Botswana vs Namibia
Botswana vs Namibia: Tropical nights
Tropical nights in 2014: 108 nights in Botswana and 52.7 nights in Namibia, in the CMIP6 climate models’ median run. In 2014 the value was higher in Botswana, by 55.3 nights, or 2.05 times that in Namibia.
nights a year · CMIP6
What the numbers say
- Botswana has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- The CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) puts Botswana at 173.7 nights and Namibia at 123.3 nights in 2100.
Every year
nights a year · CMIP6
| Year | Botswana | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 108 | 52.7 |
| 2013 | 111.8 | 55.8 |
| 2012 | 111.3 | 56.6 |
| 2011 | 103.8 | 50.9 |
| 2010 | 104.5 | 50.6 |
| 2009 | 100.7 | 50.7 |
| 2008 | 99.4 | 46.8 |
| 2007 | 97.2 | 47.3 |
| 2006 | 98.4 | 48 |
| 2005 | 103 | 48.4 |
| 2004 | 105 | 52.1 |
| 2003 | 104.8 | 49.9 |
| 2002 | 103.8 | 49 |
| 2001 | 100.9 | 47.8 |
| 2000 | 96.7 | 44.1 |
| 1999 | 93 | 41.7 |
| 1998 | 98.5 | 45.2 |
| 1997 | 93.1 | 42.5 |
| 1996 | 85.1 | 36.2 |
| 1995 | 85.9 | 34.7 |
| 1994 | 80.6 | 35.7 |
| 1993 | 72.9 | 30.3 |
| 1992 | 75.2 | 28.9 |
| 1991 | 88.9 | 42 |
| 1990 | 92.4 | 41.2 |
| 1989 | 91 | 39.4 |
| 1988 | 85.8 | 35.9 |
| 1987 | 87.6 | 37.6 |
| 1986 | 83.2 | 37 |
| 1985 | 76 | 32.5 |
| 1984 | 77.4 | 32.4 |
| 1983 | 77.3 | 31.6 |
| 1982 | 85.3 | 38 |
| 1981 | 82.8 | 35.1 |
| 1980 | 83.5 | 34.7 |
| 1979 | 78.7 | 32.7 |
| 1978 | 77.5 | 32.6 |
| 1977 | 76.9 | 31.2 |
| 1976 | 73.2 | 30.5 |
| 1975 | 78.4 | 31.3 |
| 1974 | 79.7 | 31.2 |
| 1973 | 78 | 32.2 |
| 1972 | 74 | 30.8 |
| 1971 | 73.3 | 30.3 |
| 1970 | 71.7 | 30.2 |
| 1969 | 75.8 | 30.3 |
| 1968 | 70.1 | 28 |
| 1967 | 68.1 | 26.8 |
| 1966 | 69.8 | 28.4 |
| 1965 | 70.1 | 27.7 |
| 1964 | 63.6 | 22.8 |
| 1963 | 61.5 | 25 |
| 1962 | 80.8 | 32.6 |
| 1961 | 73.8 | 32.3 |
| 1960 | 79.8 | 32.7 |
| 1959 | 76.1 | 32.6 |
| 1958 | 78.3 | 32.2 |
| 1957 | 81.4 | 34.1 |
| 1956 | 66.8 | 29.1 |
| 1955 | 77.9 | 32.3 |
| 1954 | 70.8 | 29.3 |
| 1953 | 72.5 | 30.1 |
| 1952 | 78.8 | 31.7 |
| 1951 | 78.5 | 31.1 |
| 1950 | 72.4 | 29.5 |
CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) · 2015–2100
| Year | Botswana | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 113.889.4–136.3 | 56.535.1–81 |
| 2016 | 110.879.7–133.6 | 53.930–77.5 |
| 2017 | 11591.1–135.4 | 57.432.9–77.8 |
| 2018 | 11892.7–141.3 | 6133.9–84.3 |
| 2019 | 115.588.9–136.1 | 57.333.3–83.7 |
| 2020 | 118.289.2–143.1 | 6433.5–86.5 |
| 2021 | 119.891.9–143.4 | 6441.5–85.6 |
| 2022 | 125.2101.2–147.8 | 69.446.9–95.6 |
| 2023 | 126.4102.7–145.2 | 67.846.3–87.4 |
| 2024 | 124.699–151.3 | 69.243.8–91.5 |
| 2025 | 121.986.3–150.4 | 66.338.8–95.4 |
| 2026 | 129.396.6–150.2 | 72.941.8–97.8 |
| 2027 | 129.4105.3–158.1 | 73.949.9–97.4 |
| 2028 | 127.698–153.3 | 73.846.6–100.6 |
| 2029 | 132.4113.2–150.2 | 79.755.4–100.3 |
| 2030 | 132.3104.8–154.8 | 75.249.3–99.4 |
| 2031 | 136.1101–158.8 | 77.947.3–100.9 |
| 2032 | 135.4108.1–159.6 | 82.154.2–107 |
| 2033 | 136.3105.8–155.8 | 81.956.4–104.8 |
| 2034 | 139.3107.7–161.6 | 80.153.2–110.1 |
| 2035 | 136.9110.3–159.6 | 80.152.1–105.9 |
| 2036 | 137.7114.1–157.7 | 81.557.7–103.8 |
| 2037 | 142.5117.1–165.6 | 85.859.2–109.5 |
| 2038 | 146.4119.4–165.9 | 87.665.4–112.5 |
| 2039 | 139.3110.5–159.2 | 81.654.6–108 |
