Botswana vs Zambia: Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per

Botswana
11,670 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
13,024 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
184th
Zambia rank
182nd

Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per over time

  • Botswana
  • Zambia
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 13,024 current US$ per square kilometre against 11,670 current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 1,354 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Botswana ranks 184th and Zambia ranks 182nd of 205 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 12.95 current US$ per square kilometre 858.71 current US$ per square kilometre 845.75 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1970s 212.53 current US$ per square kilometre 1,497 current US$ per square kilometre 1,284 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1980s 1,527 current US$ per square kilometre 1,736 current US$ per square kilometre 208.79 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 3,754 current US$ per square kilometre 1,704 current US$ per square kilometre 2,050 current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 6,247 current US$ per square kilometre 3,546 current US$ per square kilometre 2,701 current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 9,996 current US$ per square kilometre 11,055 current US$ per square kilometre 1,058 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 10,769 current US$ per square kilometre 12,277 current US$ per square kilometre 1,508 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per, Botswana or Zambia?
Zambia, at 13,024 current US$ per square kilometre against 11,670 current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per between Botswana and Zambia?
1,354 current US$ 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 industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per?
Botswana ranks 184th and Zambia ranks 182nd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
253 places, 10,691 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Industry (including construction), value added (current 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.