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Botswana vs Namibia

115 shared metrics.

BotswanaLeads in 58

vs115 shared

NamibiaLeads in 57

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Botswana

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Botswana.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Botswana's Okavango Delta floods during the dry season and never reaches the sea.

UNESCO

Namibia

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Namibia.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Namibia's Namib Desert is considered the oldest desert on Earth.

NASA

Analysis

Botswana leads in 58 of 115 shared metrics, while Namibia leads in 57.

Botswana's Coal Electricity Share is 39.3x that of Namibia (98.25% vs 2.4%).

Botswana's Electricity Carbon Intensity is 16.4x that of Namibia (851.31 gCO2/kWh vs 48.78 gCO2/kWh).

Botswana's Water Stress (%) is 4.3x that of Namibia (8.9% vs 1.7%).

Botswana's High-Tech Exports (%) is 3.6x that of Namibia (0.54% vs 0.12%).

Botswana's Government Debt (% GDP) is 3.2x that of Namibia (19.6% of GDP vs 4.6% of GDP).

Key Comparisons

Coal Electricity ShareBotswana leads

Botswana

98.25%

Namibia

2.4%

Electricity Carbon IntensityBotswana leads

Botswana

851.31 gCO2/kWh

Namibia

48.78 gCO2/kWh

Water Stress (%)Botswana leads

Botswana

8.9%

Namibia

1.7%

High-Tech Exports (%)Botswana leads

Botswana

0.54%

Namibia

0.12%

Government Debt (% GDP)Botswana leads

Botswana

19.6% of GDP

Namibia

4.6% of GDP

Forest Coverage (%)Botswana leads

Botswana

26.29%

Namibia

7.8%

All Metrics

Coal Electricity Share

Botswana

98.25%

Namibia

2.4%

3927% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Botswana

851.31 gCO2/kWh

Namibia

48.78 gCO2/kWh

1645% higher

Water Stress (%)

Botswana

8.9%

Namibia

1.7%

432% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

Botswana

0.54%

Namibia

0.12%

360% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Botswana

19.6% of GDP

Namibia

4.6% of GDP

322% higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Botswana

26.29%

Namibia

7.8%

237% higher

Air Passengers

Botswana

172.7K

Namibia

60.3K

186% higher

CO2 Per Capita

Botswana

3.0 t/person/yr

Namibia

1.1 t/person/yr

159% higher

Forest Area

Botswana

149.0K km²

Namibia

64.3K km²

132% higher

Spirits Consumption

Botswana

1.0 L/person/yr

Namibia

0.46 L/person/yr

120% higher

Water Withdrawal

Botswana

0.21 B m³

Namibia

0.10 B m³

107% higher

Solar Electricity Share

Namibia

Botswana

0.29%

Namibia

35.37%

99% lower

Vehicles per 1,000 People

Botswana

292.32 per 1k people

Namibia

148.11 per 1k people

97% higher

Beer Consumption

Botswana

2.6 L/person/yr

Namibia

1.3 L/person/yr

95% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Botswana

164 per 100 people

Namibia

85 per 100 people

93% higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Botswana

6.9 Mt CO2e

Namibia

3.6 Mt CO2e

89% higher

Sanitation Access (%)

Botswana

72.12%

Namibia

38.72%

86% higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Namibia

Botswana

2.4% of GDP

Namibia

14.76% of GDP

84% lower

GNI Per Capita

Botswana

$7,750

Namibia

$4,240

83% higher

Seafood Consumption per Person

Namibia

Botswana

2.4 kg/person/yr

Namibia

12.11 kg/person/yr

80% lower

Scientific Publications

Botswana

392.69

Namibia

219.77

79% higher

Women in Parliament (%)

Namibia

Botswana

8.7%

Namibia

40.63%

79% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Botswana

$20,538.13

Namibia

$11,686.6

76% higher

Irrigated Land

Namibia

Botswana

25 km²

Namibia

80 km²

69% lower

Energy Use (Per Capita)

