Botswana vs Zimbabwe statistics compared

Botswana has a population of 2.52M (ranked 142/197), compared with 16.6M in Zimbabwe (ranked 74/197). Botswana's land area is 218,816 sq mi versus 149,364 sq mi for Zimbabwe (ranked 47th vs. 60th).

By GDP, Botswana ranks 133/197 ($19.4B) and Zimbabwe ranks 102/197 ($41.5B). By GDP per capita, Botswana ranks 97/197 ($7,696), while Zimbabwe ranks 148/197 ($2,497).

Botswana and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Botswana and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP

Botswana

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	GDP
	Botswana	Zimbabwe
1960	$30,411,414	$1,053,528,036
1961	$32,902,613	$1,097,206,526
1962	$35,644,957	$1,118,172,226
1963	$38,091,843	$1,160,103,724
1964	$41,616,348	$1,217,759,447
1965	$45,788,696	$1,312,105,394
1966	$51,465,655	$1,282,403,936
1967	$58,642,354	$1,397,715,282
1968	$66,248,441	$1,480,355,355
1969	$77,361,547	$1,748,891,294
1970	$96,243,234	$1,885,168,339
1971	$127,448,614	$2,179,828,710
1972	$164,460,915	$2,679,096,597
1973	$244,124,164	$3,311,043,292
1974	$306,044,208	$3,984,194,614
1975	$355,168,572	$4,373,532,601
1976	$372,025,093	$4,320,576,877
1977	$451,624,780	$4,366,610,469
1978	$590,407,374	$4,353,822,343
1979	$819,870,259	$5,180,102,910
1980	$1,060,889,704	$6,682,278,300
1981	$1,073,812,830	$8,015,464,252
1982	$1,014,945,696	$8,544,060,905
1983	$1,172,230,397	$7,768,031,182
1984	$1,240,822,167	$6,355,369,172
1985	$1,114,783,343	$5,640,137,575
1986	$1,392,602,164	$6,220,698,247
1987	$1,965,226,890	$6,744,657,033
1988	$2,644,554,159	$7,818,774,177
1989	$3,083,822,112	$8,290,553,535
1990	$3,790,636,324	$8,788,301,546
1991	$3,942,876,703	$8,646,000,000
1992	$4,146,464,587	$6,755,000,000
1993	$4,160,129,175	$6,567,250,000
1994	$4,259,259,604	$6,894,250,000
1995	$4,730,599,122	$7,115,000,000
1996	$4,847,757,218	$8,557,500,000
1997	$5,020,265,627	$8,534,000,000
1998	$4,790,481,509	$6,405,250,000
1999	$5,484,263,347	$6,861,500,000
2000	$5,788,329,609	$6,693,250,000
2001	$5,489,608,300	$6,780,750,000
2002	$5,438,863,983	$6,345,250,000
2003	$7,511,582,173	$5,730,500,000
2004	$8,957,467,707	$5,808,500,000
2005	$9,918,907,108	$5,758,250,000
2006	$9,919,158,482	$5,446,750,000
2007	$10,567,270,656	$5,294,750,000
2008	$10,730,829,116	$4,418,000,000
2009	$10,118,459,242	$9,670,750,000
2010	$12,637,273,429	$12,047,750,000
2011	$15,110,643,612	$14,109,000,000
2012	$13,907,464,500	$17,123,500,000
2013	$14,271,738,933	$19,100,750,000
2014	$15,470,088,501	$19,505,500,000
2015	$13,530,748,845	$19,973,250,000
2016	$15,082,637,184	$20,559,250,000
2017	$16,105,155,857	$51,035,657,371
2018	$17,031,943,186	$34,141,666,667
2019	$16,725,908,149	$33,357,695,635
2020	$14,960,251,608	$31,980,334,561
2021	$18,750,182,236	$41,287,673,690
2022	$20,321,150,599	$40,757,561,709
2023	$19,411,266,967	$35,871,779,681
2024	$19,402,063,513	$41,539,411,516

