Botswana vs Gambia: Population, female
Botswana
50.2%
in 2025
Gambia
50.2%
in 2025
Botswana rank
130th
Gambia rank
127th
Population, female over time
- Botswana
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 50.2% against 50.2% in Botswana, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 130th and Gambia ranks 127th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.5% | 50.5% | 2.0% | Botswana |
| 1970s | 53.0% | 50.5% | 2.5% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 51.2% | 51.0% | 0.2% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 51.1% | 50.5% | 0.6% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 50.8% | 50.5% | 0.3% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 50.3% | 0.1% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 50.2% | 0.1% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Botswana or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 50.2% against 50.2% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Botswana and Gambia?
- 0.0%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Gambia rank globally for population, female?
- Botswana ranks 130th and Gambia ranks 127th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.