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Botswana

Republic of Botswana

Capital
Gaborone
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Income group
Upper middle income
Population
2.6M (2025)
Area
582,000 km²
Currency
Botswana pula (BWP)
Data refreshed 11 Sep 2026Updated 6 h ago89 % coverage · 223 indicatorsLandlocked
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At a glance

Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.

Population
144th of 218 · 39th in Sub-Saharan Africa
GDP
132nd of 187 · 24th in Sub-Saharan Africa
GDP per capita
96th of 187 · 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa
GDP growth
180th of 187 · 45th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Inflation
84th of 177 · 15th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Unemployment
182nd of 185 · 43rd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Life expectancy
158th of 217 · 5th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Median age
155th of 216 · 5th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Gross debt / GDP
25th of 94 · 1st in Sub-Saharan Africa
CO₂ per capita
105th of 212 · 44th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Renewable electricity
183rd of 193 · 42nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Internet users
139th of 182 · 12th in Sub-Saharan Africa

What changed in Botswana

Statistically notable movements in the latest data.

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Countries similar to Botswana

Nearest peers by standardised distance on the selected dimension.

  1. 1Bolivia65
  2. 2South Africa64
  3. 3Tunisia64
  4. 4Iraq63
  5. 5Equatorial Guinea62
  6. 6Dominican Republic62
  7. 7Jamaica61
  8. 8Philippines61

Country DNA

Percentile rank among all countries on nine dimensions. Descriptive, not a score.

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Key facts

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Borders: Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Languages: English, Tswana

Timeline

Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.

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Explore Botswana by topic

19 topics · 256 indicators with data.