Which has higher number of deaths, Botswana or Guinea-Bissau?

Guinea-Bissau, at 15,182 deaths against 14,195 deaths in Botswana as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?

987 deaths, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau: Number of deaths

Botswana

14,195 deaths

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau

15,182 deaths

in 2023

Botswana rank

149th

Guinea-Bissau rank

147th

Number of deaths over time

Botswana
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 15,182 deaths against 14,195 deaths in Botswana, a difference of 987 deaths.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Botswana ranks 149th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 147th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1950s	8,390 deaths	15,379 deaths	6,989 deaths	Guinea-Bissau
1960s	8,175 deaths	15,831 deaths	7,656 deaths	Guinea-Bissau
1970s	7,528 deaths	15,827 deaths	8,298 deaths	Guinea-Bissau
1980s	8,488 deaths	19,896 deaths	11,407 deaths	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	15,493 deaths	20,508 deaths	5,015 deaths	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	21,184 deaths	18,460 deaths	2,725 deaths	Botswana
2010s	17,570 deaths	16,153 deaths	1,417 deaths	Botswana
2020s	15,841 deaths	15,855 deaths	14.5 deaths	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Botswana or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 15,182 deaths against 14,195 deaths in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?: 987 deaths, with Guinea-Bissau 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 number of deaths?: Botswana ranks 149th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 147th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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