Botswana vs Zimbabwe
Botswana vs Zimbabwe: Access to electricity
Access to electricity in 2024: 80.2% in Botswana and 62% in Zimbabwe, by World Bank estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Botswana, by 18.2 percentage points, or 1.29 times that in Zimbabwe.
% of people · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Botswana has been higher since 2010.
- In 2024, Botswana ranked 169 and Zimbabwe ranked 182 of 213 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 91.9% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · World Bank
| Year | Botswana | Zimbabwe | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 80.2 | 62 | 91.9 |
| 2023 | 76 | 62 | 91.6 |
| 2022 | 75.9 | 50.1 | 91.3 |
| 2021 | 73.7 | 49 | 91.3 |
| 2020 | 71.8 | 52.7 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | 70.1 | 46.7 | 90.1 |
| 2018 | 68.3 | 45.4 | 89.8 |
| 2017 | 67.4 | 44 | 88.9 |
| 2016 | 64.2 | 42.5 | 88.1 |
| 2015 | 62.1 | 33.7 | 86.9 |
| 2014 | 60 | 32.3 | 86.2 |
| 2013 | 58 | 40.6 | 85.7 |
| 2012 | 56 | 44 | 84.9 |
| 2011 | 53.2 | 36.9 | 84.5 |
| 2010 | 52 | 38.9 | 83.5 |
| 2009 | 43.4 | 43.4 | 82.9 |
| 2008 | 44.5 | 37.7 | 82.7 |
| 2007 | 41.9 | 37.2 | 82 |
| 2006 | 39.7 | 37.2 | 81.4 |
| 2005 | 37.5 | 36.1 | 80.7 |
| 2004 | 35.3 | 35.6 | 80 |
| 2003 | 33.1 | 35.1 | 80 |
| 2002 | 27 | 34.2 | 79.1 |
| 2001 | 24.8 | 34.2 | 78.7 |
| 2000 | 26.5 | 33.7 | 78.2 |
| 1999 | 25.1 | 38.4 | 74.5 |
| 1998 | 22.8 | 33.1 | 73.2 |
| 1997 | 20.6 | 32.7 | – |
| 1996 | 18.4 | 32.3 | – |
| 1995 | 16.1 | 32 | – |
| 1994 | 13.9 | 28.1 | – |
| 1993 | 11.6 | 31.2 | – |
| 1992 | 9.4 | 28.2 | – |
| 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 Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancyBotswana: 69.2 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBotswana: 3.3 per 100 live births in 2024Zimbabwe: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBotswana: 28.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBotswana: 3.97% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateBotswana: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017Zimbabwe: 26.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBotswana: 2.48 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthBotswana: 1.64% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 1.68% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBotswana: 2.73 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBotswana: 68% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageBotswana: 22.9 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBotswana: 4% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBotswana: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Zimbabwe: -6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBotswana: 3.11% of GDP in 2025Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBotswana: $595M in 2025Zimbabwe: $134M in 2025
- Military spending per personBotswana: $242 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBotswana: 8.9% of government spending in 2025Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005
- Armed forces personnelBotswana: 9,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- National powerBotswana: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Zimbabwe: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBotswana: 0.92% of the labour force in 2020Zimbabwe: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBotswana: 11 million TIV in 2024Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023