Botswana: 26 winsSouth Africa: 55 wins
Across 81 shared metrics
Analysis
South Africa leads in 55 of 81 shared metrics, while Botswana leads in 26.
Botswana's Military Spend (% GDP) is 3.3x that of South Africa (3.0% vs 0.7%).
Botswana's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 3.1x that of South Africa (2.4% vs 0.6%).
Botswana's Protected Land (%) is 2.1x that of South Africa (29.1% vs 9.5%).
Botswana's Nurses & Midwives is 1.9x that of South Africa (3.05 vs 1.04).
Botswana's Renewable Energy (%) is 1.8x that of South Africa (27.4% vs 9.7%).
Key Comparisons
Military Spend (% GDP)Botswana leads
3.0%
0.7%
FDI Inflows (% GDP)Botswana leads
2.4%
0.6%
Protected Land (%)Botswana leads
29.1%
9.5%
Nurses & MidwivesBotswana leads
3.05
1.04
Renewable Energy (%)Botswana leads
27.4%
9.7%
Foreign PatentsSouth Africa leads
2.00
9.2K
All Metrics
| Winner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Military Spend (% GDP) | 3.0% | 0.7% | 329% higher | Botswana |
| FDI Inflows (% GDP) | 2.4% | 0.6% | 315% higher | Botswana |
| Protected Land (%) | 29.1% | 9.5% | 206% higher | Botswana |
| Nurses & Midwives | 3.05 | 1.04 | 194% higher | Botswana |
| Renewable Energy (%) | 27.4% | 9.7% | 182% higher | Botswana |
| Foreign Patents | 2.00 | 9.2K | 100% lower | South Africa |
| Domestic Patents | 3.00 | 1.8K | 100% lower | South Africa |
| Irrigated Land | 25 | 16.7K | 100% lower | South Africa |
| Air Passengers | 172.7K | 15.45M | 99% lower | South Africa |
| Water Withdrawal | 0.21 | 21.11 | 99% lower | South Africa |
| Carbon Emissions (Total) | 5.90M | 446.70M | 99% lower | South Africa |
| Electricity Capacity | 758.0K | 65.99M | 99% lower | South Africa |
| Electricity Generation | 2.59 | 244.81 | 99% lower | South Africa |
| Scientific Publications | 392.69 | 16.7K | 98% lower | South Africa |
| Railway Length | 888 | 30.4K | 97% lower | South Africa |
| Population | 2.52M | 61.09M | 96% lower | South Africa |
| Railway Network | 886 | 21.0K | 96% lower | South Africa |
| GDP (Nominal) | 19.40B | 401.14B | 95% lower | South Africa |
| Population Density | 4.38 | 52.109 | 92% lower | South Africa |
| Tourism Revenue | 217.00M | 2.72B | 92% lower | South Africa |
| High-Tech Exports (%) | 0.5% | 5.7% | 91% lower | South Africa |
| Forest Coverage (%) | 26.3% | 14.0% | 88% higher | Botswana |
| Water Stress (%) | 8.9% | 47.1% | 81% lower | South Africa |
| Women in Parliament (%) | 8.7% | 44.7% | 81% lower | South Africa |
| Airports | 122 | 573 | 79% lower | South Africa |
| Government Debt (% GDP) | 19.6% | 79.4% | 75% lower | South Africa |
| Homicide Rate | 11.368 | 43.72 | 74% lower | South Africa |
| Active Military Personnel | 10.0K | 35.0K | 71% lower | South Africa |
| Suicide Rate | 8.35 | 22.3 | 63% lower | South Africa |
| Infant Mortality | 38.2 | 24.4 | 57% higher | Botswana |
| CO2 Per Capita | 2.96 | 6.87 | 57% lower | South Africa |
| Highest Elevation | 1.5K | 3.5K | 57% lower | South Africa |
| Land Area | 566.7K | 1.21M | 53% lower | South Africa |
| Electricity Use (Per Capita) | 1.5K | 3.2K | 53% lower | South Africa |
