Botswana vs Namibia

Botswana (Africa) and Namibia (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1980-2025

Botswana Namibia World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1980 Botswana: 1,131.63 Namibia: 2,467.81 World: 2,587.01 1981 Botswana: 1,107.03 Namibia: 2,266.91 World: 2,628.62 1982 Botswana: 1,005.62 Namibia: 2,097.09 World: 2,554.08 1983 Botswana: 1,120.53 Namibia: 2,214.34 World: 2,561.17 1984 Botswana: 1,145.03 Namibia: 1,830.47 World: 2,614.33 1985 Botswana: 993.62 Namibia: 1,466.18 World: 2,690.59 1986 Botswana: 1,199.85 Namibia: 1,599.4 World: 3,118.57 1987 Botswana: 1,638.83 Namibia: 1,969.42 World: 3,487.88 1988 Botswana: 2,140.51 Namibia: 2,062.58 World: 3,829.99 1989 Botswana: 2,427.68 Namibia: 1,966.83 World: 3,930.51 1990 Botswana: 2,903.15 Namibia: 2,037.48 World: 4,338.94 1991 Botswana: 2,938.59 Namibia: 2,116.91 World: 4,453.9 1992 Botswana: 3,004.61 Namibia: 2,346.86 World: 4,679.98 1993 Botswana: 2,929.43 Namibia: 2,154.96 World: 4,685.3 1994 Botswana: 2,917.26 Namibia: 2,355.9 World: 4,967.01 1995 Botswana: 3,156.18 Namibia: 2,483.2 World: 5,463.2 1996 Botswana: 3,156.27 Namibia: 2,423.4 World: 5,507.22 1997 Botswana: 3,194.18 Namibia: 2,459.65 World: 5,408.57 1998 Botswana: 2,981.2 Namibia: 2,235.25 World: 5,302.34 1999 Botswana: 3,340 Namibia: 2,177.79 World: 5,401.23 2000 Botswana: 3,450.81 Namibia: 2,156.68 World: 5,512.56 2001 Botswana: 3,206.07 Namibia: 1,915.59 World: 5,404.2 2002 Botswana: 3,117.25 Namibia: 1,772.08 World: 5,539.32 2003 Botswana: 4,230.12 Namibia: 2,569.25 World: 6,129.87 2004 Botswana: 4,956.69 Namibia: 3,403.16 World: 6,818 2005 Botswana: 5,391.07 Namibia: 3,685.77 World: 7,290.57 2006 Botswana: 5,291.58 Namibia: 4,017.18 World: 7,803.19 2007 Botswana: 5,529.13 Namibia: 4,379.04 World: 8,685.33 2008 Botswana: 5,503.07 Namibia: 4,204.79 World: 9,425.74 2009 Botswana: 5,082.93 Namibia: 4,302.91 World: 8,827.04 2010 Botswana: 6,215.73 Namibia: 5,418.22 World: 9,555.07 2011 Botswana: 7,287.38 Namibia: 5,834.79 World: 10,496.93 2012 Botswana: 6,595.54 Namibia: 5,942.65 World: 10,597.85 2013 Botswana: 6,666.91 Namibia: 5,346.62 World: 10,759.35 2014 Botswana: 7,122.36 Namibia: 5,378.32 World: 10,912.24 2015 Botswana: 6,141.2 Namibia: 4,774.11 World: 10,191.98 2016 Botswana: 6,749.06 Namibia: 4,395.69 World: 10,239.47 