65.7
1953 47.5 66.3
1954 48 67.5
1955 48.5 67.8
1956 49 67.3
1957 49.5 67.5
1958 50.1 68.7
1959 50.7 69.2
1960 51.2 69.2
1961 51.8 69.8
1962 52.3 69.2
1963 52.8 69.3
1964 53.4 70.3
1965 53.9 70.1
1966 54.4 70.9
1967 54.9 70.9
1968 55.4 70.7
1969 55.9 70.7
1970 56.4 71.5
1971 57.1 71.7
1972 57.7 72
1973 58.3 71.9
1974 58.9 72.7
1975 59.5 72.6
1976 60.2 72.9
1977 60.9 73.3
1978 61.5 73.7
1979 62 74
1980 62.5 74.1
1981 63 74.3
1982 63.4 74.8
1983 63.6 74.7
1984 63.7 75.1
1985 63.6 75.5
1986 63.4 75.7
1987 62.8 76.2
1988 61.7 76.4
1989 61.2 76.8
1990 60.1 76.9
1991 58.9 76.9
1992 58.2 77.3
1993 57.3 77
1994 56 77.7
1995 54.7 77.8
1996 54.3 78.5
1997 53.6 78.2
1998 53 78.3
1999 52.5 78.7
2000 52.3 79.3
2001 52.2 79.9
2002 52.4 80
2003 52.9 79.8
2004 53.6 80.2
2005 54.4 80.6
2006 55.1 81.2
2007 56.7 81.3
2008 57.7 81.4
2009 58.3 81.3
2010 59.1 81.5
2011 59.7 81.7
2012 60.4 82
2013 61.2 82.5
2014 62.2 82.6
2015 63.2 82.5
2016 64.3 82.9
2017 65.4 82.7
2018 66.4 83.3
2019 67.2 83.6
2020 67.6 83
2021 63.3 82.9
2022 68.7 83.3
2023 69.2 83
2024 69.3 83.1
2025 69.4 83.3

Botswana and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Botswana

Vatican
Year Population
Botswana Vatican
1960 516,165 -
1961 527,942 -
1962 540,186 -
1963 552,966 -
1964 566,266 -
1965 574,664 -
1966 577,866 -
1967 580,933 -
1968 583,966 -
1969 587,066 -
1970 590,334 -
1971 600,481 -
1972 622,407 -
1973 652,408 -
1974 685,448 -
1975 720,380 -
1976 758,508 -
1977 799,574 -
1978 849,239 -
1979 901,742 -
1980 937,485 -
1981 969,996 -
1982 1,009,269 -
1983 1,046,137 -
1984 1,083,660 -
1985 1,121,945 -
1986 1,160,650 -
1987 1,199,167 -
1988 1,235,476 -
1989 1,270,274 -
1990 1,305,696 -
1991 1,341,756 -
1992 1,380,033 -
1993 1,420,115 -
1994 1,460,023 -
1995 1,498,836 -
1996 1,535,914 -
1997 1,571,691 -
1998 1,606,899 -
1999 1,641,997 -
2000 1,677,382 880
2001 1,712,254 890
2002 1,744,763 900
2003 1,775,736 911
2004 1,807,146 921
2005 1,839,877 921
2006 1,874,516 932
2007 1,911,201 821
2008 1,949,970 824
2009 1,990,673 826
2010 2,033,111 829
2011 2,073,535 832
2012 2,108,617 836
2013 2,140,682 839
2014 2,172,044 842
2015 2,203,273 1,000
2016 2,234,776 -
2017 2,266,747 1,000
2018 2,299,141 -
2019 2,332,083 1,000
2020 2,365,894 -
2021 2,401,441 -
2022 2,439,892 -
2023 2,480,244 -
2024 2,521,139 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Botswana Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$19.5B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
34.9%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.06%
2020
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.53%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-11.2%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
24.4%
2024
n/a
Services, % of GDP
63.5%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
29.4%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
69.9
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.9%
2015
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2015
n/a
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
n/a
International tourist arrivals
1,830,000
2018
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
4.56%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
61.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Botswana Vatican
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
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
2.99 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
66.7%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
27.4%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
76%
2023
n/a

Society

Botswana Vatican
% of world population
0.03%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,778
2024
n/a
Urban population
73.5%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
57
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
55
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
10.5
2021
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.4
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
86
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
86.8%
2013
100%
2013
English speaking
38.4%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
81.4%
2023
n/a

Health

Botswana Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$478
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
69.4 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.34%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.38
2022
n/a
Age at first childbirth
19 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
155
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.6
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
18.6%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
4.6%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
39
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
18.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.27 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Botswana Vatican
% of world land
0.38%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
86,792 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
99,854 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
57,528 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
19,727 mi
2017
5.59 mi
2003

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