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Botswana

Sub-Saharan AfricaUpper middle incomeCapital: Gaborone217,915 observations
Population
2.56M
world rank #143 / 217
GDP
19.93B
world rank #131 / 186
GDP / capita
17,687.2
world rank #92 / 185
Life expectancy
69.3
world rank #158 / 217

Governance

573 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile60.6#52Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile59.4#70Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile83.5#33Rule of Law0-100 percentile62.3#81
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,463 indicators
GDPcurrent US$19.93B#131GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $17,687.2#92GDP growth%-0.73%#179Inflation%2.7%#79
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

130 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$5.12B#123Merchandise importscurrent US$6.4B#131Exports of goods & services% GDP32%#79Imports of goods & services% GDP37.5%#78
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,690 indicators
Life expectancyyears69.3#158Infant mortalityper 1k births32.1#111Maternal mortalityper 100k155#73Health spending% GDP6.3%#98
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,496 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross70.6%#121Education spending% GDP8.1%#11Adult literacy%81.2%#6Primary enrollment% gross109.3%#24
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

864 indicators
Populationpeople2.56M#143Population growth%1.6%#66Urban population%68%#87Fertility ratebirths/woman2.7#65
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

277 indicators
Electricity access% pop80.2%#39Renewable energy share%27.4%#79Forest area% land26.3%#115Electric power consumptionkWh per capita1,641#92
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

205 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop45.9%#51Electricity access, urban% urban pop96.7%#20Energy use per capitakg oil eq.1,249.8#84Electricity from coal% of output98.9%#85
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

314 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area27.6%#44Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources8.9%#90Capture fisheries productiontonnes40#204
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

279 indicators
Agricultural land% land area45.6%#77Cereal yieldkg per hectare900.4#70Aquaculture productiontonnes156#152Food production index2014-16 = 10096.9#160
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

645 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people164#16Secure internet serversper 1M people471.2#129Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people3.3#100
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,100 indicators
Gini indexindex54.9#69Extreme poverty% pop21.4%#41Internet users% pop57.5%#137Homicide rateper 100k11.4#90
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

396 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-103.3#22Hazard & exposure0-101.5#10Vulnerability0-104.5#34
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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