Country profile
Botswana
Botswana ranks #143 of 215 for population, #111 of 209 for gdp per capita, #157 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
2,521,139
people · 2024
Rank #143 of 215
Life expectancy
69.3
years · 2024
Rank #157 of 216
Poverty headcount
21.4%
% of population · 2015
Rank #46 of 186
Under-5 mortality
33.3
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #77 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
59.8%
% net enrollment · 2003
Rank #160 of 232
Tobacco use
18.7%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #90 of 163
Calorie supply
2,714
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #129 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
1,830,000
arrivals · 2018
Rank #73 of 203
GDP per capita
$7,696
current US$ · 2024
Rank #111 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
2.82
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #112 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
154
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #74 of 210
Forest area
26.3%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #146 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
18.9
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #143 of 248
Protected areas
27.6%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #38 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
2.96
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #108 of 210
Fertilizer use
92.4
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #69 of 194
Pesticide use
4.85
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #58 of 193
Cereal yield
0.9
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #166 of 182
Digital
Internet users
57.5%
% of population · 2024
Rank #155 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
7.44
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #156 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
164
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #21 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
76%
% of population · 2023
Rank #172 of 215
Renewable electricity output
0.25%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #248 of 257
Energy use per person
9,508
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #127 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.67
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #57 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Botswana; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield