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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2024): 20,538.13 Int. Dollar | Population (2024): 2,521,139 | HDI (2024): 0.73 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
110
Score: 45.0
Vulnerability
0.484
Readiness
0.384
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Botswana places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Botswana is the 65th most vulnerable country and the 98th 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 | 24 |
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| Ranking | 100 | 98 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 95 | 91 | 95 | 95 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 98 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 100 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 101 | 101 | 102 | 110 |
| Indicator | 2005 to 2024 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.484 | |
| Food | 0.502 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.835 | |
| Projected population change | 0.320 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.254 | |
| Rural population | 0.351 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.950 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.302 | |
| Water | 0.704 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 1.000 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 1.000 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.076 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.804 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.972 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | 0.372 | |
| Health | 0.506 | |
| 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 | 0.221 | |
| Slum population | 0.400 | |
| Medical staff | 0.887 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | - | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.296 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.541 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.156 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.150 | |
| Protected biome | 0.126 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.806 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.521 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.112 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.652 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.649 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.543 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.487 | |
| Paved roads | 0.679 | |
| Infrastructure | 0.376 | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | 0.437 | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | - | |
| Dependency on imported energy | 0.226 | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0 | |
| Electricity access | 0.242 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.974 |