| Doctors (per 1,000) | 0.38 | 0.79 | 52% lower | South Africa |
| Imports (% GDP) | 43.7% | 29.9% | 46% higher | Botswana |
| Agricultural Land (%) | 45.6% | 79.4% | 43% lower | South Africa |
| Obesity Rate | 17.5% | 30.0% | 42% lower | South Africa |
| Energy Use (Per Capita) | 1.2K | 1.9K | 40% lower | South Africa |
| Elderly Population (%) | 4.0% | 6.7% | 40% lower | South Africa |
| Inflation Rate | 2.8% | 4.4% | 36% lower | South Africa |
| Health Spending (% GDP) | 5.7% | 8.8% | 35% lower | South Africa |
| Education Spending (% GDP) | 8.1% | 6.0% | 34% higher | Botswana |
| GDP Per Capita | $18.1K | $13.6K | 33% higher | Botswana |
| GDP Per Capita (PPP) | 20.5K | 15.5K | 33% higher | Botswana |
| Border Countries Count | 4.00 | 6.00 | 33% lower | South Africa |
| Unemployment Rate | 23.1% | 33.2% | 30% lower | South Africa |
| Youth Unemployment Rate | 43.9% | 60.9% | 28% lower | South Africa |
| GNI Per Capita | 7.8K | 6.1K | 27% higher | Botswana |
| Youth Population (%) | 32.1% | 25.9% | 24% higher | Botswana |
| Birth Rate | 21.16 | 17.21 | 23% higher | Botswana |
| Fertility Rate | 2.73 | 2.23 | 22% higher | Botswana |
| Air Pollution (PM2.5) | 18.906 | 23.753 | 20% lower | South Africa |
| Beer Consumption | 2.57 | 3.15 | 18% lower | South Africa |
| Dependency Ratio | 56.655 | 48.311 | 17% higher | Botswana |
| Land Boundaries Length | 4.3K | 5.2K | 17% lower | South Africa |
| Median Age | 25.8 years | 30.7 years | 16% lower | South Africa |
| Health Spending Per Capita | 477.833 | 569.841 | 16% lower | South Africa |
| Child Mortality | 39.6 | 34.7 | 14% higher | Botswana |
| Exports (% GDP) | 27.4% | 31.8% | 14% lower | South Africa |
| Electricity Access (%) | 76.0% | 87.7% | 13% lower | South Africa |
| Forest Area | 149.0K | 169.4K | 12% lower | South Africa |
| Tax Revenue (% GDP) | 22.5% | 25.4% | 11% lower | South Africa |
| Smoking Rate | 18.7% | 20.7% | 10% lower | South Africa |
| University Enrollment Rate | 21.4% | 23.5% | 9% lower | South Africa |
| Internet Users (%) | 81.0% | 76.0% | 7% higher | Botswana |
| Safe Drinking Water (%) | 63.3% | 68.0% | 7% lower | South Africa |
| Sanitation Access (%) | 72.1% | 77.4% | 7% lower | South Africa |
| Spirits Consumption | 1.01 | 1.07 | 6% lower | South Africa |
| Urban Population (%) | 67.5% | 63.7% | 6% higher | Botswana |
| Life Expectancy | 69.2 years | 66.1 years | 5% higher | Botswana |
| Life Expectancy | 69.2 years | 66.1 years | 5% higher | Botswana |
| Teen Birth Rate | 53.805 | 51.56 | 4% higher | Botswana |
| Death Rate | 6.80 | 6.56 | 4% higher | Botswana |
| Mobile Subscriptions (%) | 164 | 167 | 2% lower | South Africa |
| Alcohol Consumption | 7.27 | 7.13 | 2% higher | Botswana |
| Human Development Index | 0.73 | 0.74 | 1% lower | South Africa |
| Coastline Length | 0 | 2.8K | ranked lower | South Africa |
| Broadband Access (%) | 3.00 | 3.00 | equal | Botswana |
| GDP Growth Rate | -3.0% | 0.5% | ranked lower | South Africa |
| Lowest Elevation | 513 | 0 | ranked higher | Botswana |