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Botswana vs South Africa

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GDP$21.94B vs $479.96BBotswana vs South Africa
GDP per Capita$8,490 vs $7,503Botswana vs South Africa
Population2.56M vs 64.75MBotswana vs South Africa

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Indicator Botswana South AfricaPeriod
GDPEconomy$21.94B$479.96B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$8,490$7,5032026
Inflation RateEconomy9.5%5%2026-07
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy7%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy14 LCU/USD16.05 LCU/USD2026-09
Budget BalanceEconomy-10.7%-4.9%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy24.5%32.4%2025
Public DebtEconomy47%78.9%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-1.09B$8.16B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.7%1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$7,390$6,2702025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$19,960$15,6002025
GDP (PPP)Economy$53.03B$1.03T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy1.8%2.8%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy27.9%24.1%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy5.7%12.3%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy64.6%63.1%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy29.2%13.9%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$128.3M$1B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy0.7%0.2%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy11.9%44.8%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$3.46B$76.02B2024/2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy33.2%89.4%2025/2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy22.5%25.9%2024
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy68.8%55.6%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy63.7%49.9%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy61.4%81.1%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy38%34.6%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy2.8%0.7%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy69.5%60.9%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy3.6%2.8%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-1.9%-0.9%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$-653.81M$-2.31B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy-3.3%-0.5%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy27.2%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy33%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy45.2%60.1%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy4551.72024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy1.5%0.4%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$115$242023
Lending Interest RateEconomy6.3%10.7%2024/2025
Real Interest RateEconomy4.2%7.7%2024/2025
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy32%12.9%2024/2025
Employment in AgricultureEconomy18%5.4%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy15.8%20.8%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy66.2%73.8%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy25.6%11.7%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy45.8%65.8%2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy7.982024
ATMs per 100,000Economy37.9462024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy-2.3%-0%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy1.5%5.7%2024
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$6.38B$134.18B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$7.48B$126.02B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.9240.5572025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.8010.1532025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade0.7%8.2%2023/2025
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade86.3%38.3%2023/2025
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.9%12.8%2023/2025
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade0.5%5.7%2023/2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade32%31.4%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade37.5%29.5%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.7310.7412023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.490.3882023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.5090.4762023
PopulationDemographics2.56M64.75M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.6%1.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics69.3 years66.3 years2024
Median AgeDemographics23.7 years28.9 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics2.72.212024
Rural PopulationDemographics32%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics32%25.7%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics68%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics4.6/km²53.6/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics23.417.82026
Death RateDemographics5.759.312026
Net Migration RateDemographics-1.62.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics71.9 years69.8 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics66.8 years62.8 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics2.3%1.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth32.124.22024
HIV PrevalenceHealth15.7%17.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health6.3%8.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.382023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth60742023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth4.3%6.7%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth73.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth155.1117.62023
Under-Five MortalityHealth33.335.12024
Neonatal MortalityHealth17.612.42024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth1433892024
Measles ImmunizationHealth83%66%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth95%65%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth28.5%22.2%2024
Basic SanitationHealth3.6%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth4.6%7.2%2024
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health3.022023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth53.551.82024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$490$5372023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth18%23.7%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare21%24.4%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education6%2024
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation21.4%23.5%2024/2023
Adult Literacy RateEducation91.2%2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation97.2%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation96.6%97.6%2023/2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation92%92.5%2023/2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation93.9%2023
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation90.4%2023
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation86.9%2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation54.3%62.2%2023/2024
Secondary EnrollmentEducation104.1%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security24%10%2023
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture45.6%79.4%2023
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture30K t98K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1K t6.33K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture18K t12.85M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture3.08K t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture1.33K t1.92M t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture600 kg/ha4,874 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture2,912 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,144 kg/ha3,809 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture918.1K head12.1M head2024
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance57412024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.6650.7432025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.520.6332025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.2040.5382025
Control of CorruptionGovernance0.63-0.192024
Government EffectivenessGovernance0.42-0.232024
Rule of LawGovernance0.310.022024
Political StabilityGovernance1.03-0.622024
Regulatory QualityGovernance0.4-0.062024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance0.30.612024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance0 deaths17 deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance002025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance022025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance002025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian84755.18K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian002025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian2182.36K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology57.5%78.4%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology164179.32024
4G CoverageTechnology95%99.5%2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology7.45.32024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.4%1.3%2025
3G CoverageTechnology98%99.9%2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology7.9%3.4%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.8%1.1%2025
Electricity AccessInfrastructure80.2%90.2%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure172.72K15.45M2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy168.9 MW16.6K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy168.9 MW11.3K MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy4.3K MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy751.7 MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy66.4%89.8%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy1,641 kWh3,247 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy20.6%10.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy2.4 MW14.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy45.9%86.3%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.3%8%2024/2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%4.7%2024/2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0.8%2024/2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy99.7%82.2%2024/2025
Electricity DemandEnergy4.7 TWh237 TWh2024/2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy851 gCO₂/kWh699 gCO₂/kWh2024/2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy9,508 kWh21,287 kWh2023/2024
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate2.74 t6.88 t2024
Forest AreaClimate26.3%14%2023
Protected AreasClimate27.6%12.9%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate13.2 µg/m³27.7 µg/m³2023

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