Botswana vs Zambia: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 95,661 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 80,440 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 15,221 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Botswana ranks 167th and Zambia ranks 164th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 777.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 12,556 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 11,778 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1970s | 2,574 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 16,061 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 13,488 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1980s | 9,713 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 17,653 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 7,940 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1990s | 25,605 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 15,533 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 10,072 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2000s | 48,430 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 35,148 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 13,282 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2010s | 65,710 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 78,826 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 13,117 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 73,797 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 85,504 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 11,707 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Botswana or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 95,661 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 80,440 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Botswana and Zambia?
- 15,221 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 167th and Zambia ranks 164th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.