Botswana

1.2K kg oil eq/person

Namibia

692.46 kg oil eq/person

68% higher

Railway Length

Namibia

Botswana

888 km

Namibia

2.6K km

66% lower

Milk Consumption per Person

Botswana

117.74 kg/person/yr

Namibia

73.05 kg/person/yr

61% higher

Airports

Namibia

Botswana

127

Namibia

294

57% lower

Firms Asked for Bribes

Namibia

Botswana

6.1% of firms

Namibia

13.77% of firms

55% lower

Time Zones Count

Botswana

3.0 time zones

Namibia

2.0 time zones

50% higher

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Namibia

Botswana

35.62 per 100k

Namibia

67.43 per 100k

47% lower

Firms Making Informal Payments

Botswana

8.6% of firms

Namibia

5.9% of firms

46% higher

GDP (Nominal)

Botswana

$19,402,063,512.91

Namibia

$13,372,354,511.72

45% higher

Armed Forces Personnel

Namibia

Botswana

9.0K

Namibia

16.0K

44% lower

Alcohol Consumption

Botswana

7.3 L/adult/yr

Namibia

5.0 L/adult/yr

44% higher

Highest Elevation

Namibia

Botswana

1.5K m

Namibia

2.6K m

42% lower

Tourism Revenue

Botswana

$217,000,000

Namibia

$155,000,000

40% higher

Capital Elevation

Namibia

Botswana

1.0K m

Namibia

1.6K m

39% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

Namibia

Botswana

5.7% of GDP

Namibia

9.3% of GDP

38% lower

Electricity Generation

Botswana

2.6 TWh

Namibia

1.9 TWh

37% higher

Imports (% GDP)

Namibia

Botswana

43.71% of GDP

Namibia

67.98% of GDP

36% lower

Informal Employment Share

Botswana

75.58% of employed people

Namibia

55.64% of employed people

36% higher

Electricity Access (%)

Botswana

76%

Namibia

56.7%

34% higher

Exports (% GDP)

Namibia

Botswana

27.39% of GDP

Namibia

41.64% of GDP

34% lower

Urban Population (%)

Botswana

67.46%

Namibia

50.41%

34% higher

Smoking Rate

Botswana

18.7%

Namibia

14.1%

33% higher

Inflation Rate

Namibia

Botswana

2.8%

Namibia

4.2%

33% lower

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Namibia

Botswana

22.49% of GDP

Namibia

32.96% of GDP

32% lower

Land Area

Namibia

Botswana

566.7K km²

Namibia

823.3K km²

31% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Namibia

Botswana

0.38 per 1k

Namibia

0.55 per 1k

31% lower

Food Waste per Person

Namibia

Botswana

96.68 kg/person/yr

Namibia

136.75 kg/person/yr

29% lower

Life Evaluation Score

Namibia

Botswana

3.5 pts

Namibia

4.8 pts

28% lower

Protected Land (%)

Namibia

Botswana

29.1%

Namibia

39.9%

27% lower

Internet Users (%)

Botswana

81%

Namibia

64%

27% higher

Corruption Perceptions Index

Botswana

58 pts

Namibia

46 pts

26% higher

Political Corruption Index

Namibia

Botswana

0.20

Namibia

0.27

26% lower

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Namibia

Botswana

15 days/yr

Namibia

20 days/yr

25% lower

Broadband Access (%)

Namibia

Botswana

3.0 per 100 people

Namibia

4.0 per 100 people

25% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

Namibia

Botswana

16.5 per 100k

Namibia

22 per 100k

25% lower

Border Neighbors

Namibia

Botswana

3.0

Namibia

4.0

25% lower

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Botswana

1.5K kWh/person

Namibia

1.2K kWh/person

24% higher

Population Density

Botswana

4.4 /km²

Namibia

3.6 /km²

22% higher

Youth Unemployment Rate

Botswana

46% of youth labor force

Namibia

38.05% of youth labor force

21% higher

Unemployment Rate

Botswana

23.14%

Namibia

19.15%

21% higher

Credit Card Ownership

Namibia

Botswana

7.3% of adults

Namibia

9.2% of adults

21% lower

Meat Consumption per Person

Namibia

Botswana

24.44 kg/person/yr

Namibia

30.53 kg/person/yr

20% lower

Firms Hit by Power Outages

Botswana

64.16% of firms

Namibia

53.68% of firms

20% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Namibia

Botswana

53.8 per 1k

Namibia

66.03 per 1k

19% lower

University Enrollment Rate

Namibia

Botswana

21.41%

Namibia

26.11%

18% lower

Women's Political Empowerment

Namibia

Botswana

0.70

Namibia

0.85

18% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

Botswana

$477.83

Namibia

$405.59

18% higher

Dependency Ratio

Namibia

Botswana

56.66% of working-age pop.

