Botswana vs Gabon: Population by income level
Botswana
2.56 million
in 2025
Gabon
2.59 million
in 2025
Botswana rank
143rd
Gabon rank
142nd
Population by income level over time
- Botswana
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 2.59 million against 2.56 million in Botswana, a difference of 31,010.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 143rd and Gabon ranks 142nd of 215 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 560,802 | 544,475 | 16,327 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 718,052 | 658,127 | 59,925 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 1.10 million | 848,163 | 255,243 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1.48 million | 1.11 million | 365,749 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1.83 million | 1.45 million | 375,244 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 2.19 million | 2.00 million | 184,557 | Botswana |
| 2020s | 2.46 million | 2.46 million | 3,973 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by income level, Botswana or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 2.59 million against 2.56 million in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population by income level between Botswana and Gabon?
- 31,010, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for population by income level?
- Botswana ranks 143rd and Gabon ranks 142nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by income level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, differentiated by World Bank income level.