Botswana and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita

Botswana

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Botswana	Zimbabwe
1960	$58.9	$276.6
1961	$62.3	$279.2
1962	$66	$275.7
1963	$68.9	$277.1
1964	$73.5	$281.9
1965	$79.7	$294.3
1966	$89.1	$278.7
1967	$100.9	$294.4
1968	$113.4	$302
1969	$131.8	$346
1970	$163	$361
1971	$212.2	$406
1972	$264.2	$483
1973	$374	$579
1974	$446	$674
1975	$493	$717
1976	$490	$687
1977	$565	$677
1978	$695	$665
1979	$909	$779
1980	$1,132	$949
1981	$1,107	$1,069
1982	$1,006	$1,096
1983	$1,121	$959
1984	$1,145	$757
1985	$994	$649
1986	$1,200	$693
1987	$1,639	$726
1988	$2,141	$816
1989	$2,428	$840
1990	$2,903	$867
1991	$2,939	$831
1992	$3,005	$631
1993	$2,929	$605
1994	$2,917	$634
1995	$3,156	$648
1996	$3,156	$767
1997	$3,194	$751
1998	$2,981	$552
1999	$3,340	$582
2000	$3,451	$563
2001	$3,206	$566
2002	$3,117	$525
2003	$4,230	$468
2004	$4,957	$470
2005	$5,391	$461
2006	$5,292	$431
2007	$5,529	$414
2008	$5,503	$341
2009	$5,083	$736
2010	$6,216	$902
2011	$7,287	$1,038
2012	$6,596	$1,239
2013	$6,667	$1,363
2014	$7,122	$1,373
2015	$6,141	$1,387
2016	$6,749	$1,408
2017	$7,105	$3,445
2018	$7,408	$2,271
2019	$7,172	$2,184
2020	$6,323	$2,060
2021	$7,808	$2,614
2022	$8,329	$2,536
2023	$7,826	$2,195
2024	$7,696	$2,497

Botswana vs. Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Botswana

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Botswana	Zimbabwe
1950	46.2	49.4
1951	46.6	49.8
1952	47	50.2
1953	47.5	50.6
1954	48	51
1955	48.5	51.4
1956	49	51.8
1957	49.5	52.2
1958	50.1	52.6
1959	50.7	53
1960	51.2	53.5
1961	51.8	54
1962	52.3	54.5
1963	52.8	54.9
1964	53.4	55.4
1965	53.9	55.9
1966	54.4	56.4
1967	54.9	56.8
1968	55.4	57.1
1969	55.9	57.5
1970	56.4	57.8
1971	57.1	58
1972	57.7	58.2
1973	58.3	58.1
1974	58.9	58.2
1975	59.5	58.2
1976	60.2	57.6
1977	60.9	57
1978	61.5	54.7
1979	62	54.9
1980	62.5	59.1
1981	63	59.4
1982	63.4	59.9
1983	63.6	60
1984	63.7	60.6
1985	63.6	60.9
1986	63.4	61
1987	62.8	60.7
1988	61.7	60.2
1989	61.2	59.4
1990	60.1	58.3
1991	58.9	57
1992	58.2	55.6
1993	57.3	54
1994	56	52.5
1995	54.7	51.1
1996	54.3	49
1997	53.6	48.5
1998	53	47.6
1999	52.5	46.4
2000	52.3	46
2001	52.2	44.5
2002	52.4	45.9
2003	52.9	45.4
2004	53.6	46
2005	54.4	46.6
2006	55.1	47.1
2007	56.7	47.6
2008	57.7	48.5
2009	58.3	49.7
2010	59.1	51.9
2011	59.7	53.9
2012	60.4	55.4
2013	61.2	56.8
2014	62.2	58.1
2015	63.2	59
2016	64.3	59.8
2017	65.4	60.3
2018	66.4	60.9
2019	67.2	61.1
2020	67.6	61.5
2021	63.3	60.1
2022	68.7	62.4
2023	69.2	62.8
2024	69.3	63.1
2025	69.4	63.3
2026	69.6	63.6

Botswana and Zimbabwe population clocks and comparison

Population

Botswana

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	Population
	Botswana	Zimbabwe
1960	516,165	3,809,389
1961	527,942	3,930,401
1962	540,186	4,055,959
1963	552,966	4,185,877
1964	566,266	4,320,006
1965	574,664	4,458,462
1966	577,866	4,601,217
1967	580,933	4,748,307
1968	583,966	4,900,440
1969	587,066	5,058,181
1970	590,334	5,215,918
1971	600,481	5,374,712
1972	622,407	5,542,445
1973	652,408	5,720,404
1974	685,448	5,908,328
1975	720,380	6,098,658
1976	758,508	6,287,105
1977	799,574	6,449,512
1978	849,239	6,543,575
1979	901,742	6,647,556
1980	937,485	7,041,303
1981	969,996	7,498,635
1982	1,009,269	7,796,496
1983	1,046,137	8,098,404
1984	1,083,660	8,391,488
1985	1,121,945	8,686,813
1986	1,160,650	8,982,578
1987	1,199,167	9,284,644
1988	1,235,476	9,583,094
1989	1,270,274	9,864,798
1990	1,305,696	10,137,281
1991	1,341,756	10,404,816
1992	1,380,033	10,702,700
1993	1,420,115	10,860,288
1994	1,460,023	10,873,148
1995	1,498,836	10,974,599
1996	1,535,914	11,158,360
1997	1,571,691	11,369,827
1998	1,606,899	11,594,297
1999	1,641,997	11,783,458
2000	1,677,382	11,892,055
2001	1,712,254	11,971,901
2002	1,744,763	12,087,653
2003	1,775,736	12,232,323
2004	1,807,146	12,365,896
2005	1,839,877	12,483,432
2006	1,874,516	12,636,445
2007	1,911,201	12,804,058
2008	1,949,970	12,959,149
2009	1,990,673	13,142,790
2010	2,033,111	13,356,548
2011	2,073,535	13,595,424
2012	2,108,617	13,817,887
2013	2,140,682	14,013,808
2014	2,172,044	14,207,359
2015	2,203,273	14,399,013
2016	2,234,776	14,600,294
2017	2,266,747	14,812,482
2018	2,299,141	15,034,452
2019	2,332,083	15,271,368
2020	2,365,894	15,526,888
2021	2,401,441	15,797,210
2022	2,439,892	16,069,056
2023	2,480,244	16,340,822
2024	2,521,139	16,634,373

