Botswana rankings 2026: where Botswana places in 55 global Top 10s
Botswana is #1 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from coal, #1 in 1 ranking and inside the top 10 of 4 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.
This is the complete picture of Botswana across Top10Earth: 55 current rankings out of 491 that compare countries, from the economy and health to energy, education and food. Every figure below is the latest published value from its source. Its best position is #1 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from coal, where it is measured at 95.44 % of total electricity (Electricity production from coal sources) as of 2026-11-02. Botswana holds the #1 spot in 1 ranking and finishes inside the top 10 in 4 rankings.
Where Botswana is number one
These are the rankings Botswana currently tops. The next country in each table is listed too, because a #1 by a whisker and a #1 by a mile are different stories.
- Countries with the highest share of electricity from coal: 95.44 % of total electricity (Electricity production from coal sources), World Bank Open Data, captured 2026-11-02. Next: South Africa with 85.02 % of total electricity.
Top 10 finishes
Botswana is inside the top 10 of 3 further rankings beyond the ones it leads. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.
- #4 in Countries with the highest unemployment rate with 24.48 % of labor force, behind Djibouti (26.02 % of labor force) and ahead of West Bank and Gaza. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
- #9 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP with 8.06 % of GDP, behind Solomon Islands (8.29 % of GDP) and ahead of Marshall Islands. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
- #10 in Countries with the highest manufactured share of exports with 86.27 % of merchandise exports, behind Israel (86.6 % of merchandise exports) and ahead of Vietnam. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
Botswana by theme
The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.
Health and wellbeing
In health and wellbeing, Botswana holds 14 positions: #14 of 50 in Countries with the highest tuberculosis death rates (77.18 per 100,000 people), #21 of 50 in Countries with the highest child overweight rates (11.5 %), #21 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of overweight children under 5 (11.5 % of children under 5 (modeled estimate)) and #28 of 50 in Countries with the most births attended by skilled health staff (99.8 % of total). 10 more rankings are listed below.
World and society
In world and society, Botswana holds 14 positions: #23 of 50 in Countries with the highest child homicide rates (7 per 100,000 people), #27 of 50 in Countries with the highest homicide rates (11.37 per 100,000 people), #27 of 41 in Countries with the oldest liberal democracies (22 years) and #32 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity (52 % of population). 10 more rankings are listed below.
Environment and energy
In environment and energy, Botswana holds 11 positions: #1 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from coal (95.44 % of total electricity), #13 of 50 in Countries with the highest coal rents as a share of GDP (0.5 % of GDP), #21 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of energy from fossil fuels (0 % of total energy) and #22 of 50 in Countries generating the most coal electricity per person (1,336.69 kWh per person). 7 more rankings are listed below.
Food and agriculture
In food and agriculture, Botswana holds 7 positions: #16 of 50 in Countries with the highest severe food insecurity (26.1 %), #18 of 50 in Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment (24 %), #19 of 50 in Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories (42.6 %) and #30 of 50 in Countries with the highest cotton yields (1.93 tonnes per hectare). 3 more rankings are listed below.
Finance and crypto
In finance and crypto, Botswana holds 5 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest unemployment rate (24.48 % of labor force), #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest manufactured share of exports (86.27 % of merchandise exports), #27 of 50 in Countries with the fastest import growth (11.28 %) and #28 of 50 in Countries by foreign direct investment, net (773.32 BoP, current US$ million). 1 more ranking is listed below.
Education and science
In education and science, Botswana holds 2 positions: #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP (8.06 % of GDP) and #41 of 50 in Countries with the longest pre-primary education (3 years).
Consumer tech
In consumer tech, Botswana holds 2 positions: #17 of 50 in Countries by communications, computer, etc. (60.55 % of service imports, BoP) and #21 of 50 in Countries by mobile subscriptions per 100 people (164 per 100 people).
What changed at the latest refresh
Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Botswana moved in 53 rankings:
- New entry at #1 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from coal (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #4 in Countries with the highest unemployment rate (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #9 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #10 in Countries with the highest manufactured share of exports (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #13 in Countries with the highest coal rents as a share of GDP (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #14 in Countries with the highest tuberculosis death rates (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #16 in Countries with the highest severe food insecurity (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #17 in Countries by communications, computer, etc. (2026-10-28).
- New entry at #18 in Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #19 in Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories (2026-11-02).