| 2040 | 134.6108.8–164.7 | 81.555.5–112.9 |
| 2041 | 142.5120.2–166.5 | 8862.7–111.6 |
| 2042 | 145.1121.4–171.9 | 84.761.3–117.5 |
| 2043 | 144.6122.2–171 | 85.161.2–116.5 |
| 2044 | 148.4121.9–167.9 | 90.661.4–118 |
| 2045 | 144.5117.2–166.8 | 88.661.9–116.3 |
| 2046 | 150119.2–170.1 | 94.869.3–122.8 |
| 2047 | 152.8124.3–175.9 | 98.570.3–123.5 |
| 2048 | 152.2122.8–174.1 | 100.170.3–124.7 |
| 2049 | 156.3125.4–180.8 | 101.775.1–125.9 |
| 2050 | 155.4122.4–178.2 | 9971.5–127.8 |
| 2051 | 155.3131.2–176.6 | 100.771.4–127.7 |
| 2052 | 157.4132.6–180.8 | 100.275.5–132.6 |
| 2053 | 156.6127.7–178.2 | 100.876.7–126.8 |
| 2054 | 156.5123.1–186.7 | 104.773.3–132.4 |
| 2055 | 154.8128.5–184.4 | 100.174–134.9 |
| 2056 | 157.8127.1–180.3 | 102.476.4–133.3 |
| 2057 | 160.3131.8–187.1 | 106.978.6–134.6 |
| 2058 | 157.6131.4–182.7 | 104.570.2–135.2 |
| 2059 | 167.4137.5–192.5 | 111.773.5–144.1 |
| 2060 | 164.6137.2–187 | 10982.3–138.2 |
| 2061 | 164.5130.6–189.1 | 11177.9–141.8 |
| 2062 | 161.7131.2–183.5 | 111.575.4–137.7 |
| 2063 | 161.8136.5–190.6 | 110.879.9–142.6 |
| 2064 | 163.5131.1–184.2 | 110.679.7–134.3 |
| 2065 | 163134.7–191.6 | 10978–140.6 |
| 2066 | 167.8139.2–191.9 | 114.280.8–143.7 |
| 2067 | 160.8136.3–186.4 | 109.378.1–141.3 |
| 2068 | 165.1141.1–186.2 | 117.582.7–143.5 |
| 2069 | 166.7138.4–187.8 | 114.286.1–141.4 |
| 2070 | 168.4135.2–194.2 | 111.580.6–145.7 |
| 2071 | 170.3142.2–196.1 | 117.289–151.6 |
| 2072 | 171.9147–194.7 | 120.389.5–149.3 |
| 2073 | 172.1145.9–194.9 | 124.799.2–148.4 |
| 2074 | 170.6140.7–197.4 | 120.883.8–151.3 |
| 2075 | 165.6138.4–194.2 | 115.485.4–147.8 |
| 2076 | 171.6140.9–197.1 | 120.286.6–149.1 |
| 2077 | 172.4147.2–196.2 | 124.895.6–152.4 |
| 2078 | 170.4140.2–194.5 | 119.291.1–151.2 |
| 2079 | 174.3142.7–197.6 | 126.886.9–153.9 |
| 2080 | 174.7143.3–197 | 123.891.1–151.9 |
| 2081 | 174.4142.4–192.3 | 124.295.7–151.7 |
| 2082 | 173.8147.9–195.7 | 120.993.2–149.7 |
| 2083 | 174.1138.7–199.9 | 119.181.5–153.9 |
| 2084 | 179.2146.4–201.4 | 125.996.3–155.2 |
| 2085 | 178.2149.5–205.8 | 12695.5–159.3 |
| 2086 | 174.8151.3–197.8 | 123.295.9–160 |
| 2087 | 170.6150.4–197.6 | 12397.9–158 |
| 2088 | 179.3149.6–205.4 | 128.197.6–157.1 |
| 2089 | 177.7149.7–196.6 | 125.596.5–153.3 |
| 2090 | 176.4152.9–200.8 | 127.199–162.3 |
| 2091 | 179.8146.7–201.8 | 129.495.7–162.8 |
| 2092 | 178.4153.6–201.4 | 131.4103–159.2 |
| 2093 | 177.9150.4–199.8 | 125.897.4–160.4 |
| 2094 | 177.5155.8–203.4 | 127.1100.7–161.5 |
| 2095 | 184.5152–204.5 | 132.196.5–163.6 |
| 2096 | 177.9147.3–204.9 | 130.293.7–163.5 |
| 2097 | 170.9147.6–202.9 | 126.292–159.9 |
| 2098 | 180.8152.1–207.6 | 132.494.1–167.1 |
| 2099 | 178.6148.2–204.3 | 130.295–164.7 |
| 2100 | 173.7150.3–202.7 | 123.395.9–159.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Nights in a year when the temperature stays above 20 °C, averaged over the country.
- Source: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, CMIP6 multi-model median.
- The dashed line is the CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its models’ 10th–90th percentile.
- Climate model values are the median of the CMIP6 models, run on past emissions to 2014 and on SSP2-4.5, a middle-of-the-road path, after: they are not measurements.
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