2017 Botswana: 7,104.96 Namibia: 5,143.96 World: 10,784.4 2018 Botswana: 7,407.96 Namibia: 5,308.61 World: 11,344.73 2019 Botswana: 7,172.09 Namibia: 4,731.92 World: 11,417.6 2020 Botswana: 6,323.3 Namibia: 3,878.59 World: 10,999.49 2021 Botswana: 7,807.89 Namibia: 4,412.84 World: 12,472.91 2022 Botswana: 8,328.71 Namibia: 4,349.8 World: 12,876.24 2023 Botswana: 7,827.3 Namibia: 4,225.99 World: 13,313.86 2024 Botswana: 7,649.82 Namibia: 4,501.85 World: 13,717.09 2025 Botswana: 7,778.12 Namibia: 4,875.93 World: 14,405.85 1980 1994 2001 2008 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Botswana Namibia World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Botswana: 51.22 Namibia: 48.53 World: 50.94 1961 Botswana: 51.78 Namibia: 49.24 World: 52.8 1962 Botswana: 52.31 Namibia: 49.97 World: 55.29 1963 Botswana: 52.85 Namibia: 50.64 World: 55.65 1964 Botswana: 53.36 Namibia: 51.35 World: 56.1 1965 Botswana: 53.85 Namibia: 52 World: 55.93 1966 Botswana: 54.36 Namibia: 52.3 World: 56.45 1967 Botswana: 54.86 Namibia: 52.93 World: 56.9 1968 Botswana: 55.37 Namibia: 53.55 World: 57.34 1969 Botswana: 55.9 Namibia: 54.13 World: 57.68 1970 Botswana: 56.45 Namibia: 54.69 World: 57.94 1971 Botswana: 57.06 Namibia: 55.29 World: 58.02 1972 Botswana: 57.67 Namibia: 55.85 World: 58.84 1973 Botswana: 58.29 Namibia: 56.42 World: 59.3 1974 Botswana: 58.91 Namibia: 56.94 World: 59.7 1975 Botswana: 59.53 Namibia: 57.55 World: 60.13 1976 Botswana: 60.21 Namibia: 58.04 World: 60.45 1977 Botswana: 60.87 Namibia: 58.59 World: 61.04 1978 Botswana: 61.49 Namibia: 59.11 World: 61.39 1979 Botswana: 62.04 Namibia: 59.52 World: 61.84 1980 Botswana: 62.53 Namibia: 56.57 World: 62.15 1981 Botswana: 63.03 Namibia: 56.91 World: 62.52 1982 Botswana: 63.38 Namibia: 57.34 World: 62.87 1983 Botswana: 63.61 Namibia: 57.64 World: 63.13 1984 Botswana: 63.71 Namibia: 58.1 World: 63.44 1985 Botswana: 63.65 Namibia: 58.47 World: 63.73 1986 Botswana: 63.36 Namibia: 58.73 World: 64.12 1987 Botswana: 62.84 Namibia: 59.12 World: 64.46 1988 Botswana: 61.7 Namibia: 59.03 World: 64.67 1989 Botswana: 61.19 Namibia: 60.77 World: 64.96 1990 Botswana: 60.1 Namibia: 61.36 World: 65.11 1991 Botswana: 58.91 Namibia: 60.83 World: 65.3 1992 Botswana: 58.19 Namibia: 60.16 World: 65.55 1993 Botswana: 57.32 Namibia: 59.26 World: 65.74 1994 