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Botswana

Sub-Saharan Africa ·Upper middle incomeBWA

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🌍Population
2024

2.5M

143rd of 217 countries

💰GDP per Capita
2025

$7,778

95th of 186 countries

❤️Life Expectancy
2024

69.3 yrs

158th of 217 countries

🌫️Emissions per Capita
2024

2.74 t

98th of 203 countries

📉Unemployment
2025

24.5%

4th of 182 countries

🔥Inflation
2025

2.7%

90th of 169 countries

⚖️Inequality
2015

42.9%

3rd of 87 countries

🛡️Military Spending
2025

3.1%

24th of 150 countries

🏥Healthcare
2023

$490

94th of 191 countries

🌐Internet Users
2024

57.5%

139th of 182 countries

⚡Electricity Access
2024

80.2%

171st of 215 countries

🎓Human Development
2022

0.708

114th of 193 countries

🏚️Poverty
2015

21.4%

10th of 87 countries

👶Fertility Rate
2024

2.70

65th of 217 countries

🏙️Urbanization
2024

67.5%

98th of 217 countries

😮‍💨Air Pollution
2023

13.2 µg/m³

134th of 200 countries

🏛️Gov. Debt
2023

19.7%

38th of 40 countries

✈️Tourism
2018

1.8M

105th of 186 countries

🍼Child Mortality
2024

33.3 / 1k

55th of 196 countries

📚Literacy Rate
2003

81.2%

6th of 13 countries

🌲Forest Area
2024

27.8%

115th of 209 countries

👴Aging Population
2025

4.1%

164th of 217 countries

🌏Foreign Investment
2025

-3.3%

180th of 184 countries

🚢Trade
2025

69.5%

81st of 138 countries

♻️Renewables
2021

0.2%

181st of 208 countries

🎒Education
2020

8.1%

11th of 170 countries

💸Remittances
2025

0.8%

85th of 131 countries

📱Mobile
2024

164.0

16th of 151 countries

🍩Obesity
2022

42.0%

138th of 196 countries

🔫Homicide Rate
2021

11.4 / 100k

27th of 116 countries

👩‍⚖️Women in Parliament
2025

9.0%

167th of 184 countries

🏭Total Emissions
2024

12 Mt

134th of 203 countries

🔍Corruption
2023

73.6

53rd of 205 countries

Data from World Bank Open Data

Global rankings · Botswana

  • ›Botswana records -3.3% in foreign direct investment (2025), ranking 180th out of 184 countries — in the bottom 2% globally.
  • ›In 2025, Botswana ranks 4th out of 182 countries in unemployment rate (24.5%) — placing it in the top 2% globally.
  • ›In 2015, Botswana ranks 3rd out of 87 countries in income inequality (42.9%) — placing it in the top 3% globally.
  • ›Botswana records 19.7% in government debt (2023), ranking 38th out of 40 countries — in the bottom 5% globally.
  • ›In 2020, Botswana ranks 11th out of 170 countries in education spending (8.1%) — placing it in the top 6% globally.

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