Botswana vs Zambia statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 143/197), compared with 21.3M in Zambia (ranked 63/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 287,024 sq mi for Zambia (ranked 47th vs. 37th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Zambia ranks 115/197 ($26.3B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 98/197 ($7,695), while Zambia ranks 169/197 ($1,235).

Botswana and Zambia: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Zambia economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Zambia

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Zambia
1960	$30,411,414	$698,739,721
1961	$32,902,613	$682,359,727
1962	$35,644,957	$679,279,729
1963	$38,091,843	$704,339,719
1964	$41,616,348	$822,639,671
1965	$45,788,696	$1,061,199,576
1966	$51,465,655	$1,238,999,505
1967	$58,642,354	$1,340,639,464
1968	$66,248,441	$1,573,739,371
1969	$77,361,547	$1,926,399,230
1970	$96,243,234	$1,788,779,285
1971	$127,448,614	$1,653,259,341
1972	$164,460,915	$1,872,416,680
1973	$244,124,164	$2,434,255,237
1974	$306,044,208	$2,910,981,262
1975	$355,168,572	$2,442,672,141
1976	$372,025,093	$2,742,859,263
1977	$451,624,780	$2,515,296,940
1978	$590,407,374	$2,811,032,473
1979	$819,870,259	$3,353,445,378
1980	$1,060,889,704	$3,884,530,854
1981	$1,073,812,830	$4,008,126,497
1982	$1,014,945,696	$3,871,117,093
1983	$1,172,230,397	$3,321,048,451
1984	$1,240,822,167	$2,719,518,933
1985	$1,114,783,343	$2,252,454,500
1986	$1,392,602,164	$1,664,413,508
1987	$1,965,226,890	$2,265,250,972
1988	$2,644,554,159	$3,728,878,149
1989	$3,083,822,112	$3,994,673,161
1990	$3,790,636,324	$3,288,381,797
1991	$3,942,876,703	$3,376,806,697
1992	$4,146,464,587	$3,182,810,841
1993	$4,160,129,175	$3,273,505,344
1994	$4,259,259,604	$3,656,806,166
1995	$4,730,599,122	$3,806,983,413
1996	$4,847,757,218	$3,597,220,962
1997	$5,020,265,627	$4,303,288,480
1998	$4,790,481,509	$3,537,741,942
1999	$5,484,263,347	$3,404,284,891
2000	$5,788,329,609	$3,600,632,111
2001	$5,489,608,300	$4,094,441,301
2002	$5,438,863,983	$4,193,850,445
2003	$7,511,582,173	$4,901,869,764
2004	$8,957,467,707	$6,221,110,219
2005	$9,918,907,108	$8,331,870,169
2006	$9,919,158,482	$12,756,858,899
2007	$10,567,270,656	$14,056,957,976
2008	$10,730,829,116	$17,910,858,638
2009	$10,118,459,242	$15,328,342,304
2010	$12,637,273,429	$20,265,559,484
2011	$15,110,643,612	$23,459,515,276
2012	$13,907,464,500	$25,503,060,420
2013	$14,271,738,933	$28,037,239,463
2014	$15,470,088,501	$27,141,023,558
2015	$13,530,748,845	$21,251,216,799
2016	$15,082,637,184	$20,958,412,538
2017	$16,105,155,857	$25,873,601,261
2018	$17,031,943,186	$26,311,507,274
2019	$16,725,908,149	$23,308,667,781
2020	$14,960,251,611	$18,137,764,931
2021	$18,750,182,235	$22,096,416,932
2022	$20,321,150,598	$29,163,782,140
2023	$19,411,266,967	$27,577,956,471
2024	$19,400,774,882	$26,325,775,287

Botswana and Zambia economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Zambia

