🇧🇼 Botswana
Sub-Saharan Africa · Capital: Gaborone
Money3.0 / 10
Safety2.5 / 10
Health3.1 / 10
Quality of life5.0 / 10
Passport4.2 / 10
average of the section's indicators; 5.0 is exactly mid-list
◉Money3.0 / 10
GDP per capita, PPP$20,698103 of 200World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD · 2025
GNI per capita$7,390109 of 204World Bank · NY.GNP.PCAP.CD · 2025
GDP growth-0.73 %199 of 212World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · 2025
Inflation2.7 %88 of 190World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2025
Unemployment24.5 %184 of 187World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2025
Income inequality (Gini)54.9150 of 151World Bank · SI.POV.GINI · 2015
Central government debt19.7 % GDP6 of 65World Bank · GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2023
Reserves$3B117 of 177World Bank · FI.RES.TOTL.CD · 2024
Local purchasing power80.050 of 151Numbeo
◈Safety2.5 / 10
Crime51.1100 of 148Numbeo
Homicides per 100k11.4135 of 163World Bank · VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · 2021
✚Health3.1 / 10
Life expectancy69.3 yr158 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Infant mortality per 100032.1155 of 196World Bank · SP.DYN.IMRT.IN · 2024
Health spending per capita$49095 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD · 2023
Health spending6.3 % GDP99 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · 2023
Physicians per 10000.38144 of 189World Bank · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · 2023
Hospital beds per 10002.484 of 158World Bank · SH.MED.BEDS.ZS · 2022
☀Quality of life5.0 / 10
Internet users57.5 %155 of 208World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024
Education spending8.1 % GDP8 of 190World Bank · SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2020
Urban population68.0 %98 of 217World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2025
⌂Housing
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◍Prices
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⇄Trade
Exports of goods and services$6B124 of 188World Bank · NE.EXP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Imports of goods and services$7B128 of 188World Bank · NE.IMP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Trade to GDP69.5 %116 of 188World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · 2025
Foreign direct investment$467,266,647122 of 201World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD · 2024
Inbound tourism1.8M ppl73 of 196World Bank · ST.INT.ARVL · 2018
☗People and environment
Population2.6M143 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL · 2025
Population growth1.6 %66 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.GROW · 2025
Births per woman2.765 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN · 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 10016421 of 210World Bank · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024
Access to electricity80.2 %171 of 215World Bank · EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · 2024
CO2 per capita2.7 t106 of 203World Bank · EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · 2024
Renewable energy27.4 %88 of 212World Bank · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2021
Military spending2.8 % GDP125 of 156World Bank · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2024
▤Passport4.2 / 10
No visa needed in advance77 of 198115 of 199
Visa free47 of 198
Visa on arrival24 of 198
Electronic authorisation (eTA)6 of 198
E-visa30 of 198
Visa required91 of 198
passport-index-dataset · visa on arrival and eTA count as no-visa-in-advance; e-visa does not