Botswana vs Equatorial Guinea

Botswana and Equatorial Guinea compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Botswana has about 1.3 times as many people as Equatorial Guinea: 2.6 million against 1.9 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Botswana ($7,778) is 18% higher than in Equatorial Guinea ($6,615) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Botswana (-0.7%) than in Equatorial Guinea (-5.8%), a difference of 5.1 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Equatorial Guinea (2.9% in 2024) than in Botswana (2.7% in 2025), a difference of 0.2 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Botswana (24.5%) than in Equatorial Guinea (8.3%), a difference of 16.2 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Botswana can expect to live 5.4 years longer than one born in Equatorial Guinea: 69.3 years against 63.9 years in 2024.
• The population of Botswana is older: half of its people are over 22.9 years, against 21 years in Equatorial Guinea in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Equatorial Guinea (63.3%) than in Botswana (57.5%), a difference of 5.8 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Botswana (2.7 tonnes) are 4% higher than in Equatorial Guinea (2.6 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Equatorial Guinea (86.1%) than in Botswana (27.8%), a difference of 58.3 percentage points in 2024.