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
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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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Indicator
Taxes less subsidies on products (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
196 places, 7,863 data points, 1961–2023
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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.