Botswana vs Zambia: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre
Botswana
0.0342 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0371 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
176th
Zambia rank
175th
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.0371 million USD per square kilometre against 0.0342 million USD per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.
Botswana ranks 176th and Zambia ranks 175th 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 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0046 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.0148 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0123 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.0264 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0323 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0058 million USD per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.0324 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0326 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 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$, per square kilometre, Botswana or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.0371 million USD per square kilometre against 0.0342 million USD per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre between Botswana and Zambia?
- 0.0029 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$, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 176th and Zambia ranks 175th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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 — Value US$ 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.