Since the first snapshot
Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:
- Countries by mobile subscriptions per 100 people: #10 on 2026-10-28 → #21 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).
- Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP): #19 on 2026-10-28 → #33 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).
- Countries with the lowest access to electricity: #20 on 2026-10-28 → #45 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).
- Largest countries by land area: #21 on 2026-10-28 → #47 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).
Where Botswana ranks lowest
A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Botswana's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition (3.91 per 100,000 people), 49th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of land that is protected (27.6 % of total land area) and 49th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of urban people living in slums (39.6 %). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.
Every ranking that includes Botswana
- #1 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of electricity from coal · 95.44 % of total electricity · 2026-11-02
- #4 of 50 · Countries with the highest unemployment rate · 24.48 % of labor force · 2026-11-02
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP · 8.06 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the highest manufactured share of exports · 86.27 % of merchandise exports · 2026-11-02
- #13 of 50 · Countries with the highest coal rents as a share of GDP · 0.5 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #14 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis death rates · 77.18 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the highest severe food insecurity · 26.1 % · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries by communications, computer, etc. · 60.55 % of service imports, BoP · 2026-10-28
- #18 of 50 · Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment · 24 % · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories · 42.6 % · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries by mobile subscriptions per 100 people · 164 per 100 people · 2026-10-28
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest child overweight rates · 11.5 % · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of energy from fossil fuels · 0 % of total energy · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of overweight children under 5 · 11.5 % of children under 5 (modeled estimate) · 2026-11-02
- #22 of 50 · Countries generating the most coal electricity per person · 1,336.69 kWh per person · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the highest child homicide rates · 7 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the fastest import growth · 11.28 % · 2026-10-29
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from coal per person · 1.73 tonnes per person · 2026-11-02
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the highest homicide rates · 11.37 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #27 of 41 · Countries with the oldest liberal democracies · 22 years · 2026-10-29
- #28 of 50 · Countries by foreign direct investment, net · 773.32 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the most births attended by skilled health staff · 99.8 % of total · 2026-10-29
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest cotton yields · 1.93 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from fires and burns · 3.4 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #32 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity · 52 % of population · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries spending the most on the military (share of GDP) · 3.11 % of GDP · 2026-10-28
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis · 10.56 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from hypertensive heart disease · 39.38 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #34 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of wasted children under 5 · 7.3 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest greenhouse gas emissions per person · 10.39 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 50 · Countries with the highest military share of government spending · 8.94 % · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 50 · Countries with the most deaths attributable to alcohol (share) · 6.56 % · 2026-10-29
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases · 22.18 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest pneumococcal vaccination coverage in children · 95 % · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the largest forest area · 157.3 thousand sq. km · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of the world's forest · 0.38 % of global total · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the longest pre-primary education · 3 years · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living on under $3 a day · 21.4 % of population · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest infant mortality rates · 3.21 deaths per 100 live births · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries generating the most electricity from coal · 3.37 TWh · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates · 2.09 deaths per 1,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation · 5.43 % · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the lowest access to electricity · 80.2 % of population · 2026-10-28
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the most agricultural land · 18.85 million hectares · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people at risk of catastrophic surgery costs · 20.9 % · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries producing the most potash fertilizer · 0 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries that drink the most beer per person · 3.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year · 2026-11-01
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest polio vaccine coverage · 96 % · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis incidence · 143 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Largest countries by land area · 566.73 thousand km² · 2026-10-28
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest maternal mortality ratios · 155.1 per 100,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest meningitis death rates · 3.56 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of land that is protected · 27.6 % of total land area · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of urban people living in slums · 39.6 % · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition · 3.91 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
How to read these numbers
Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Botswana's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.
Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.
Questions people ask about Botswana
What is Botswana's best ranking on Top10Earth?
#1 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from coal, with 95.44 % of total electricity (Electricity production from coal sources) as of 2026-11-02.
How many rankings include Botswana?
55 current country rankings out of 491 on the site, including 1 ranking where it is #1.
Is Botswana in the top 10 of anything?
Yes: 4 rankings, including #1 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from coal, #4 in Countries with the highest unemployment rate and #9 in Countries with the highest government spending on education as a share of GDP.
Where do the numbers come from?
From World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.
When was this guide last updated?
The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.