Botswana

GDP (PPP) per capita (2023): 20,916.40 Int. Dollar Population (2023): 2,480,244 HDI (2023): 0.73
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 83
Score: 49.1
Vulnerability 0.432
Readiness 0.415

The low vulnerability score and high readiness score of Botswana places it in the lower-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. Adaptation challenges still exist, but Botswana is well positioned to adapt. Botswana is the 88th most vulnerable country and the 81st most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Ranking
92
90
90
89
89
86
88
93
81
89
83
83
84
83
81
81
82
80
82
80
81
77
81
78
80
80
82
83
83
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2004 to 2023 Score
Vulnerability
0.432
Food
0.492
Projected change of cereal yields
0.835
Projected population change
0.320
Food import dependency
0.254
Rural population
0.292
Agriculture capacity
0.950
Child malnutrition
0.302
Water
0.354
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.083
Water dependency ratio
0.804
Dam capacity
0.885
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.505
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.364
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.660
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.210
Slum population
0.400
Medical staff
0.892
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.339
Projected change of biome distribution
0.541
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
0.156
Ecological footprint
0.137
Protected biome
0.394
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.806
Human Habitat
0.531
Projected change of warm periods
0.112
Projected change of flood hazard
0.652
Urban concentration
0.708
Age dependency ratio
0.545
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.487
Paved roads
0.679
Infrastructure
0.373
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.237
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0.242
Disaster preparedness
0.950