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Botswana vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 117 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Botswana
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Leads on 37 of 117 metrics
Malaysia
mys
Leads on 72 of 117 metrics

Summary

Comparing Botswana and Malaysia: Botswana leads on Major Urban Areas Population (269,000 people) against Malaysia (8.62 people); Botswana leads on Radios (252,720) against Malaysia (10.90); Botswana leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (735,000) against Malaysia (33). Across 117 compared metrics, Botswana wins on 37 and Malaysia wins on 72.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇧🇼 Botswana🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)57.46 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)81.36 %97.69 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 81% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score57.64 points★56.09 points
Radios252,720★10.9
Televisions31,000★10.8
Waterwaysnone7,296

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇧🇼 Botswana🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country335.49M $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars22.39B $466.53B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)35.99 %★21.95 %
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)5.5 %★3 %
Coal Revenue0.45★0.02
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)6.88 %★4.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.9 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index66.283.3★
Electricity Consumption3.64136.9★
Electricity Exports03★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels100★78
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants018★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables04★
Electricity Imports1.6733★
Electricity Installed Capacity735,000★33
Electricity Production2.53148.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)32.44 USD per capita113.16 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient54.9★40.7
Gross Fixed Investment27.6★25.2
Gross National Saving40.3★28.5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-13.5 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.8 %1.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption030.44★
Natural Gas Exports038.23★
Natural Gas Imports02.8★
Natural Gas Production069.49★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves01.18★
Oil Consumption15,000561,000★
Oil Exports0644,900★
Oil Imports15,590355,300★
Oil Production0664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves04★
Population Below Poverty Line16.1 people6.2 people★
Public Debt19.6★64.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-3 USD5.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption21,000704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0208,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports21,090304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0528,300★
Remittances0.40.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.231.57★
Robotics Research Funding0.27 USD1.09 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)21.370.05★
Taxes and Other Revenues19.6★12.6
Top Exporting Countries5.32B USD301.22B USD★
Unemployment Rate23.2 %3.9 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate68.8 %66.12 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇼 Botswana🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)212,922★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions5.9★260.01
Population Distributionthe 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.a highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation27.9 sq km★13.3 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country1.7 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources12.24580★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇼 Botswana🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.23 %4.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)155.25209.87★
Agricultural land258,624 sq. km★85,710 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)0 km4,675 km★
Dam capacity per capita427.23 cubic meters per inhabitant611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land254,420★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇼 Botswana🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country61.77 %67.87 %★
Administrative Divisions1013★
Independence3031★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇧🇼 Botswana🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water63.29 %94.7 %★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)4.621.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita1,539.49 USD1,703.34 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.3 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate18.6 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density2.2 people/sq km★2 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)155 %26 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)18.9 %15.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS370,00092,000★
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 5NA14.1

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇼 Botswana🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)9,000136,000★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇧🇼 Botswana🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)43.98 %58.88 %★
Human Capital Index0.450.65★
Life expectancy at birth74.54 years80.87 years★
Median age of population23.69 years31.44 years★
Population Change42,610.1 persons428,622.9 persons★
Population density4.59 per sq. km★110.8 per sq. km
Total population2.60M persons36.40M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.83★0.29
Birth Rate (%)21.16 %★14.05 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67.4 %★52.2 %
Death Rate (%)6.8 %5.8 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)8.1 % of GDP★3.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age715,830.35 persons9.69M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate1.1718.26★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.13 years9.72 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population269,000 people★8.62 people
Mean Male Height (cm)171.63★167.88
Military Manpower at Military Age1821★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization70.73 %83.21 %★
Physician Density0.38 people/sq km2.34 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.32 %★0.97 %
Population living in slums36.42 %★0.2 %
Total deaths12,368.4 persons★179,998.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)66.25 %★42.17 %
Total fertility rate2.62 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-6,354.6 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate34.88 per live births5.53 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇧🇼 Botswana🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.171.58★
Airports122★100
Civil Air Travel553★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇧🇼 Botswana🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Current Bank Rate5.5 %★2.75 %

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