Botswana vs Zambia: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre

Botswana
0.0317 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0366 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
177th
Zambia rank
174th

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0366 million USD per square kilometre against 0.0317 million USD per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Botswana ranks 177th and Zambia ranks 174th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre 0.008 million USD per square kilometre 0.0063 million USD per square kilometre Zambia
1980s 0.0051 million USD per square kilometre 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 0.0119 million USD per square kilometre 0.0093 million USD per square kilometre 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 0.0178 million USD per square kilometre 0.0144 million USD per square kilometre 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 0.0244 million USD per square kilometre 0.0273 million USD per square kilometre 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 0.0295 million USD per square kilometre 0.0336 million USD per square kilometre 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre, Botswana or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0366 million USD per square kilometre against 0.0317 million USD per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre between Botswana and Zambia?
0.0049 million USD per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 177th and Zambia ranks 174th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre
Unit
million USD per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
195 places, 9,641 data points, 1970–2023
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.