Country comparison
Zimbabwe vs Botswana
Botswana is 1.5× the size of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe has 6.6× the population of Botswana. Botswana has 2.6× the GDP per capita of Zimbabwe.
Side by side
| Zimbabwe | Category | Botswana |
|---|---|---|
| 390,760 km² | Area (2024) Botswana: 1.5× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 581,730 km² more |
| 17 million more | Population (2025) Zimbabwe: 6.6× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 2.6 million |
| 43 people/km² | Population density (2024) Zimbabwe: 9.7× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 4 people/km² |
| US$ 3,021 | GDP per capita (2025) Botswana: 2.6× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | US$ 7,778 more |
| 63.1 years | Life expectancy (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 69.3 years more |
| 42% | Internet users (2024) Botswana: 1.4× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 57% more |
| 17.8 years | Median age (2023) Botswana: 1.3× more Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0) | 22.9 years |
| 3.67 births per woman | Fertility rate (2024) Zimbabwe: 1.4× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 2.7 births per woman |
| 0.8 t less | CO₂ emissions per capita (2024) Botswana: 3.5× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 2.7 t |
| 1 | Ghost stories | – |
| 1 | UFO cases | – |
| 1 | VPN providers with servers in the country VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0) | 1 |
| Shona, English, North Ndebele | Official languages Shared language: English Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3) | English, Tswana |
| Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) (ZWG), US dollar (USD) | Currency ISO 4217 | Botswana pula (BWP) |
| Type D, G · 220 V | Plugs and voltage Shared plug types: D, G · different voltage | Type D, G · 230 V |
| UTC+2 | Time zone of the capital Same time IANA tz database (public domain) | UTC+2 |
Values link to the country pages in the Ominuvo series maps. Area: World Bank data (indicator AG.SRF.TOTL.K2: land and inland water, source FAO, CC BY 4.0); “approx.” – no such data for the country: area of the map outline (Natural Earth 1:50m), accurate to about 3%.
Source: World Bank – Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), FAO (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Population Prospects, United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union… (CC BY 4.0), Our World in Data – UN, World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint… (CC BY 4.0), VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3), ISO 4217, IANA tz database (public domain), Natural Earth (public domain). Data from the Ominuvo series maps (index of 2026-11-01); details and licences on the map pages.