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Australia vs Botswana: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 66 of 108 metrics
Botswana
bwa
Leads on 33 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Botswana: Botswana leads on Major Urban Areas Population (269,000 people) against Australia (5.24 people); Botswana leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (21,000) against Australia (1.18); Botswana leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (735,000) against Australia (65.56). Across 108 compared metrics, Australia wins on 66 and Botswana wins on 33.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇼 BotswanaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★81.36 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★57.64 points
Radios25.5252,720★
Televisions10.1531,000★
Waterways8,368none

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇼 BotswanaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★335.49M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★22.39B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %5.5 %★
Coal Revenue0.78★0.45
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %6.88 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★5.9 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79★66.2
Electricity Consumption229.4★3.64
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72100★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants11★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★0
Electricity Imports01.67★
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56735,000★
Electricity Production243★2.53
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★32.44 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.354.9★
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★27.6
Gross National Saving2140.3★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %★-13.5 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %2.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP3 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★0
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99★0
Oil Consumption960,800★15,000
Oil Exports312,600★0
Oil Imports731,400★15,590
Oil Production549,200★0
Oil Proved Reserves3.32★0
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people★16.1 people
Public Debt5819.6★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD★-3 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.1821,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★21,090
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★0
Remittances0.10.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.130.23★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)1★50.13
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★19.6
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★23.2 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇼 BotswanaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M212,922★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.655.9★
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bythe population is primarily concentrated in the east, with a focus in and around the capital of Gaborone and the eastern city of Francistown; population density remains low in other areas in the country, especially in the Kalahari Desert to the west.
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★1.7 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★12.24

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇼 BotswanaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %0.23 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98155.25★
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★258,624 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★427.23 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450★25

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇼 BotswanaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★61.77 %
Administrative Divisions610★
Independence130★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇼 BotswanaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.4★4.6
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★6.3 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★18.6 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★2.2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★155 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★19
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %18.9 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000★370,000
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇼 BotswanaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000★9,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇼 BotswanaShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %★43.98 %
Human Capital Index0.79★0.45
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★74.54 years
Median age of population38.51 years★23.69 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons★42,610.1 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★4.59 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★2.60M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.83
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %21.16 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %67.4 %★
Death Rate (%)6.81 %6.8 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP8.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★715,830.35 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91★1.17
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★5.13 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people269,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★171.63
Military Manpower at Military Age1718★
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★70.73 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★0.38 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★1.32 %
Population living in slums0.03 %36.42 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons12,368.4 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %66.25 %★
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman2.62 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★-6,354.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★34.88 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇧🇼 BotswanaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★0.17
Airports2,257★122
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft5

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