How much coast is there?

Botswana: 0 km (2026 edition) · Namibia: 1,572 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Namibia’s highest peak towers 1,078 m above Botswana’s.

Botswana: 1,495 m (2026 edition) · Namibia: 2,573 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Namibia has 21% more people than Botswana.

Botswana: 2.56 million (2025) · Namibia: 3.09 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Botswana is 20% more densely populated than Namibia.

Botswana: 5 per km² (2025) · Namibia: 4 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Botswana is 1.9 years older than in Namibia.

Botswana: 22.9 years (2023) · Namibia: 21 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Namibia have 0.5 more children on average than in Botswana.

Botswana: 2.7 children per woman (2024) · Namibia: 3.21 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Botswana and Namibia are practically level.

Botswana: 4.1% (2025) · Namibia: 3.8% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Botswana and Namibia are practically level.

Botswana: 0 (2025) · Namibia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Namibia has 9 official languages, Botswana 2.

Botswana: 2 (2026) · Namibia: 9 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Botswana’s economy is 32% larger than Namibia’s.

Botswana: $19.9 billion (2025) · Namibia: $15.1 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Botswana produces 73% more per person than Namibia.

Botswana: Int$20,698 (2025) · Namibia: Int$11,986 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Namibia than in Botswana (Gini 4.2 points higher).

Botswana: 54.9 (2015) · Namibia: 59.1 (2015)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 24% in Botswana, versus 19% in Namibia.

Botswana: 24.5% (2025) · Namibia: 19.3% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Botswana and Namibia are practically level.

Botswana: 2.8% (2024) · Namibia: 2.7% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Namibia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Botswana’s.

Botswana: 38% (2025) · Namibia: 41% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Botswana spends 23% more on health per person than Namibia.

Botswana: $490 (2023) · Namibia: $397 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Namibia is 13% more likely to die before turning one than in Botswana.

Botswana: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Namibia: 36.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Namibia has 46% more doctors per person than Botswana.

Botswana: 0.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Namibia: 0.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

18% of adults in Botswana are obese, versus 17% in Namibia.

Botswana: 18.1% (2024) · Namibia: 16.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Botswana: 18% (2024) · Namibia: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Namibia rate their lives 1.32 points higher than in Botswana.

Botswana: 3.46 (2025) · Namibia: 4.78 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Namibia drink 74% more alcohol than in Botswana.

Botswana: 4.9 litres (2023) · Namibia: 8.5 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Botswana has 79% more meat per person than Namibia.

Botswana: 43.3 kg (2023) · Namibia: 24.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Botswana has 133 kcal more food per person per day than Namibia.

Botswana: 2,714 kcal (2023) · Namibia: 2,581 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Botswana put in 74 more hours a year than in Namibia.

Botswana: 2,258 hours (2023) · Namibia: 2,184 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Botswana went to school 3.2 years longer than in Namibia.

Botswana: 10.5 years (2023) · Namibia: 7.3 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Botswana welcomed 2.1 times as many tourists per resident as Namibia (2019).

Botswana: 0.62 (2019) · Namibia: 0.29 (2023)

How many people are online?

65% of people in Namibia are online, versus 57% in Botswana.

Botswana: 57% (2024) · Namibia: 65% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

80% of people in Botswana have electricity, versus 59% in Namibia.

Botswana: 80.2% (2024) · Namibia: 59.3% (2024)

How many live in cities?

68% of people in Botswana live in cities, versus 51% in Namibia.

Botswana: 68% (2025) · Namibia: 51% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Botswana has 164 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Namibia 85.

Botswana: 164 (2024) · Namibia: 85 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Namibia’s railway network is 3 times as long as Botswana’s.

Botswana: 886 km (2021) · Namibia: 2,628 km (2014)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Botswana fly 3.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Namibia.

Botswana: 0.07 (2023) · Namibia: 0.02 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 26% of Botswana, but only 7.8% of Namibia.

Botswana: 26.3% (2023) · Namibia: 7.8% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Botswana emits 2.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Namibia.

Botswana: 3 t (2024) · Namibia: 1.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

98% of Namibia’s electricity is renewable, versus 0.3% in Botswana.

Botswana: 0.3% (2024) · Namibia: 97.6% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Botswana carries 8% more fine dust than in Namibia.

Botswana: 16.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Namibia: 15.5 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 1% more likely to be murdered in Botswana than in Namibia.

Botswana: 11.4 per 100k (2021) · Namibia: 11.2 per 100k (2021)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Namibia are 33% deadlier than in Botswana.

Botswana: 16.5 per 100k (2021) · Namibia: 22 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Botswana is on average 0.3 °C warmer than Namibia.

Botswana: 22.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Namibia: 22.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Botswana gets 51% more rain than Namibia.

Botswana: 462 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Namibia: 306 mm (2016–2025 avg)