Fertility rates in Botswana and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate

Botswana

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Botswana	Zimbabwe
1960	6.6	7.2
1961	6.56	7.21
1962	6.54	7.23
1963	6.58	7.23
1964	6.61	7.23
1965	6.6	7.23
1966	6.61	7.2
1967	6.6	7.16
1968	6.58	7.11
1969	6.56	7.04
1970	6.55	6.98
1971	6.54	6.94
1972	6.56	6.94
1973	6.59	6.94
1974	6.61	6.88
1975	6.61	6.83
1976	6.6	6.77
1977	6.54	6.71
1978	6.48	6.66
1979	6.4	6.59
1980	6.29	6.52
1981	6.16	6.45
1982	5.97	6.33
1983	5.79	6.2
1984	5.63	6.04
1985	5.48	5.87
1986	5.33	5.69
1987	5.1	5.5
1988	4.88	5.28
1989	4.67	5.07
1990	4.51	4.88
1991	4.37	4.72
1992	4.26	4.57
1993	4.15	4.39
1994	4.02	4.28
1995	3.79	4.15
1996	3.57	4.11
1997	3.43	4.08
1998	3.36	4.07
1999	3.31	4.06
2000	3.29	4.01
2001	3.25	3.98
2002	3.18	3.93
2003	3.11	3.86
2004	3.06	3.78
2005	3.08	3.69
2006	3.11	3.64
2007	3.13	3.68
2008	3.13	3.78
2009	3.13	3.95
2010	3.14	4.04
2011	3.1	4.13
2012	3.07	4.13
2013	3.05	4.11
2014	3.03	4.01
2015	3.01	3.91
2016	2.99	3.83
2017	2.97	3.77
2018	2.94	3.74
2019	2.91	3.75
2020	2.86	3.75
2021	2.83	3.77
2022	2.79	3.77
2023	2.73	3.72

Botswana and Zimbabwe demographics compared

Median age

Botswana

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Botswana	Zimbabwe
1960	17.7	16.4
1961	17.4	16.2
1962	17.1	16
1963	16.8	15.8
1964	16.6	15.7
1965	16.4	15.7
1966	16.2	15.7
1967	15.9	15.7
1968	15.7	15.7
1969	15.6	15.7
1970	15.4	15.7
1971	15.3	15.8
1972	15.4	15.8
1973	15.6	15.8
1974	15.8	15.9
1975	16	15.9
1976	16.2	15.8
1977	16.4	15.8
1978	16.6	15.7
1979	16.9	15.6
1980	16.8	15.6
1981	16.8	15.7
1982	16.8	15.8
1983	16.8	15.8
1984	16.8	15.8
1985	16.8	15.9
1986	16.9	15.9
1987	16.9	15.9
1988	17	15.9
1989	17.1	16.1
1990	17.3	16.3
1991	17.4	16.5
1992	17.6	16.4
1993	17.8	16.3
1994	18	16.4
1995	18.3	16.6
1996	18.6	16.9
1997	18.8	17.2
1998	19.1	17.5
1999	19.4	17.7
2000	19.7	17.8
2001	20	18
2002	20.3	18.1
2003	20.6	18.2
2004	20.9	18.3
2005	21.2	18.3
2006	21.5	18.5
2007	21.7	18.5
2008	22	18.5
2009	22.2	18.4
2010	22.5	18.3
2011	22.7	18.2
2012	22.8	18.1
2013	22.7	18
2014	22.7	18
2015	22.7	18
2016	22.7	18
2017	22.8	18.1
2018	22.9	18.2
2019	23.1	18.3
2020	23.3	18.5
2021	23.4	18.6
2022	23.6	18.7
2023	23.9	18.9
2024	24.2	19

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