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🇧🇼 Botswana

Republic of Botswana

BWA BW P Botswana pula (BWP)

Every statistic we track for Botswana — 107 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$22,039

#97 of 191

Life expectancy

65.8 yrs

#134 of 188

Happiness score

3.46

#143 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.52

#59 of 179

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📈 Economy

Account Ownership 61.4% #87/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 61.4% #87/139 2024
Bank Branches 8 #107/153 2024
Current Account Balance -1.9% #98/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 28.1% #95/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 56.9% #40/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 13.6 #92/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #75/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -10.7% #182/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 21.9 #130/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 56.9 #130/191 2026
GDP per Capita 8,490 #100/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 16,352 #70/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 22,039 #97/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 2.6% #97/184 2019
Government Debt 47% #109/185 2026
Income per Person 16,860 #55/183 2018
Income per Person 16,860 #55/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 5.1% #51/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 18.4 #78/130 2023
Listed Companies 23 #61/70 2024
Made a Digital Payment 34.3% #77/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 51.6% #16/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 4.7% #36/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #118/191 2026
Stock Market Capitalisation 20.2% #49/70 2024
Stocks Traded 0.5% #50/69 2024
Total GDP (Long Run) 39,293,967,463 #117/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 2.7 #65/217 2024
Median Age 23.7 #175/235 2026
Population 2.1 #145/229 2013
Population 2.6 #136/191 2026
Population Density 4.6 #223/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 384 #121/195 2025
Urban Population 67.5% #96/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 76% #171/214 2023
Internet Users 57.5% #139/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 178.2 #8/209 2022
Read News Online 37.6% #42/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 18.8% #124/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 4.3 #105/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 3.3 #55/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 5.7% #109/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 44.1% #36/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 38.2 #30/191 2023
Life Expectancy 65.8 #134/188 2013
Life Expectancy 61.7 #175/186 2020
Suicide Rate 10.4 #68/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 18.8% #90/167 2022
Undernourishment 24% #17/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 60 #141/195 2023

🎓 Education

Mean Years of Schooling 10.6 #55/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 2.7 #97/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 1,250 #84/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 0.3% #185/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.8 #59/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.8 #57/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) 0.6 #51/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 57 #43/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 57 #42/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #87/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #55/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.7 #59/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 1 #118/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 72 #79/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.8 #65/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.7 #111/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) 0.4 #62/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.7 #70/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.5 #59/179 2025
Military Spending 3.1% #25/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.4 #67/179 2025
Perceived Democracy (Afrobarometer) 53.4% #13/39 2023
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.2 #136/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 59.8 #77/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.8 #45/179 2025
Support for Democracy (Afrobarometer) 77.4% #11/39 2023
Trust in the President (Afrobarometer) 26.5% #32/39 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) 0.3 #76/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 62.9 #62/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 9.4 #52/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 16.5 #63/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 83.9% #85/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 17.9% #132/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 0.1 #180/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 30.6% #53/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 14.4% #19/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 3.3 #110/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 44.1 #122/141 2023
World Risk Index 1.3 #172/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 83% #24/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 3.5 #143/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.9 #91/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.6 #73/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0 #145/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0 #145/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #96/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 1 #111/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.7 #111/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 13.6% #55/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 85.2% #57/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 79.4% #66/143 2018
Trade Union Membership 14.6% #42/120 2017
Trust in parliament 5.5 #33/151 2017
Trust in Science 46.7% #140/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 42.6% #133/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 6.2 #19/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.