Botswana vs Equatorial Guinea: Annual population growth

Botswana
40,347
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
44,007
in 2023
Botswana rank
116th
Equatorial Guinea rank
114th

Annual population growth over time

  • Botswana
  • Equatorial Guinea
020.0k40.0k60.0k195119872023

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 44,007 against 40,347 in Botswana, a difference of 3,660.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 116th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 114th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Equatorial Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1950s 10,131 4,270 5,860 Botswana
1960s 8,220 5,752 2,467 Botswana
1970s 31,468 -4,268 35,735 Botswana
1980s 36,852 17,697 19,155 Botswana
1990s 37,173 21,040 16,133 Botswana
2000s 34,866 46,846 11,980 Equatorial Guinea
2010s 34,141 53,450 19,309 Equatorial Guinea
2020s 37,040 44,343 7,303 Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population growth, Botswana or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 44,007 against 40,347 in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual population growth between Botswana and Equatorial Guinea?
3,660, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Equatorial Guinea?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for annual population growth?
Botswana ranks 116th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 114th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual population growth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,228 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed