Americas vs Botswana: Proportion of population below international poverty line
Americas
3.1%
in 2024
Botswana
21.4%
in 2015
Americas rank
22nd
Botswana rank
21st
Proportion of population below international poverty line over time
- Americas
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 21.4% against 3.1% in Americas, a difference of 18.3%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 6.9 times Americas's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 22nd and Botswana ranks 21st of 35 groups.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.4% | 50.1% | 36.7% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 42.1% | 29.4% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 27.9% | 19.3% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 21.4% | 17.2% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population below international poverty line, Americas or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 21.4% against 3.1% in Americas as of 2015.
- What is the difference in proportion of population below international poverty line between Americas and Botswana?
- 18.3%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Botswana?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2015.
- How do Americas and Botswana rank globally for proportion of population below international poverty line?
- Americas ranks 22nd and Botswana ranks 21st of 35 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population below international poverty line (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.