Compare Botswana & its neighbours

(Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe)

BotswanaNamibiaSouth AfricaZambiaZimbabwe
Misc
Country CodeBWNAZAZMZW
Geography
Area (sq km)581,730824,2921,219,090752,618390,757
Coastline (km)1,5722,798
Highest Point (m)1,489 (Tsodilo Hills)2,573 (Konigstein on Brandberg)3,408 (Njesuthi)2,301 (unnamed elevation in Mafinga Hills)2,592 (Inyangani)
Average Elevation (m)1,0131,1411,0341,138961
People
Population2,249,1042,533,22455,380,21016,445,07914,030,368
Median Age24.9021.4027.4016.8020.20
Growth Rate1.52 %1.91 %0.97 %2.91 %1.68 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)21.7026.8019.9041.1034.00
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)9.507.709.3012.009.90
Urban Population69.40 %50.00 %66.40 %43.50 %32.20 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth21.5019.2020.00
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)129.00265.00138.00224.00443.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)28.6033.8029.9059.3031.90
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)5.40 %8.90 %8.80 %5.00 %6.40 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.370.910.090.08
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)1.802.702.001.70
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)18.90 %17.20 %28.30 %8.10 %15.50 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)9.60 %3.10 %6.10 %7.50 %
School life (years)131410
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)36.00 %44.90 %53.40 %15.20 %16.50 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)39.010 billion26.600 billion767.200 billion68.930 billion34.270 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)2.40 %-0.80 %1.30 %3.40 %3.70 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)17,00011,20013,6004,0002,300
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)40.30 %16.70 %16.10 %38.30 %23.30 %