Namibia

68.5% of working-age pop.

17% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

Botswana

758.0K kW

Namibia

646.0K kW

17% higher

Firms with Female Top Manager

Namibia

Botswana

22.97% of firms

Namibia

27.53% of firms

17% lower

Digital Payments Used

Namibia

Botswana

56.95% of adults

Namibia

67.62% of adults

16% lower

Obesity Rate

Botswana

17.46%

Namibia

15.29%

14% higher

Insufficient Physical Activity

Namibia

Botswana

22.67% of adults

Namibia

26.21% of adults

14% lower

Youth Population (%)

Namibia

Botswana

32.13%

Namibia

36.98%

13% lower

Can Raise Emergency Money

Namibia

Botswana

78.75% of adults

Namibia

90.87% of adults

13% lower

Population

Namibia

Botswana

2.52M

Namibia

2.85M

12% lower

Birth Rate

Namibia

Botswana

21.16 per 1k

Namibia

23.93 per 1k

12% lower

Education Spending (% GDP)

Namibia

Botswana

8.1% of GDP

Namibia

9.1% of GDP

11% lower

Human Development Index

Botswana

0.73

Namibia

0.67

10% higher

Elderly Population (%)

Botswana

4.0%

Namibia

3.7%

10% higher

Median Age

Botswana

22.9 years

Namibia

21.0 years

9% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Namibia

Botswana

27.4%

Namibia

30%

9% lower

Nurses & Midwives

Namibia

Botswana

3.1 per 1k

Namibia

3.4 per 1k

9% lower

Death Rate

Botswana

6.8 per 1k

Namibia

6.4 per 1k

7% higher

Mobile Money Accounts

Botswana

51.62% of adults

Namibia

48.45% of adults

7% higher

Freedom of Expression Index

Namibia

Botswana

0.80

Namibia

0.86

7% lower

Electoral Democracy Index

Botswana

0.67

Namibia

0.63

5% higher

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Namibia

Botswana

18.91 µg/m³

Namibia

19.99 µg/m³

5% lower

Average Weekly Work Hours

Namibia

Botswana

42.92 hrs/week

Namibia

44.91 hrs/week

4% lower

Fertility Rate

Namibia

Botswana

2.7 children/woman

Namibia

2.9 children/woman

4% lower

Military Spending

Botswana

2.8% of GDP

Namibia

2.7% of GDP

4% higher

Child Mortality

Namibia

Botswana

39.6 per 1k births

Namibia

40.7 per 1k births

3% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Namibia

Botswana

45.63%

Namibia

47.14%

3% lower

Suicide Rate

Namibia

Botswana

8.3 per 100k

Namibia

8.6 per 100k

3% lower

Life Expectancy

Botswana

69.2 years

Namibia

67.4 years

3% higher

Land Border Length

Botswana

4.3K km

Namibia

4.2K km

3% higher

Hypertension Prevalence

Namibia

Botswana

44.4% of adults

Namibia

44.7% of adults

1% lower

Infant Mortality

Namibia

Botswana

38.2 per 1k births

Namibia

38.4 per 1k births

1% lower

Homicide Rate

Botswana

11.37 per 100k

Namibia

11.21 per 100k

1% higher

Coastline Length

Namibia

Botswana

0 km

Namibia

1.6K km

ranked lower

Liberal Democracy Index

Botswana

0.52

Namibia

0.52

equal

Wind Electricity Share

Namibia

Botswana

Namibia

1.2%

ranked lower

Women in Senior Management

Namibia

Botswana

48.21% of managers

Namibia

48.24% of managers

equal

GDP Growth Rate

Namibia

Botswana

-2.99%

Namibia

3.7%

ranked lower

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Botswana

0 per 1M people

Namibia

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Lowest Elevation

Botswana

513 m

Namibia

0 m

ranked higher

Official Languages Count

Botswana

1.0

Namibia

1.0

equal

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Botswana

3.7% of GDP

Namibia

-13.2% of GDP

ranked higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Botswana

2.0 sites

Namibia

2.0 sites

equal

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Namibia

Botswana

0 per 100k people

Namibia

0.07 per 100k people

ranked lower

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

Botswana

0 per 1M people

Namibia

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Comparison of Botswana and Namibia across 115 metrics
