Botswana vs Zambia: Services, value added (current US$), per square kilometre

Botswana
20,275 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
21,078 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
182nd
Zambia rank
181st

Services, value added (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Zambia
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 21,078 current US$ per square kilometre against 20,275 current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 803 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Zambia ahead.

Botswana ranks 182nd and Zambia ranks 181st of 202 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 928.38 current US$ per square kilometre 1,225 current US$ per square kilometre 296.95 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 3,295 current US$ per square kilometre 1,701 current US$ per square kilometre 1,594 current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 7,300 current US$ per square kilometre 6,030 current US$ per square kilometre 1,270 current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 14,779 current US$ per square kilometre 17,392 current US$ per square kilometre 2,613 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 19,461 current US$ per square kilometre 17,776 current US$ per square kilometre 1,685 current US$ per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher services, value added (current us$), per square kilometre, Botswana or Zambia?
Zambia, at 21,078 current US$ per square kilometre against 20,275 current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in services, value added (current us$), per square kilometre between Botswana and Zambia?
803 current US$ per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for services, value added (current us$), per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 182nd and Zambia ranks 181st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Services, value added (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 10,141 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Services, 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.