| Ranking | Botswana | Mongolia | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from coal per person2026-11-02 | #27 · 1.73 tonnes per person | #1 · 11.14 tonnes per person | Mongolia by 26 |
| Countries with the highest share of electricity from coal2026-11-02 | #1 · 95.44 % of total electricity | #3 · 84.06 % of total electricity | Botswana by 2 |
| Countries with the highest coal rents as a share of GDP2026-11-02 | #13 · 0.5 % of GDP | #2 · 4.89 % of GDP | Mongolia by 11 |
| Countries with the highest greenhouse gas emissions per person2026-11-02 | #35 · 10.39 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person | #5 · 28.26 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person | Mongolia by 30 |
| Countries with the fastest import growth2026-11-02 | #27 · 11.28 % | #7 · 17.5 % | Mongolia by 20 |
| Countries with the most deaths attributable to alcohol (share)2026-10-29 | #37 · 6.56 % | #8 · 13.98 % | Mongolia by 29 |
| Countries with the highest tuberculosis incidence2026-11-02 | #47 · 143 per 100,000 people | #8 · 446 per 100,000 people | Mongolia by 39 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis2026-11-02 | #33 · 10.56 per 100,000 people | #9 · 16.37 per 100,000 people | Mongolia by 24 |
| Countries with the most agricultural land2026-11-02 | #45 · 18.85 million hectares | #10 · 103.89 million hectares | Mongolia by 35 |
| Countries generating the most coal electricity per person2026-11-02 | #22 · 1,336.69 kWh per person | #14 · 2,362.74 kWh per person | Mongolia by 8 |
| Countries with the longest pre-primary education2026-11-02 | #41 · 3 years | #15 · 4 years | Mongolia by 26 |
| Countries with the highest child overweight rates2026-11-02 | #21 · 11.5 % | #18 · 12.3 % | Mongolia by 3 |
| Largest countries by land area2026-10-28 | #47 · 566.73 thousand km² | #18 · 1,558.5 thousand km² | Mongolia by 29 |
| Countries with the highest share of overweight children under 52026-11-02 | #21 · 11.5 % of children under 5 (modeled estimate) | #18 · 12.3 % of children under 5 (modeled estimate) | Mongolia by 3 |
| Countries by mobile subscriptions per 100 people2026-10-28 | #21 · 164 per 100 people | #39 · 140.67 per 100 people | Botswana by 18 |
| Countries with the highest homicide rates2026-11-02 | #27 · 11.37 per 100,000 people | #47 · 5.64 per 100,000 people | Botswana by 20 |
| Countries with the highest pneumococcal vaccination coverage in children2026-11-03 | #39 · 95 % | #32 · 96 % | Mongolia by 7 |
| Countries generating the most electricity from coal2026-11-02 | #44 · 3.37 TWh | #35 · 8.31 TWh | Mongolia by 9 |
| Countries with the largest share of the world's forest2026-11-02 | #40 · 0.38 % of global total | #44 · 0.34 % of global total | Botswana by 4 |
| Countries with the largest forest area2026-11-02 | #40 · 157.3 thousand sq. km | #44 · 141.78 thousand sq. km | Botswana by 4 |
| Countries with the highest polio vaccine coverage2026-11-02 | #47 · 96 % | #50 · 96 % | Botswana by 3 |
History
Rank history in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from coal per person
Head to head
Botswana vs Mongolia, explained
Botswana vs Mongolia, head to head across 21 shared rankings. Botswana ranks higher in 6, Mongolia ranks higher in 15. On that count Mongolia comes out ahead overall, though each ranking measures something different, so the detail below matters more than the tally.
Ranking by ranking: in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from coal per person, Botswana is #27 with 1.73 tonnes per person and Mongolia is #1 with 11.14 tonnes per person (Mongolia ahead by 26); in Countries with the highest share of electricity from coal, Botswana is #1 with 95.44 % of total electricity and Mongolia is #3 with 84.06 % of total electricity (Botswana ahead by 2); in Countries with the highest coal rents as a share of GDP, Botswana is #13 with 0.5 % of GDP and Mongolia is #2 with 4.89 % of GDP (Mongolia ahead by 11); in Countries with the highest greenhouse gas emissions per person, Botswana is #35 with 10.39 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person and Mongolia is #5 with 28.26 tonnes of CO2-equivalents per person (Mongolia ahead by 30); in Countries with the fastest import growth, Botswana is #27 with 11.28 % and Mongolia is #7 with 17.5 % (Mongolia ahead by 20); in Countries with the most deaths attributable to alcohol (share), Botswana is #37 with 6.56 % and Mongolia is #8 with 13.98 % (Mongolia ahead by 29).
Within each ranking both entries are measured by the same metric from the same source at the same time, which makes every row a like-for-like comparison. Across rankings the metrics differ, so a lead in one does not cancel out a deficit in another. The rank history chart tracks both entries through every published snapshot of the first shared ranking.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who ranks higher, Botswana or Mongolia?
- Mongolia ranks higher in more shared rankings (15 of 21). In Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from coal per person, Botswana is #27 and Mongolia is #1.
- In how many rankings do Botswana and Mongolia both appear?
- 21 current rankings.
- How current is this comparison?
- The newest shared snapshot was captured on 2026-11-03.