				Winner
Coal Electricity Share	98.25%	2.4%	3927% higher	Botswana
Electricity Carbon Intensity	851.31 gCO2/kWh	48.78 gCO2/kWh	1645% higher	Botswana
Water Stress (%)	8.9%	1.7%	432% higher	Botswana
High-Tech Exports (%)	0.54%	0.12%	360% higher	Botswana
Government Debt (% GDP)	19.6% of GDP	4.6% of GDP	322% higher	Botswana
Forest Coverage (%)	26.29%	7.8%	237% higher	Botswana
Air Passengers	172.7K	60.3K	186% higher	Botswana
CO2 Per Capita	3.0 t/person/yr	1.1 t/person/yr	159% higher	Botswana
Forest Area	149.0K km²	64.3K km²	132% higher	Botswana
Spirits Consumption	1.0 L/person/yr	0.46 L/person/yr	120% higher	Botswana
Water Withdrawal	0.21 B m³	0.10 B m³	107% higher	Botswana
Solar Electricity Share	0.29%	35.37%	99% lower	Namibia
Vehicles per 1,000 People	292.32 per 1k people	148.11 per 1k people	97% higher	Botswana
Beer Consumption	2.6 L/person/yr	1.3 L/person/yr	95% higher	Botswana
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	164 per 100 people	85 per 100 people	93% higher	Botswana
Total CO2 Emissions	6.9 Mt CO2e	3.6 Mt CO2e	89% higher	Botswana
Sanitation Access (%)	72.12%	38.72%	86% higher	Botswana
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	2.4% of GDP	14.76% of GDP	84% lower	Namibia
GNI Per Capita	$7,750	$4,240	83% higher	Botswana
Seafood Consumption per Person	2.4 kg/person/yr	12.11 kg/person/yr	80% lower	Namibia
Scientific Publications	392.69	219.77	79% higher	Botswana
Women in Parliament (%)	8.7%	40.63%	79% lower	Namibia
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$20,538.13	$11,686.6	76% higher	Botswana
Irrigated Land	25 km²	80 km²	69% lower	Namibia
Energy Use (Per Capita)	1.2K kg oil eq/person	692.46 kg oil eq/person	68% higher	Botswana
Railway Length	888 km	2.6K km	66% lower	Namibia
Milk Consumption per Person	117.74 kg/person/yr	73.05 kg/person/yr	61% higher	Botswana
Airports	127	294	57% lower	Namibia
Firms Asked for Bribes	6.1% of firms	13.77% of firms	55% lower	Namibia
Time Zones Count	3.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	50% higher	Botswana
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	35.62 per 100k	67.43 per 100k	47% lower	Namibia
Firms Making Informal Payments	8.6% of firms	5.9% of firms	46% higher	Botswana
GDP (Nominal)	$19,402,063,512.91	$13,372,354,511.72	45% higher	Botswana
Armed Forces Personnel	9.0K	16.0K	44% lower	Namibia
Alcohol Consumption	7.3 L/adult/yr	5.0 L/adult/yr	44% higher	Botswana
Highest Elevation	1.5K m	2.6K m	42% lower	Namibia
Tourism Revenue	$217,000,000	$155,000,000	40% higher	Botswana
Capital Elevation	1.0K m	1.6K m	39% lower	Namibia
Health Spending (% GDP)	5.7% of GDP	9.3% of GDP	38% lower	Namibia
Electricity Generation	2.6 TWh	1.9 TWh	37% higher	Botswana
Imports (% GDP)	43.71% of GDP	67.98% of GDP	36% lower	Namibia
Informal Employment Share	75.58% of employed people	55.64% of employed people	36% higher	Botswana
Electricity Access (%)	76%	56.7%	34% higher	Botswana
Exports (% GDP)	27.39% of GDP	41.64% of GDP	34% lower	Namibia
Urban Population (%)	67.46%	50.41%	34% higher	Botswana
Smoking Rate	18.7%	14.1%	33% higher	Botswana
Inflation Rate	2.8%	4.2%	33% lower	Namibia
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	22.49% of GDP	32.96% of GDP	32% lower	Namibia
Land Area	566.7K km²	823.3K km²	31% lower	Namibia
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.38 per 1k	0.55 per 1k	31% lower	Namibia
Food Waste per Person	96.68 kg/person/yr	136.75 kg/person/yr	29% lower	Namibia
Life Evaluation Score	3.5 pts	4.8 pts	28% lower	Namibia
Protected Land (%)	29.1%	39.9%	27% lower	Namibia
Internet Users (%)	81%	64%	27% higher	Botswana
Corruption Perceptions Index	58 pts	46 pts	26% higher	Botswana
Political Corruption Index	0.20	0.27	26% lower	Namibia
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	15 days/yr	20 days/yr	25% lower	Namibia