Botswana: 55.97 Namibia: 58.44 World: 65.96 1995 Botswana: 54.71 Namibia: 57.52 World: 66.2 1996 Botswana: 54.28 Namibia: 56.64 World: 66.52 1997 Botswana: 53.59 Namibia: 55.84 World: 66.83 1998 Botswana: 52.97 Namibia: 54.77 World: 67.07 1999 Botswana: 52.5 Namibia: 53.98 World: 67.31 2000 Botswana: 52.26 Namibia: 52.95 World: 67.65 2001 Botswana: 52.21 Namibia: 51.98 World: 67.95 2002 Botswana: 52.37 Namibia: 51.99 World: 68.23 2003 Botswana: 52.85 Namibia: 51.92 World: 68.52 2004 Botswana: 53.57 Namibia: 52.18 World: 68.77 2005 Botswana: 54.39 Namibia: 52.56 World: 69.11 2006 Botswana: 55.11 Namibia: 53.18 World: 69.47 2007 Botswana: 56.74 Namibia: 54.03 World: 69.81 2008 Botswana: 57.66 Namibia: 54.74 World: 70 2009 Botswana: 58.3 Namibia: 55.35 World: 70.38 2010 Botswana: 59.14 Namibia: 56.09 World: 70.68 2011 Botswana: 59.72 Namibia: 56.65 World: 70.97 2012 Botswana: 60.38 Namibia: 57.73 World: 71.26 2013 Botswana: 61.22 Namibia: 58.47 World: 71.53 2014 Botswana: 62.17 Namibia: 59.31 World: 71.78 2015 Botswana: 63.22 Namibia: 60.01 World: 71.97 2016 Botswana: 64.32 Namibia: 60.81 World: 72.19 2017 Botswana: 65.42 Namibia: 61.66 World: 72.37 2018 Botswana: 66.37 Namibia: 62.58 World: 72.64 2019 Botswana: 67.17 Namibia: 63.55 World: 72.87 2020 Botswana: 67.64 Namibia: 64.07 World: 72.18 2021 Botswana: 63.3 Namibia: 60.85 World: 71.22 2022 Botswana: 68.75 Namibia: 64.19 World: 72.97 2023 Botswana: 69.16 Namibia: 67.39 World: 73.33 2024 Botswana: 69.29 Namibia: 67.52 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Botswana Namibia World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1960 Botswana: 6.6 Namibia: 6.24 World: 4.69 1961 Botswana: 6.56 Namibia: 6.29 World: 4.56 1962 Botswana: 6.54 Namibia: 6.35 World: 5.02 1963 Botswana: 6.58 Namibia: 6.41 World: 5.31 1964 Botswana: 6.61 Namibia: 6.43 World: 5.13 1965 Botswana: 6.6 Namibia: 6.45 World: 5.08 1966 Botswana: 6.61 Namibia: 6.47 World: 4.97 1967 Botswana: 6.6 Namibia: 6.49 World: 4.87 1968 Botswana: 6.58 Namibia: 6.5 World: 4.98 1969 Botswana: 6.56 Namibia: 6.51 World: 4.88 1970 Botswana: 6.55 Namibia: 6.52 World: 4.84 1971 Botswana: 6.54 Namibia: 6.52 World: 4.69 1972 Botswana: 6.56 Namibia: 6.53 World: 4.55 1973 Botswana: 6.59 Namibia: 6.54 World: 4.42 1974 Botswana: 6.61 Namibia: 6.55 World: 4.26 1975 Botswana: 6.61 