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Botswana vs Kenya

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GDP$21.94B vs $147.27BBotswana vs Kenya
GDP per Capita$8,490 vs $2,714Botswana vs Kenya
Population2.56M vs 57.53MBotswana vs Kenya

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Indicator Botswana KenyaPeriod
GDPEconomy$21.94B$147.27B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$8,490$2,7142026
Inflation RateEconomy9.5%6.6%2026-07
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy8.8%2026-08-11
Official Exchange RateEconomy14 LCU/USD129.42 LCU/USD2026-09
Budget BalanceEconomy-10.7%-6.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy24.5%5.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy47%71.6%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-1.09B$-8.15B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.7%4.5%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$7,390$2,2002025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$19,960$6,9102025
GDP (PPP)Economy$53.03B$403.64B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy1.8%23.2%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy27.9%16.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy5.7%7.1%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy64.6%55.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy29.2%17%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$128.3M$5B2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy0.7%4.2%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy11.9%35%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$3.46B$12.39B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy33.2%31.8%2025/2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy22.5%14.1%2024/2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy68.8%67.4%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy63.7%63%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy61.4%90.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy38%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy2.8%1%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy69.5%37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy3.6%3.5%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-1.9%-4.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$-653.81M$3.2B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy-3.3%2.3%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy17.5%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy23.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy45.2%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy4536.92024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy1.5%2.5%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$115$472023
Lending Interest RateEconomy6.3%16.6%2024
Real Interest RateEconomy4.2%13%2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy32%15.6%2024
Employment in AgricultureEconomy18%45.8%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy15.8%12.5%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy66.2%41.7%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy25.6%63.8%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy45.8%76.9%2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy7.94.52024
ATMs per 100,000Economy37.96.42024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy-2.3%2.6%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy1.5%4.8%2024
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$6.38B$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$7.48B$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.9240.6552025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.8010.1862025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.7%1.6%2023/2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade86.3%30.7%2023/2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.9%49.2%2023/2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade0.5%3.2%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade32%15.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade37.5%21.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.7310.6282023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.490.5262023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.5090.4562023
PopulationDemographics2.56M57.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.6%1.9%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics69.3 years63.8 years2024
Median AgeDemographics23.7 years20.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics2.73.172024
Rural PopulationDemographics32%67.8%2025
Population Under 15Demographics32%36.3%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics68%32.2%2025
Population DensityDemographics4.6/km²101/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics23.426.62026
Death RateDemographics5.757.132026
Net Migration RateDemographics-1.6-0.592026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics71.9 years66.1 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics66.8 years61.6 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics2.3%2.9%2025
Infant MortalityHealth32.134.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth15.7%3%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health6.3%4.4%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.380.292023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth60572023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth4.3%24.2%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth35.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth155.1378.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth33.338.82024
Neonatal MortalityHealth17.620.72024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1432072024
Measles ImmunizationHealth83%80%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth95%88%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth28.5%2024
Basic SanitationHealth5.1%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.6%3.1%2024
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health3.022.272023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth53.554.52024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$490$852023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth18%9.6%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare21%17.9%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4%2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation21.4%10.4%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation96.6%90.8%2023/2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation92%86.6%2023/2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation94.3%2023
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation62.4%2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation54.3%65%2023/2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation100%2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation84.3%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security24%36.8%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security3.75M2026-08
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture45.6%49.5%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.21M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture49.5K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture30K t243K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1K t65.76K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture18K t4.02M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture282.15K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture1.33K t312.2K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture600 kg/ha1,666 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture6,553 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,144 kg/ha3,044 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture918.1K head22.4M head2024
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance57322024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.6650.5632025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.520.4462025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.2040.5642025
Control of CorruptionGovernance0.63-0.82024
Government EffectivenessGovernance0.42-0.32024
Rule of LawGovernance0.31-0.462024
Political StabilityGovernance1.03-1.362024
Regulatory QualityGovernance0.4-0.332024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance0.3-0.352024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance0 deaths80 deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance012025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance012025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance022025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian847617.13K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian21218.65K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian09.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology57.5%35%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology164126.52024
4G CoverageTechnology95%97.3%2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology7.432024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.4%4.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology98%98%2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology7.9%12.3%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.8%1.3%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.8%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure80.2%77%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure172.72K5.14M2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy168.9 MW3K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy168.9 MW551.1 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy892.7 MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy66.4%31.6%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy1,641 kWh195 kWh2023/2024
Power Transmission LossesEnergy20.6%25.8%2023/2024
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy2.4 MW87.3 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy45.9%67.1%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.3%4.6%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%16.4%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%20.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy99.7%10%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy4.7 TWh16 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy851 gCO₂/kWh95 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy9,508 kWh1,608 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate2.74 t0.38 t2024
Forest AreaClimate26.3%6.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate27.6%11.8%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate13.2 µg/m³20.3 µg/m³2023

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