Broadband Access (%)	3.0 per 100 people	4.0 per 100 people	25% lower	Namibia
Road Traffic Death Rate	16.5 per 100k	22 per 100k	25% lower	Namibia
Border Neighbors	3.0	4.0	25% lower	Namibia
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	1.5K kWh/person	1.2K kWh/person	24% higher	Botswana
Population Density	4.4 /km²	3.6 /km²	22% higher	Botswana
Youth Unemployment Rate	46% of youth labor force	38.05% of youth labor force	21% higher	Botswana
Unemployment Rate	23.14%	19.15%	21% higher	Botswana
Credit Card Ownership	7.3% of adults	9.2% of adults	21% lower	Namibia
Meat Consumption per Person	24.44 kg/person/yr	30.53 kg/person/yr	20% lower	Namibia
Firms Hit by Power Outages	64.16% of firms	53.68% of firms	20% higher	Botswana
Teen Birth Rate	53.8 per 1k	66.03 per 1k	19% lower	Namibia
University Enrollment Rate	21.41%	26.11%	18% lower	Namibia
Women's Political Empowerment	0.70	0.85	18% lower	Namibia
Health Spending Per Capita	$477.83	$405.59	18% higher	Botswana
Dependency Ratio	56.66% of working-age pop.	68.5% of working-age pop.	17% lower	Namibia
Electric Generating Capacity	758.0K kW	646.0K kW	17% higher	Botswana
Firms with Female Top Manager	22.97% of firms	27.53% of firms	17% lower	Namibia
Digital Payments Used	56.95% of adults	67.62% of adults	16% lower	Namibia
Obesity Rate	17.46%	15.29%	14% higher	Botswana
Insufficient Physical Activity	22.67% of adults	26.21% of adults	14% lower	Namibia
Youth Population (%)	32.13%	36.98%	13% lower	Namibia
Can Raise Emergency Money	78.75% of adults	90.87% of adults	13% lower	Namibia
Population	2.52M	2.85M	12% lower	Namibia
Birth Rate	21.16 per 1k	23.93 per 1k	12% lower	Namibia
Education Spending (% GDP)	8.1% of GDP	9.1% of GDP	11% lower	Namibia
Human Development Index	0.73	0.67	10% higher	Botswana
Elderly Population (%)	4.0%	3.7%	10% higher	Botswana
Median Age	22.9 years	21.0 years	9% higher	Botswana
Renewable Energy (%)	27.4%	30%	9% lower	Namibia
Nurses & Midwives	3.1 per 1k	3.4 per 1k	9% lower	Namibia
Death Rate	6.8 per 1k	6.4 per 1k	7% higher	Botswana
Mobile Money Accounts	51.62% of adults	48.45% of adults	7% higher	Botswana
Freedom of Expression Index	0.80	0.86	7% lower	Namibia
Electoral Democracy Index	0.67	0.63	5% higher	Botswana
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	18.91 µg/m³	19.99 µg/m³	5% lower	Namibia
Average Weekly Work Hours	42.92 hrs/week	44.91 hrs/week	4% lower	Namibia
Fertility Rate	2.7 children/woman	2.9 children/woman	4% lower	Namibia
Military Spending	2.8% of GDP	2.7% of GDP	4% higher	Botswana
Child Mortality	39.6 per 1k births	40.7 per 1k births	3% lower	Namibia
Agricultural Land (%)	45.63%	47.14%	3% lower	Namibia
Suicide Rate	8.3 per 100k	8.6 per 100k	3% lower	Namibia
Life Expectancy	69.2 years	67.4 years	3% higher	Botswana
Land Border Length	4.3K km	4.2K km	3% higher	Botswana
Hypertension Prevalence	44.4% of adults	44.7% of adults	1% lower	Namibia
Infant Mortality	38.2 per 1k births	38.4 per 1k births	1% lower	Namibia
Homicide Rate	11.37 per 100k	11.21 per 100k	1% higher	Botswana
Coastline Length	0 km	1.6K km	ranked lower	Namibia
Liberal Democracy Index	0.52	0.52	equal	Botswana
Wind Electricity Share	0%	1.2%	ranked lower	Namibia
Women in Senior Management	48.21% of managers	48.24% of managers	equal	Namibia
GDP Growth Rate	-2.99%	3.7%	ranked lower	Namibia
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Botswana
Lowest Elevation	513 m	0 m	ranked higher	Botswana
Official Languages Count	1.0	1.0	equal	Botswana
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	3.7% of GDP	-13.2% of GDP	ranked higher	Botswana
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	2.0 sites	2.0 sites	equal	Botswana
EV Chargers per 100,000 People	0 per 100k people	0.07 per 100k people	ranked lower	Namibia
McDonald's Outlets per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Botswana

