Botswana vs Zambia: Service exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Botswana
1,368 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
1,255 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
170th
Zambia rank
172nd

Service exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1,368 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,255 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 113 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Zambia ahead.

Botswana ranks 170th and Zambia ranks 172nd of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 98.44 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 153.49 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 55.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1980s 184 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 121.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 62.1 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
1990s 429.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 137.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 291.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 1,147 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 497.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 649.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 1,518 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,132 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 386.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2020s 1,015 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 993.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22.33 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Botswana or Zambia?
Botswana, at 1,368 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,255 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in service exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Botswana and Zambia?
113 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for service exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 170th and Zambia ranks 172nd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Service exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,322 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Service exports (BoP, 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.