Namibia: 6.53 World: 4.07 1976 Botswana: 6.6 Namibia: 6.49 World: 3.97 1977 Botswana: 6.54 Namibia: 6.44 World: 3.84 1978 Botswana: 6.48 Namibia: 6.38 World: 3.77 1979 Botswana: 6.4 Namibia: 6.31 World: 3.76 1980 Botswana: 6.29 Namibia: 6.24 World: 3.73 1981 Botswana: 6.16 Namibia: 6.16 World: 3.71 1982 Botswana: 5.97 Namibia: 6.08 World: 3.72 1983 Botswana: 5.79 Namibia: 6 World: 3.59 1984 Botswana: 5.63 Namibia: 5.94 World: 3.57 1985 Botswana: 5.48 Namibia: 5.88 World: 3.53 1986 Botswana: 5.33 Namibia: 5.79 World: 3.51 1987 Botswana: 5.1 Namibia: 5.7 World: 3.48 1988 Botswana: 4.88 Namibia: 5.61 World: 3.39 1989 Botswana: 4.67 Namibia: 5.52 World: 3.35 1990 Botswana: 4.51 Namibia: 5.4 World: 3.31 1991 Botswana: 4.37 Namibia: 5.29 World: 3.13 1992 Botswana: 4.26 Namibia: 5.11 World: 3.04 1993 Botswana: 4.15 Namibia: 4.91 World: 2.97 1994 Botswana: 4.02 Namibia: 4.68 World: 2.92 1995 Botswana: 3.79 Namibia: 4.42 World: 2.87 1996 Botswana: 3.57 Namibia: 4.2 World: 2.82 1997 Botswana: 3.43 Namibia: 4.17 World: 2.78 1998 Botswana: 3.36 Namibia: 4.18 World: 2.75 1999 Botswana: 3.31 Namibia: 4.14 World: 2.72 2000 Botswana: 3.29 Namibia: 3.99 World: 2.73 2001 Botswana: 3.25 Namibia: 3.83 World: 2.69 2002 Botswana: 3.18 Namibia: 3.69 World: 2.66 2003 Botswana: 3.11 Namibia: 3.58 World: 2.64 2004 Botswana: 3.06 Namibia: 3.55 World: 2.63 2005 Botswana: 3.08 Namibia: 3.57 World: 2.61 2006 Botswana: 3.11 Namibia: 3.6 World: 2.61 2007 Botswana: 3.13 Namibia: 3.61 World: 2.6 2008 Botswana: 3.13 Namibia: 3.62 World: 2.6 2009 Botswana: 3.13 Namibia: 3.63 World: 2.59 2010 Botswana: 3.14 Namibia: 3.66 World: 2.57 2011 Botswana: 3.1 Namibia: 3.66 World: 2.55 2012 Botswana: 3.07 Namibia: 3.68 World: 2.56 2013 Botswana: 3.05 Namibia: 3.65 World: 2.53 2014 Botswana: 3.03 Namibia: 3.64 World: 2.52 2015 Botswana: 3.01 Namibia: 3.6 World: 2.49 2016 Botswana: 2.99 Namibia: 3.57 World: 2.49 2017 Botswana: 2.97 Namibia: 3.51 World: 2.46 2018 Botswana: 2.94 Namibia: 3.46 World: 2.39 2019 Botswana: 2.91 Namibia: 3.4 World: 2.35 2020 Botswana: 2.86 Namibia: 3.35 World: 2.28 2021 Botswana: 2.83 Namibia: 3.3 World: 2.25 2022 Botswana: 2.79 Namibia: 3.25 World: 2.22 2023 Botswana: 2.73 Namibia: 3.21 World: 2.2 2024 Botswana: 2.7 Namibia: 3.21 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Botswana Namibia World

