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Botswana vs Nigeria

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GDP$21.94B vs $377.37BBotswana vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$8,490 vs $1,556Botswana vs Nigeria
Population2.56M vs 237.53MBotswana vs Nigeria

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Indicator Botswana NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$21.94B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$8,490$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy9.5%15.4%2026-07
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy26.5%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy14 LCU/USD1,325.8 LCU/USD2026-09
Budget BalanceEconomy-10.7%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy24.5%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy47%32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-1.09B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.7%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$7,390$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$19,960$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$53.03B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy1.8%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy27.9%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy5.7%8.3%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy64.6%58.2%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy29.2%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$128.3M$22.79B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy0.7%7.8%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy11.9%60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$3.46B$46.02B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy33.2%2025
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy22.5%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy68.8%82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy63.7%80.7%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy61.4%63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy38%11.9%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy2.8%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy69.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy3.6%13.9%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-1.9%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$-653.81M$4.01B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy-3.3%1.4%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy45.2%5.4%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy4530.72024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy1.5%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$115$162023
Lending Interest RateEconomy6.3%14%2024/2023
Real Interest RateEconomy4.2%2.9%2024/2023
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy32%2024
Employment in AgricultureEconomy18%33.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy15.8%17%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy66.2%49.5%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy25.6%66.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy45.8%2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy7.93.32024
ATMs per 100,000Economy37.912.82024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy-2.3%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy1.5%5.5%2024
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$6.38B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$7.48B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.9240.812025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.8010.6192025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.7%88.6%2023/2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade86.3%3.5%2023/2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.9%6%2023/2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade0.5%2.7%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade32%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade37.5%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.7310.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.490.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.5090.3792023
PopulationDemographics2.56M237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.6%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics69.3 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics23.7 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics2.74.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics32%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics32%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics68%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics4.6/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics23.431.82026
Death RateDemographics5.7511.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics-1.6-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics71.9 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics66.8 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics2.3%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth32.169.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth15.7%1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health6.3%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.380.382023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth60472023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth4.3%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth155.1992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth33.3115.62024
Neonatal MortalityHealth17.6392024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1432192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth83%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth95%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth28.5%52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.6%3%2024
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health3.022023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth53.5842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$490$672023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth18%3.1%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare21%33.8%2024
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare39.7%2024
Child MarriageChild Welfare33.4%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education0.3%2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation21.4%2024
Adult Literacy RateEducation70.4%2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation81.4%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation96.6%77.4%2023/2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation92%74.1%2023/2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation75.7%2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation54.3%68.5%2023/2024
Secondary EnrollmentEducation46.9%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security24%19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security21.5M2026-08
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture45.6%76.2%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture30K t6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1K t1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture18K t11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture1.33K t43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture600 kg/ha2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,144 kg/ha1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture918.1K head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance15.72023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance57262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.6650.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.520.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.2040.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance0.63-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance0.42-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance0.31-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance1.03-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance0.4-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance0.3-0.732024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance0 deaths4.16K deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance032025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance0282025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance0102025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian847123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian03.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian2118.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology57.5%41.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology16470.82024
4G CoverageTechnology95%80%2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology7.40.12024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.4%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology98%84.4%2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology7.9%15.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.8%2.7%2025
Electricity AccessInfrastructure80.2%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure172.72K5.27M2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy168.9 MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy168.9 MW284.5 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy2.9K MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy66.4%26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy1,641 kWh144 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy20.6%14.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy2.4 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy45.9%23.5%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.3%0.3%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%30.9%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy99.7%68.7%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy4.7 TWh39 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy851 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy9,508 kWh2,343 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate2.74 t0.57 t2024
Forest AreaClimate26.3%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate27.6%11.6%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate13.2 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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