Botswana vs Gambia: Population, total
Botswana
2.56 million
in 2025
Gambia
2.82 million
in 2025
Botswana rank
143rd
Gambia rank
141st
Population, total over time
- Botswana
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 2.82 million against 2.56 million in Botswana, a difference of 259,970.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Globally, Botswana ranks 143rd and Gambia ranks 141st of 215 countries.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.