Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau: Population by age group with projections

Botswana
2.48 million
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
2.15 million
in 2023
Botswana rank
146th
Guinea-Bissau rank
148th

Population by age group with projections over time

  • Botswana
  • Guinea-Bissau
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M195019862023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2.48 million against 2.15 million in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 326,900.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Botswana ranks 146th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1950s 458,954 561,418 102,464 Guinea-Bissau
1960s 560,811 580,338 19,527 Guinea-Bissau
1970s 718,061 666,196 51,864 Botswana
1980s 1.10 million 891,734 211,680 Botswana
1990s 1.48 million 1.10 million 379,283 Botswana
2000s 1.83 million 1.37 million 456,747 Botswana
2010s 2.19 million 1.76 million 421,579 Botswana
2020s 2.42 million 2.08 million 339,128 Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group with projections, Botswana or Guinea-Bissau?
Botswana, at 2.48 million against 2.15 million in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group with projections between Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
326,900, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for population by age group with projections?
Botswana ranks 146th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 148th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population by age group with projections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by age group with projections
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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