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Analysis

Botswana leads in 58 of 115 shared metrics, while Namibia leads in 57.

Botswana's Coal Electricity Share is 39.3x that of Namibia (98.25% vs 2.4%).

Botswana's Electricity Carbon Intensity is 16.4x that of Namibia (851.31 gCO2/kWh vs 48.78 gCO2/kWh).

Botswana's Water Stress (%) is 4.3x that of Namibia (8.9% vs 1.7%).

Botswana's High-Tech Exports (%) is 3.6x that of Namibia (0.54% vs 0.12%).

Botswana's Government Debt (% GDP) is 3.2x that of Namibia (19.6% of GDP vs 4.6% of GDP).

Key Comparisons

Coal Electricity ShareBotswana leads

Botswana

98.25%

Namibia

2.4%

Electricity Carbon IntensityBotswana leads

Botswana

851.31 gCO2/kWh

Namibia

48.78 gCO2/kWh

Water Stress (%)Botswana leads

Botswana

8.9%

Namibia

1.7%

High-Tech Exports (%)Botswana leads

Botswana

0.54%

Namibia

0.12%

Government Debt (% GDP)Botswana leads

Botswana

19.6% of GDP

Namibia

4.6% of GDP

Forest Coverage (%)Botswana leads

Botswana

26.29%

Namibia

7.8%

Coal Electricity Share

98.25%

2.4%

Electricity Carbon Intensity

851.31 gCO2/kWh

48.78 gCO2/kWh

Water Stress (%)

8.9%

1.7%

High-Tech Exports (%)

0.54%

0.12%

Government Debt (% GDP)

19.6% of GDP

4.6% of GDP

Forest Coverage (%)

26.29%

7.8%

Air Passengers

172.7K

60.3K

CO2 Per Capita

3.0 t/person/yr

1.1 t/person/yr

Forest Area

149.0K km²

64.3K km²

Spirits Consumption

1.0 L/person/yr

0.46 L/person/yr

Water Withdrawal

0.21 B m³

0.10 B m³

Solar Electricity Share

0.29%

35.37%

Vehicles per 1,000 People

292.32 per 1k people

148.11 per 1k people

Beer Consumption

2.6 L/person/yr

1.3 L/person/yr

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

164 per 100 people

85 per 100 people

Total CO2 Emissions

6.9 Mt CO2e

3.6 Mt CO2e

Sanitation Access (%)

72.12%

38.72%

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

2.4% of GDP

14.76% of GDP

GNI Per Capita

$7,750

$4,240

Seafood Consumption per Person

2.4 kg/person/yr

12.11 kg/person/yr

Scientific Publications

392.69

219.77

Women in Parliament (%)

8.7%

40.63%

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$20,538.13

$11,686.6

Irrigated Land

25 km²

80 km²

Energy Use (Per Capita)

1.2K kg oil eq/person

692.46 kg oil eq/person

Railway Length

888 km

2.6K km

Milk Consumption per Person

117.74 kg/person/yr

73.05 kg/person/yr

Airports

127

294

Firms Asked for Bribes

6.1% of firms

13.77% of firms

Time Zones Count

3.0 time zones

2.0 time zones

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

35.62 per 100k

67.43 per 100k

Firms Making Informal Payments

8.6% of firms

5.9% of firms

GDP (Nominal)

$19,402,063,512.91

$13,372,354,511.72

Armed Forces Personnel

9.0K

16.0K

Alcohol Consumption

7.3 L/adult/yr

5.0 L/adult/yr

Highest Elevation

1.5K m

2.6K m

Tourism Revenue

$217,000,000

$155,000,000

Capital Elevation

1.0K m

1.6K m

Health Spending (% GDP)

