Botswana vs Zambia: Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre
Botswana
19,840 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
22,890 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
174th
Zambia rank
172nd
Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 22,890 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 19,840 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 3,050 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Zambia ahead.
Botswana ranks 174th and Zambia ranks 172nd of 193 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 | 263.08 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 3,022 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 2,759 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1970s | 573.16 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 3,455 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 2,882 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1980s | 1,572 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 3,703 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 2,130 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1990s | 4,823 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 3,798 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 1,026 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2000s | 8,080 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 6,945 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 1,134 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2010s | 13,815 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 15,449 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 1,634 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 18,578 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 19,944 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | 1,366 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre, Botswana or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 22,890 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 19,840 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre between Botswana and Zambia?
- 3,050 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for services, value added (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 174th and Zambia ranks 172nd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), 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
Services, value added (constant 2015 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.