Botswana vs Gambia: Population, female
Botswana
1.29 million
in 2025
Gambia
1.42 million
in 2025
Botswana rank
141st
Gambia rank
140th
Population, female over time
- Botswana
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.42 million against 1.29 million in Botswana, a difference of 131,150.
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.
Botswana ranks 141st and Gambia ranks 140th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 294,341 | 227,685 | 66,656 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 379,396 | 303,545 | 75,851 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 565,166 | 433,457 | 131,709 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 754,984 | 626,945 | 128,039 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 928,742 | 833,915 | 94,828 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.10 million | 1.10 million | 2,156 | Gambia |
| 2020s | 1.23 million | 1.34 million | 105,963 | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Botswana or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 1.42 million against 1.29 million in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Botswana and Gambia?
- 131,150, 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 141st and Gambia ranks 140th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female. 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 based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.