Botswana vs Namibia
Botswana vs Namibia: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 80.2% in Botswana and 59.3% in Namibia, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Botswana, by 20.9 percentage points, or 1.35 times that in Namibia.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Botswana has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Namibia.
- In 2024, Botswana ranked 169 and Namibia ranked 186 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Botswana | Namibia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 80.2 | 59.3 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 76 | 56.7 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 75.9 | 56.2 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 73.7 | 55.2 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 71.8 | 52.3 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 70.1 | 53.3 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 68.3 | 52.3 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 67.4 | 52.5 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 64.2 | 49.7 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 62.1 | 51.6 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 60 | 48.4 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 58 | 47.4 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 56 | 46.4 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 53.2 | 42.3 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 52 | 44.4 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 43.4 | 44.1 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 44.5 | 42.4 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 41.9 | 43.7 | 82 |
| 2006 | 39.7 | 40.5 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 37.5 | 39.6 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 35.3 | 38.7 | 80 |
| 2003 | 33.1 | 37.8 | 80 |
| 2002 | 27 | 36.9 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 24.8 | 36 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 26.5 | 36.5 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 25.1 | 34 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 22.8 | 33 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 20.6 | 32 | – |
| 1996 | 18.4 | 31 | – |
| 1995 | 16.1 | 30 | – |
| 1994 | 13.9 | 28.9 | – |
| 1993 | 11.6 | 27 | – |
| 1992 | 9.4 | 26.4 | – |
| 1991 | 10.1 | – | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people with access to electricity, from national surveys and the power industry.
- Source: Tracking SDG 7 (World Bank ESMAP), via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 213 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Botswana vs Namibia
Health
- Life expectancyBotswana: 69.2 years in 2023Namibia: 67.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBotswana: 3.3 per 100 live births in 2024Namibia: 4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBotswana: 28.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Namibia: 27.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBotswana: 3.97% in 2017Namibia: 3.46% in 2017
- Suicide rateBotswana: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017Namibia: 11.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBotswana: 2.48 million people in 2023Namibia: 2.96 million people in 2023
- Population growthBotswana: 1.64% a year in 2023Namibia: 2.37% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBotswana: 2.73 births per woman in 2023Namibia: 3.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBotswana: 68% in 2025Namibia: 50.9% in 2025
- Median ageBotswana: 22.9 years in 2023Namibia: 21 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBotswana: 4% in 2023Namibia: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBotswana: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Namibia: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBotswana: 3.11% of GDP in 2025Namibia: 2.77% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBotswana: $595M in 2025Namibia: $386M in 2025
- Military spending per personBotswana: $242 in 2025Namibia: $134 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBotswana: 8.9% of government spending in 2025Namibia: 7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBotswana: 9,000 people in 2020Namibia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerBotswana: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Namibia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBotswana: 0.92% of the labour force in 2020Namibia: 1.67% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBotswana: 11 million TIV in 2024Namibia: 0 TIV in 2025