Botswana vs Mongolia

Botswana and Mongolia 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.

• Mongolia has about 1.4 times as many people as Botswana: 3.6 million against 2.6 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Botswana ($7,778) is 9% higher than in Mongolia ($7,108) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Mongolia (6.8%) than in Botswana (-0.7%), a difference of 7.5 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Mongolia (8.6%) than in Botswana (2.7%), a difference of 5.9 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Botswana (24.5%) than in Mongolia (5.2%), a difference of 19.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Mongolia can expect to live 3.1 years longer than one born in Botswana: 72.4 years against 69.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Mongolia is older: half of its people are over 26.8 years, against 22.9 years in Botswana in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Mongolia (85.1%) than in Botswana (57.5%), a difference of 27.6 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Mongolia (7.8 tonnes) are about 2.9 times as high as in Botswana (2.7 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Botswana (27.8%) than in Mongolia (9.1%), a difference of 18.7 percentage points in 2024.