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Botswana vs Namibia

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GDP$21.94B vs $17.31BBotswana vs Namibia
GDP per Capita$8,490 vs $5,573Botswana vs Namibia
Population2.56M vs 3.09MBotswana vs Namibia

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Indicator Botswana NamibiaPeriod
GDPEconomy$21.94B$17.31B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$8,490$5,5732026
Inflation RateEconomy9.5%4.4%2026-07
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy6.8%2026-08-12
Official Exchange RateEconomy14 LCU/USD16.05 LCU/USD2026-09
Budget BalanceEconomy-10.7%-6.1%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy24.5%19.3%2025
Public DebtEconomy47%70.5%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-1.09B$-2.9B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.7%2.4%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$7,390$4,3402025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$19,960$11,2602025
GDP (PPP)Economy$53.03B$37.07B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy1.8%7%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy27.9%28.9%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy5.7%10%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy64.6%55%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy29.2%18.7%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$128.3M$96.5M2024
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy0.7%0.7%2024
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy11.9%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$3.46B$3.1B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy33.2%55.1%2025/2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy22.5%33.9%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy68.8%58.8%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy63.7%54.9%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy61.4%72.9%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy38%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy2.8%2.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy69.5%108.6%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy3.6%6.1%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-1.9%-15.7%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$-653.81M$1.45B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy-3.3%9.7%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy36.3%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy39.9%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy45.2%52.3%2024/2023
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy4543.42024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy1.5%2.3%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$115$922023
Lending Interest RateEconomy6.3%11%2024
Real Interest RateEconomy4.2%6.4%2024
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy32%9.5%2024
Employment in AgricultureEconomy18%22.3%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy15.8%16.5%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy66.2%61.1%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy25.6%29.9%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy45.8%78.3%2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy7.97.92024
ATMs per 100,000Economy37.967.22024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy-2.3%-0.3%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy1.5%2024
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$6.38B$6.74B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$7.48B$9.64B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.9240.7712025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.8010.2642025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.7%1.3%2023/2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade86.3%18.4%2023/2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.9%28%2023/2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade0.5%0.1%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade32%44.7%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade37.5%63.9%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.7310.6652023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.490.4482023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.5090.4382023
PopulationDemographics2.56M3.09M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.6%2%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics69.3 years67.5 years2024
Median AgeDemographics23.7 years21.5 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics2.73.212024
Rural PopulationDemographics32%49.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics32%36.7%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics68%50.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics4.6/km²3.8/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics23.4252026
Death RateDemographics5.756.22026
Net Migration RateDemographics-1.60.022026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics71.9 years71.5 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics66.8 years63.5 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics2.3%3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth32.136.42024
HIV PrevalenceHealth15.7%9%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health6.3%9.5%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.382023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth60662023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth4.3%7.5%2023
Maternal MortalityHealth155.1138.92023
Under-Five MortalityHealth33.339.52024
Neonatal MortalityHealth17.621.42024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1434222024
Measles ImmunizationHealth83%84%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth95%82%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth28.5%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.6%5.3%2024
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health3.022023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth53.565.92024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$490$3972023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth18%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare21%16.4%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education9.1%2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation21.4%2024
Adult Literacy RateEducation87.6%2023
Youth Literacy RateEducation92.1%2023
Primary Completion RateEducation96.6%2023
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation92%2023
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation99.1%2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation98.7%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation80.3%2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation54.3%2023
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation95.4%2024
Secondary EnrollmentEducation82%2024
UndernourishmentFood Security24%18.1%2023
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture45.6%47.1%2023
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture30K t753 t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1K t12.09K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture18K t30.06K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture1.33K t18.33K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture600 kg/ha933 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,144 kg/ha7,066 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture918.1K head2.9M head2024
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance57492024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.6650.6332025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.520.5192025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.2040.2742025
Control of CorruptionGovernance0.630.132024
Government EffectivenessGovernance0.420.12024
Rule of LawGovernance0.310.332024
Political StabilityGovernance1.030.552024
Regulatory QualityGovernance0.40.132024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance0.30.342024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance0 deaths0 deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance002025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance002025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance002025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian8475.47K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian211.33K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian014.8K2025
Internet UsersTechnology57.5%64.9%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology16485.22024
4G CoverageTechnology95%86%2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology7.42.82024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.4%2.8%2025
3G CoverageTechnology98%89%2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology7.9%5.4%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.8%1.1%2025
Electricity AccessInfrastructure80.2%59.3%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure172.72K60.3K2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy168.9 MW747.4 MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy168.9 MW388.9 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy6.2 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy351 MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy66.4%48%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy1,641 kWh1,232 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy20.6%27.8%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy2.4 MW8.5 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy45.9%41.1%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.3%35.4%2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%1.2%2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%61%2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy99.7%2.4%2024
Electricity DemandEnergy4.7 TWh4 TWh2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy851 gCO₂/kWh49 gCO₂/kWh2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy9,508 kWh6,370 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate2.74 t1.2 t2024
Forest AreaClimate26.3%7.8%2023
Protected AreasClimate27.6%24.4%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate13.2 µg/m³14.2 µg/m³2023

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