5.7% of GDP

9.3% of GDP

Electricity Generation

2.6 TWh

1.9 TWh

Imports (% GDP)

43.71% of GDP

67.98% of GDP

Informal Employment Share

75.58% of employed people

55.64% of employed people

Electricity Access (%)

76%

56.7%

Exports (% GDP)

27.39% of GDP

41.64% of GDP

Urban Population (%)

67.46%

50.41%

Smoking Rate

18.7%

14.1%

Inflation Rate

2.8%

4.2%

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

22.49% of GDP

32.96% of GDP

Land Area

566.7K km²

823.3K km²

Doctors (per 1,000)

0.38 per 1k

0.55 per 1k

Food Waste per Person

96.68 kg/person/yr

136.75 kg/person/yr

Life Evaluation Score

3.5 pts

4.8 pts

Protected Land (%)

29.1%

39.9%

Internet Users (%)

81%

64%

Corruption Perceptions Index

58 pts

46 pts

Political Corruption Index

0.20

0.27

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

15 days/yr

20 days/yr

Broadband Access (%)

3.0 per 100 people

4.0 per 100 people

Road Traffic Death Rate

16.5 per 100k

22 per 100k

Border Neighbors

3.0

4.0

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

1.5K kWh/person

1.2K kWh/person

Population Density

4.4 /km²

3.6 /km²

Youth Unemployment Rate

46% of youth labor force

38.05% of youth labor force

Unemployment Rate

23.14%

19.15%

Credit Card Ownership

7.3% of adults

9.2% of adults

Meat Consumption per Person

24.44 kg/person/yr

30.53 kg/person/yr

Firms Hit by Power Outages

64.16% of firms

53.68% of firms

Teen Birth Rate

53.8 per 1k

66.03 per 1k

University Enrollment Rate

21.41%

26.11%

Women's Political Empowerment

0.70

0.85

Health Spending Per Capita

$477.83

$405.59

Dependency Ratio

56.66% of working-age pop.

68.5% of working-age pop.

Electric Generating Capacity

758.0K kW

646.0K kW

Firms with Female Top Manager

22.97% of firms

27.53% of firms

Digital Payments Used

56.95% of adults

67.62% of adults

Obesity Rate

17.46%

15.29%

Insufficient Physical Activity

22.67% of adults

26.21% of adults

Youth Population (%)

32.13%

36.98%

Can Raise Emergency Money

78.75% of adults

90.87% of adults

Population

2.52M

2.85M

Birth Rate

21.16 per 1k

23.93 per 1k

Education Spending (% GDP)

8.1% of GDP

9.1% of GDP

Human Development Index

0.73

0.67

Elderly Population (%)

4.0%

3.7%

Median Age

22.9 years

21.0 years

Renewable Energy (%)

27.4%

30%

Nurses & Midwives

3.1 per 1k

3.4 per 1k

Death Rate

6.8 per 1k

6.4 per 1k

Mobile Money Accounts

51.62% of adults

48.45% of adults

Freedom of Expression Index

0.80

0.86

Electoral Democracy Index

0.67

0.63

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

18.91 µg/m³

19.99 µg/m³

Average Weekly Work Hours

42.92 hrs/week

44.91 hrs/week

Fertility Rate

2.7 children/woman

2.9 children/woman

Military Spending

2.8% of GDP

2.7% of GDP

Child Mortality

39.6 per 1k births

40.7 per 1k births

Agricultural Land (%)

45.63%

47.14%

Suicide Rate

8.3 per 100k

8.6 per 100k

Life Expectancy

69.2 years

67.4 years

Land Border Length

4.3K km

4.2K km

Hypertension Prevalence

44.4% of adults

44.7% of adults

Infant Mortality

38.2 per 1k births

38.4 per 1k births

Homicide Rate

11.37 per 100k

11.21 per 100k

Coastline Length

0 km

1.6K km

Liberal Democracy Index

0.52

Wind Electricity Share

1.2%

Women in Senior Management

48.21% of managers

48.24% of managers

GDP Growth Rate

-2.99%

3.7%

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

513 m

0 m

Official Languages Count

1.0

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

3.7% of GDP

-13.2% of GDP

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

2.0 sites

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

0 per 100k people

0.07 per 100k people

McDonald's Outlets per Million People

0 per 1M people