Australia vs Botswana: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions
Australia
1.5%
in 2025
Botswana
1.6%
in 2025
Australia rank
69th
Botswana rank
66th
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions over time
- Australia
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Australia ranks 69th and Botswana ranks 66th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Botswana in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 4.3% | 2.6% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 3.4% | 2.0% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 2.6% | 1.4% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.9% | 0.5% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.0% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions, Australia or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions between Australia and Botswana?
- 0.1%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Botswana?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Botswana rank globally for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Australia ranks 69th and Botswana ranks 66th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.