0 5 10 15 20 25 1991 Botswana: 13.82 Namibia: 19.14 World: 5.12 1992 Botswana: 16.33 Namibia: 18.9 World: 5.28 1993 Botswana: 18.76 Namibia: 19.08 World: 5.54 1994 Botswana: 21.2 Namibia: 19.4 World: 5.79 1995 Botswana: 21.39 Namibia: 21.34 World: 5.92 1996 Botswana: 21.59 Namibia: 22.84 World: 5.98 1997 Botswana: 21.03 Namibia: 24.45 World: 6.01 1998 Botswana: 20.86 Namibia: 23.08 World: 6.16 1999 Botswana: 18.22 Namibia: 21.67 World: 6.28 2000 Botswana: 15.88 Namibia: 20.3 World: 6.11 2001 Botswana: 18.54 Namibia: 21.01 World: 6.19 2002 Botswana: 21.28 Namibia: 21.54 World: 6.41 2003 Botswana: 23.8 Namibia: 22.1 World: 6.48 2004 Botswana: 21.76 Namibia: 22.09 World: 6.33 2005 Botswana: 19.85 Namibia: 22.11 World: 6.22 2006 Botswana: 17.78 Namibia: 21.85 World: 5.97 2007 Botswana: 16.98 Namibia: 22.12 World: 5.77 2008 Botswana: 16.29 Namibia: 22.01 World: 5.82 2009 Botswana: 16.17 Namibia: 22.27 World: 6.41 2010 Botswana: 17.86 Namibia: 22.12 World: 6.28 2011 Botswana: 18.05 Namibia: 19.48 World: 6.15 2012 Botswana: 17.92 Namibia: 16.77 World: 6.15 2013 Botswana: 18.17 Namibia: 19.03 World: 6.1 2014 Botswana: 18.48 Namibia: 18.52 World: 5.96 2015 Botswana: 18.92 Namibia: 20.79 World: 6 2016 Botswana: 19.33 Namibia: 23.35 World: 5.97 2017 Botswana: 19.67 Namibia: 21.75 World: 5.9 2018 Botswana: 19.67 Namibia: 19.88 World: 5.76 2019 Botswana: 20.09 Namibia: 19.93 World: 5.59 2020 Botswana: 21.02 Namibia: 21 World: 6.59 2021 Botswana: 23.11 Namibia: 20.93 World: 6.05 2022 Botswana: 23.62 Namibia: 19.62 World: 5.23 2023 Botswana: 23.38 Namibia: 19.15 World: 4.85 2024 Botswana: 23.81 Namibia: 19.16 World: 4.81 2025 Botswana: 24.48 Namibia: 19.29 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Botswana Namibia World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Botswana: 0.26 Namibia: 0.98 World: 4.14 1971 Botswana: 0.26 Namibia: 0.95 World: 4.04 1972 Botswana: 0.32 Namibia: 0.91 World: 4.16 1973 Botswana: 0.4 Namibia: 0.91 World: 4.32 1974 Botswana: 0.66 Namibia: 0.95 World: 4.23 1975 Botswana: 0.78 Namibia: 0.95 World: 4.14 1976 Botswana: 1.08 Namibia: 0.96 World: 4.31 1977 Botswana: 1.17 Namibia: 0.96 World: 4.36 1978 Botswana: 1.24 Namibia: 0.96 World: 4.42 1979 Botswana: 1.33 Namibia: 1.09 World: 4.46 1980 Botswana: 1.35 Namibia: 1.05 World: 4.33 1981 Botswana: 1.43 Namibia: 0.99 World: 4.18 1982 Botswana: 1.43 Namibia: 0.91 World: 4.05 1983 Botswana: 1.35 Namibia: 0.96 World: 4.01 1984 Botswana: 1.3 Namibia: 0.9 World: 4.07 1985 Botswana: 1.35 Namibia: 0.96 World: 4.05 1986 Botswana: 1.5 Namibia: 1.02 World: 4.04 1987 Botswana: 1.5 Namibia: 1.52 World: 4.1 1988 Botswana: 1.75 Namibia: 1.49 World: 4.16 1989 Botswana: 1.88 Namibia: 1.24 World: 4.16 1990 Botswana: 2.16 Namibia: 0.91 World: 4.15 1991 Botswana: 2.08 Namibia: 0.8 World: 4.1 1992 Botswana: 2.46 Namibia: 0.85 World: 4.01 1993 Botswana: 2.36 Namibia: 0.95 World: 3.97 1994 Botswana: 2.2 Namibia: 1.06 World: 3.94 1995 Botswana: 2.23 Namibia: 1.12 World: 3.99 1996 Botswana: 1.96 Namibia: 1.19 World: 4.01 1997 Botswana: 2.05 Namibia: 1.2 World: 4.02 1998 