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Zambia
1960	$58.9	$221.6
1961	$62.3	$209.7
1962	$66	$202.3
1963	$68.9	$203.2
1964	$73.5	$230
1965	$79.7	$287.4
1966	$89.1	$325
1967	$100.9	$341
1968	$113.4	$387
1969	$131.8	$459
1970	$163	$414
1971	$212.2	$372
1972	$264.2	$410
1973	$374	$518
1974	$446	$601
1975	$493	$490
1976	$490	$533
1977	$565	$474
1978	$695	$514
1979	$909	$595
1980	$1,132	$669
1981	$1,107	$670
1982	$1,006	$627
1983	$1,121	$520
1984	$1,145	$413
1985	$994	$332
1986	$1,200	$238.2
1987	$1,639	$315
1988	$2,141	$504
1989	$2,428	$526
1990	$2,903	$422
1991	$2,939	$423
1992	$3,005	$389
1993	$2,929	$391
1994	$2,917	$426
1995	$3,156	$433
1996	$3,156	$400
1997	$3,194	$466
1998	$2,981	$373
1999	$3,340	$350
2000	$3,451	$359
2001	$3,206	$397
2002	$3,117	$394
2003	$4,230	$446
2004	$4,957	$549
2005	$5,391	$711
2006	$5,292	$1,052
2007	$5,529	$1,119
2008	$5,503	$1,376
2009	$5,083	$1,136
2010	$6,216	$1,451
2011	$7,287	$1,625
2012	$6,596	$1,710
2013	$6,667	$1,821
2014	$7,122	$1,707
2015	$6,141	$1,296
2016	$6,749	$1,239
2017	$7,105	$1,483
2018	$7,408	$1,464
2019	$7,172	$1,259
2020	$6,323	$952
2021	$7,808	$1,127
2022	$8,329	$1,447
2023	$7,826	$1,331
2024	$7,695	$1,235

Botswana vs. Zambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Zambia

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Zambia
1950	46.2	46.8
1951	46.6	47.2
1952	47	47.6
1953	47.5	48
1954	48	48.4
1955	48.5	48.8
1956	49	49.1
1957	49.5	49.5
1958	50.1	49.9
1959	50.7	50.3
1960	51.2	50.6
1961	51.8	51
1962	52.3	51.3
1963	52.8	51.6
1964	53.4	51.2
1965	53.9	52.1
1966	54.4	52.3
1967	54.9	52.5
1968	55.4	52.7
1969	55.9	53
1970	56.4	53.4
1971	57.1	53.9
1972	57.7	54.4
1973	58.3	54.9
1974	58.9	55.4
1975	59.5	55.7
1976	60.2	56.1
1977	60.9	56.3
1978	61.5	56.3
1979	62	56
1980	62.5	55.5
1981	63	55
1982	63.4	54.4
1983	63.6	53.7
1984	63.7	52.9
1985	63.6	52
1986	63.4	51.1
1987	62.8	50.4
1988	61.7	49.7
1989	61.2	48.9
1990	60.1	48.2
1991	58.9	47.4
1992	58.2	47
1993	57.3	46.7
1994	56	46.3
1995	54.7	46.1
1996	54.3	45.8
1997	53.6	45.7
1998	53	45.7
1999	52.5	45.9
2000	52.3	46.6
2001	52.2	47.4
2002	52.4	48.5
2003	52.9	49.6
2004	53.6	50.5
2005	54.4	51.6
2006	55.1	52.7
2007	56.7	53.7
2008	57.7	54.8
2009	58.3	55.9
2010	59.1	56.9
2011	59.7	57.8
2012	60.4	58.7
2013	61.2	59.4
2014	62.2	60.1
2015	63.2	60.7
2016	64.3	61.1
2017	65.4	61.6
2018	66.4	62.1
2019	67.2	62.9
2020	67.6	63.4
2021	63.3	62.4
2022	68.7	65.3
2023	69.2	66.3
2024	69.3	66.5
2025	69.4	66.7

Botswana and Zambia population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Zambia

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Zambia
1960	516,165	3,153,729
1961	527,942	3,254,086
1962	540,186	3,358,099
1963	552,966	3,465,907
1964	566,266	3,577,017
1965	574,664	3,692,086
1966	577,866	3,812,003
1967	580,933	3,936,343
1968	583,966	4,065,593
1969	587,066	4,197,116
1970	590,334	4,321,718
1971	600,481	4,442,525
1972	622,407	4,569,309
1973	652,408	4,702,693
1974	685,448	4,842,746
1975	720,380	4,990,086
1976	758,508	5,143,842
1977	799,574	5,302,480
1978	849,239	5,465,374
1979	901,742	5,631,728
1980	937,485	5,802,833
1981	969,996	5,983,289
1982	1,009,269	6,178,637
1983	1,046,137	6,381,038
1984	1,083,660	6,580,490
1985	1,121,945	6,780,953
1986	1,160,650	6,986,471
1987	1,199,167	7,191,282
1988	1,235,476	7,391,440
1989	1,270,274	7,589,216
1990	1,305,696	7,786,169
1991	1,341,756	7,981,650
1992	1,380,033	8,176,680
1993	1,420,115	8,373,921
1994	1,460,023	8,576,269
1995	1,498,836	8,785,763
1996	1,535,914	9,004,053
1997	1,571,691	9,237,063
1998	1,606,899	9,482,408
1999	1,641,997	9,740,005
2000	1,677,382	10,017,631
2001	1,712,254	10,325,185
2002	1,744,763	10,647,949
2003	1,775,736	10,983,595
2004	1,807,146	11,338,198
2005	1,839,877	11,718,819
2006	1,874,516	12,129,553
2007	1,911,201	12,565,085
2008	1,949,970	13,021,324
2009	1,990,673	13,490,389
2010	2,033,111	13,965,594
2011	2,073,535	14,437,796
2012	2,108,617	14,913,629
2013	2,140,682	15,398,997
2014	2,172,044	15,895,315
2015	2,203,273	16,399,089
2016	2,234,776	16,914,423
2017	2,266,747	17,441,320
2018	2,299,141	17,973,569
2019	2,332,083	18,513,839
2020	2,365,894	19,059,395
2021	2,401,441	19,603,607
2022	2,439,892	20,152,938
2023	2,480,244	20,723,965
2024	2,521,139	21,314,956

