Botswana vs Zambia: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per square kilometre
Botswana
1,737 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
2,168 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
170th
Zambia rank
168th
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 2,168 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,737 current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 431 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Zambia ahead.
Botswana ranks 170th and Zambia ranks 168th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current US$ per square kilometre | 130.89 current US$ per square kilometre | 130.89 current US$ per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1970s | 92.3 current US$ per square kilometre | 345.56 current US$ per square kilometre | 253.26 current US$ per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1980s | 228.05 current US$ per square kilometre | 417.09 current US$ per square kilometre | 189.04 current US$ per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1990s | 608.4 current US$ per square kilometre | 548.33 current US$ per square kilometre | 60.06 current US$ per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1,022 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,101 current US$ per square kilometre | 79.44 current US$ per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2010s | 1,133 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,017 current US$ per square kilometre | 883.41 current US$ per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1,590 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,645 current US$ per square kilometre | 55.37 current US$ per square kilometre | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per square kilometre, Botswana or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 2,168 current US$ per square kilometre against 1,737 current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per square kilometre between Botswana and Zambia?
- 431 current US$ per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 170th and Zambia ranks 168th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), 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
Taxes less subsidies on products (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.