Botswana: 2.38 Namibia: 1.21 World: 3.98 1999 Botswana: 2.46 Namibia: 1.12 World: 3.95 2000 Botswana: 2.44 Namibia: 1.05 World: 4.01 2001 Botswana: 2.31 Namibia: 1.32 World: 4.01 2002 Botswana: 2.39 Namibia: 1.13 World: 4.02 2003 Botswana: 2.33 Namibia: 1.19 World: 4.15 2004 Botswana: 2.24 Namibia: 1.23 World: 4.28 2005 Botswana: 2.39 Namibia: 1.31 World: 4.39 2006 Botswana: 2.21 Namibia: 1.27 World: 4.48 2007 Botswana: 2.31 Namibia: 1.29 World: 4.59 2008 Botswana: 2.31 Namibia: 1.45 World: 4.56 2009 Botswana: 2.07 Namibia: 1.47 World: 4.45 2010 Botswana: 1.66 Namibia: 1.27 World: 4.67 2011 Botswana: 1.94 Namibia: 1.33 World: 4.76 2012 Botswana: 1.67 Namibia: 1.36 World: 4.77 2013 Botswana: 2.58 Namibia: 1.38 World: 4.81 2014 Botswana: 3.29 Namibia: 1.39 World: 4.78 2015 Botswana: 3.22 Namibia: 1.5 World: 4.7 2016 Botswana: 3.02 Namibia: 1.6 World: 4.65 2017 Botswana: 3.28 Namibia: 1.5 World: 4.67 2018 Botswana: 3.57 Namibia: 1.48 World: 4.73 2019 Botswana: 3.15 Namibia: 1.46 World: 4.7 2020 Botswana: 2.57 Namibia: 1.3 World: 4.47 2021 Botswana: 2.73 Namibia: 1.32 World: 4.68 2022 Botswana: 2.8 Namibia: 1.24 World: 4.67 2023 Botswana: 2.71 Namibia: 1.22 World: 4.68 2024 Botswana: 2.74 Namibia: 1.2 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Botswana Namibia World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Botswana: 3.26 Namibia: 4.01 World: 15.6 2006 Botswana: 4.29 Namibia: 4.4 World: 17.2 2007 Botswana: 5.28 Namibia: 4.84 World: 20.2 2008 Botswana: 6.25 Namibia: 5.33 World: 22.8 2009 Botswana: 6.15 Namibia: 6.5 World: 25.3 2010 Botswana: 6 Namibia: 11.6 World: 28.4 2011 Botswana: 9 Namibia: 12 World: 30.9 2012 Botswana: 16 Namibia: 12.94 World: 33.3 2013 Botswana: 30 Namibia: 13.9 World: 35.3 2014 Botswana: 36.74 Namibia: 14.84 World: 37.4 2015 Botswana: 38.89 Namibia: 25.69 World: 39.9 2016 Botswana: 41.17 Namibia: 31.03 World: 43.6 2017 Botswana: 43.58 Namibia: 36.84 World: 46.3 2018 Botswana: 46.13 Namibia: 42.82 World: 49.4 2019 Botswana: 48.82 Namibia: 49.78 World: 53.9 2020 Botswana: 51.68 Namibia: 57.86 World: 60.1 2021 Botswana: 54.7 Namibia: 60.26 World: 63.8 2022 Botswana: 57.9 Namibia: 63 World: 67 2024 Botswana: 57.46 Namibia: 64.87 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Botswana Namibia
Population 2.6 mn 2025
143rd of 215		 3.1 mn 2025
136th of 215
Population density 4.4 /km² 2023
206th of 214		 3.6 /km² 2023
211th of 214
Population growth 1.61 % 2025
65th of 215		 2.05 % 2025
46th of 215
Life expectancy 69.3 years 2024
156th of 215		 67.5 years 2024
170th of 215
Fertility rate 2.70 2024
65th of 215		 3.21 2024
50th of 215
Birth rate 24.4 ‰ 2024
54th of 215		 25.9 ‰ 2024
47th of 215
Infant mortality 32.1 ‰ 2024
155th of 196		 36.4 ‰ 2024
167th of 196
Urban population 68.0 % 2025
97th of 215		 50.9 % 2025
153rd of 215
Aged 65+ 4.1 % 2025
162nd of 215		 3.8 % 2025
169th of 215
Living in cities 21.0 % 2025
165th of 215		 21.2 % 2025
164th of 215
Living in towns 49.5 % 2025
38th of 215		 22.6 % 2025
167th of 215
Living in rural areas 29.5 % 2025
79th of 215		 56.2 % 2025
14th of 215