Fertility rates in Botswana and Zambia

Fertility rate

Botswana

Zambia

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Zambia
1960	6.6	6.95
1961	6.56	6.98
1962	6.54	7.01
1963	6.58	7.06
1964	6.61	7.09
1965	6.6	7.12
1966	6.61	7.14
1967	6.6	7.15
1968	6.58	7.18
1969	6.56	7.18
1970	6.55	7.22
1971	6.54	7.26
1972	6.56	7.3
1973	6.59	7.34
1974	6.61	7.36
1975	6.61	7.42
1976	6.6	7.39
1977	6.54	7.35
1978	6.48	7.29
1979	6.4	7.22
1980	6.29	7.14
1981	6.16	7.07
1982	5.97	7.04
1983	5.79	7.01
1984	5.63	6.97
1985	5.48	6.93
1986	5.33	6.87
1987	5.1	6.8
1988	4.88	6.7
1989	4.67	6.64
1990	4.51	6.57
1991	4.37	6.46
1992	4.26	6.35
1993	4.15	6.3
1994	4.02	6.26
1995	3.79	6.23
1996	3.57	6.18
1997	3.43	6.12
1998	3.36	6.07
1999	3.31	6
2000	3.29	5.92
2001	3.25	5.85
2002	3.18	5.77
2003	3.11	5.71
2004	3.06	5.7
2005	3.08	5.7
2006	3.11	5.68
2007	3.13	5.61
2008	3.13	5.53
2009	3.13	5.45
2010	3.14	5.36
2011	3.1	5.26
2012	3.07	5.14
2013	3.05	5.01
2014	3.03	4.89
2015	3.01	4.78
2016	2.99	4.67
2017	2.97	4.57
2018	2.94	4.49
2019	2.91	4.42
2020	2.86	4.32
2021	2.83	4.25
2022	2.79	4.18
2023	2.73	4.1

Botswana and Zambia demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Zambia

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Zambia
1960	17.7	17
1961	17.4	16.9
1962	17.1	16.8
1963	16.8	16.7
1964	16.6	16.6
1965	16.4	16.6
1966	16.2	16.5
1967	15.9	16.5
1968	15.7	16.4
1969	15.6	16.4
1970	15.4	16.2
1971	15.3	16.1
1972	15.4	15.9
1973	15.6	15.8
1974	15.8	15.7
1975	16	15.5
1976	16.2	15.4
1977	16.4	15.4
1978	16.6	15.3
1979	16.9	15.3
1980	16.8	15.2
1981	16.8	15.3
1982	16.8	15.3
1983	16.8	15.4
1984	16.8	15.4
1985	16.8	15.5
1986	16.9	15.5
1987	16.9	15.6
1988	17	15.6
1989	17.1	15.7
1990	17.3	15.7
1991	17.4	15.7
1992	17.6	15.8
1993	17.8	15.8
1994	18	15.8
1995	18.3	15.8
1996	18.6	15.8
1997	18.8	15.8
1998	19.1	15.8
1999	19.4	15.8
2000	19.7	15.9
2001	20	15.9
2002	20.3	16
2003	20.6	16.1
2004	20.9	16.2
2005	21.2	16.3
2006	21.5	16.3
2007	21.7	16.4
2008	22	16.5
2009	22.2	16.6
2010	22.5	16.7
2011	22.7	16.8
2012	22.8	16.9
2013	22.7	17
2014	22.7	17.1
2015	22.7	17.2
2016	22.7	17.4
2017	22.8	17.5
2018	22.9	17.7
2019	23.1	17.9
2020	23.3	18
2021	23.4	18.2
2022	23.6	18.4
2023	23.9	18.6
2024	24.2	18.8

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