Human development

Indicator Botswana Namibia
Human Development Index 0.731 2023
111th of 193		 0.665 2023
136th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.509 2023
110th of 169		 0.438 2023
125th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.698 2023
69th of 156		 0.611 2023
103rd of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.490 2023
127th of 172		 0.448 2023
116th of 172

Economy

Indicator Botswana Namibia
GDP 19.9 bn US$ 2025
131st of 186		 15.1 bn US$ 2025
140th of 186
GDP per capita 7,778 US$ 2025
95th of 186		 4,876 US$ 2025
120th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 20,698 int. $ 2025
92nd of 185		 11,986 int. $ 2025
123rd of 185
GNI per capita 7,390 US$ 2025
92nd of 182		 4,340 US$ 2025
121st of 182
GDP growth -0.7 % 2025
179th of 186		 1.7 % 2025
143rd of 186
Inflation 2.7 % 2025
87th of 165		 3.5 % 2025
70th of 165
Trade 69.5 % 2025
81st of 138		 108.6 % 2025
37th of 138
Exports 32.0 % 2025
79th of 138		 44.7 % 2025
48th of 138
FDI inflows 2.4 % 2024
99th of 192		 14.2 % 2024
10th of 192
Manufacturing 5.7 % 2025
110th of 132		 10.0 % 2025
76th of 132
Agriculture 1.8 % 2025
129th of 158		 7.0 % 2025
76th of 158
Tax revenue 22.4 % 2023 33.9 % 2024
2nd of 89
Government debt 19.7 % 2023
2nd of 56		 4.7 % 2015
Military spending 2.8 % 2024
28th of 147		 2.7 % 2024
29th of 147

Labour

Indicator Botswana Namibia
Unemployment 24.5 % 2025
178th of 181		 19.3 % 2025
175th of 181
Youth unemployment 46.0 % 2025
177th of 181		 38.1 % 2025
172nd of 181
Women in the labour force 63.7 % 2025
25th of 181		 54.9 % 2025
83rd of 181
Jobs in agriculture 18.0 % 2025
81st of 181		 22.3 % 2025
77th of 181
Weekly hours worked 43.3 h 2025
37th of 181		 42.1 h 2025
52nd of 181
Youth NEET rate 38.1 % 2025
173rd of 181		 30.7 % 2025
158th of 181
Labour income share 39.5 % 2023 47.1 % 2024
50th of 114
Output per hour 22.2 $ 2025
91st of 181		 15.9 $ 2025
107th of 181

Health

Indicator Botswana Namibia
Health spending 6.3 % 2023
98th of 192		 9.5 % 2023
35th of 192
Health spending per person 490 US$ 2023
94th of 191		 397 US$ 2023
101st of 191
Physicians 0.38 /1,000 2023
85th of 125		 0.55 /1,000 2022
81st of 125
Under-5 mortality 33.3 ‰ 2024
142nd of 196		 39.5 ‰ 2024
159th of 196
Maternal mortality 155 /100k 2023
146th of 194		 139 /100k 2023
141st of 194
Tobacco use 18.0 % 2024
79th of 166		 -
Safe drinking water 63.3 % 2024
97th of 147		 -

Food

Indicator Botswana Namibia
Calories per person 2,741 kcal 2024
111th of 155		 2,500 kcal 2024
129th of 155
Protein supply 74.9 g 2022
124th of 174		 66.0 g 2022
144th of 174
Animal protein supply 28.4 g 2022
125th of 174		 23.1 g 2022
133rd of 174
Fat supply 67.5 g 2022
126th of 174		 65.0 g 2022
129th of 174
Food insecurity 52.0 % 2024
109th of 134		 54.0 % 2024
110th of 134
Severe food insecurity 20.4 % 2024
105th of 124		 28.1 % 2024
117th of 124
Cereal import dependency 82.7 % 2022
43rd of 160		 78.7 % 2022
45th of 160

Education

Indicator Botswana Namibia
Secondary enrolment 70.6 % 2021 82.0 % 2024
83rd of 108
Tertiary enrolment 21.4 % 2024
104th of 128		 26.1 % 2022
Education spending 8.1 % 2020 9.1 % 2024
Expected schooling 11.4 yrs 2023
149th of 195		 11.8 yrs 2023
141st of 195
Mean schooling 10.5 yrs 2023
83rd of 193		 7.3 yrs 2023
140th of 193
Literacy - 87.6 % 2023

Society

Indicator Botswana Namibia
Income inequality 54.9 2015 59.1 2015
Extreme poverty 21.4 % 2015 22.9 % 2015
Internet use 57.5 % 2024
139th of 182		 64.9 % 2024
131st of 182
Mobile subscriptions 164.0 /100 2024
16th of 151		 85.2 /100 2024
129th of 151
Electricity access 80.2 % 2024
169th of 213		 59.3 % 2024
186th of 213
Women in parliament 9.0 % 2025
167th of 184		 42.3 % 2025
21st of 184

Refugees

Indicator Botswana Namibia
Refugees hosted 847 2025
128th of 177		 5,470 2025
102nd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.3 ‰ 2025
112th of 177		 1.8 ‰ 2025
73rd of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 21 2025
148th of 177		 1,326 2025
96th of 177
Refugees from the country 384 2025
120th of 199		 685 2025
109th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.1 ‰ 2025
111th of 199		 0.2 ‰ 2025
100th of 199

Governance

Indicator Botswana Namibia
Control of corruption 60.6 /100 2024
56th of 207		 50.4 /100 2024
86th of 207
Government effectiveness 59.4 /100 2024
70th of 205		 53.3 /100 2024
97th of 205
Rule of law 62.3 /100 2024
81st of 207		 62.6 /100 2024
80th of 207
Regulatory quality 61.2 /100 2024
65th of 205		 57.0 /100 2024
80th of 205
Voice and accountability 62.0 /100 2024
83rd of 205		 62.7 /100 2024
79th of 205
Political stability 83.5 /100 2024
35th of 207		 75.2 /100 2024
71st of 207

Environment

Indicator Botswana Namibia
CO₂ per capita 2.74 t 2024
106th of 202		 1.20 t 2024
69th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 7.5 Mt 2024
120th of 204		 3.5 Mt 2024
144th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.02 % 2024
121st of 204		 0.01 % 2024
144th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.2 Gt 2024
131st of 204		 0.1 Gt 2024
149th of 204
GHG per capita 4.80 t 2024
112th of 202		 4.69 t 2024
109th of 202
Renewable energy 27.4 % 2021
87th of 211		 30.0 % 2021
79th of 211
Forest area 26.3 % 2023
115th of 212		 7.8 % 2023
173rd of 212
PM2.5 exposure 13.2 µg/m³ 2023
67th of 200		 14.2 µg/m³ 2023
77th of 200
Water stress 2.2 % 2022
34th of 176		 0.3 % 2022
8th of 176
Land area 566,730 km² 2023
47th of 214		 823,290 km² 2023
33rd of 214

Energy

Indicator Botswana Namibia
Renewable electricity 0.3 % 2024
182nd of 190		 97.6 % 2024
11th of 190
Wind and solar 0.3 % 2024
164th of 190		 36.6 % 2024
12th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
52nd of 180		 0.0 % 2024
126th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 0.3 % 2024
182nd of 190		 97.6 % 2024
13th of 190
Fossil electricity 99.7 % 2024
182nd of 190		 2.4 % 2024
13th of 190
Coal power 98.3 % 2024
188th of 188		 2.4 % 2024
123rd of 188
Carbon intensity of power 852 g/kWh 2024
185th of 190		 52 g/kWh 2024
13th of 190
Electricity per capita 1.85 MWh 2024
112th of 191		 1.33 MWh 2024
125th of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.