Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Botswana
Botswana: Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china was 21.37 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
21.37
World rank
22nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
50.13
in 1985
All-time low
21.07
in 2009
Years of data
5
1985–2015
Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Botswana, 1985–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 21.37 for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in 2015.
The figure is down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Botswana peaked at 50.13 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 21.07, in 2009.
That places Botswana 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.13 | 50.13 | 50.13 | 1 |
| 1990s | 42.12 | 42.12 | 42.12 | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.94 | 21.07 | 34.81 | 2 |
| 2010s | 21.37 | 21.37 | 21.37 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More poverty & inequality data for Botswana
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.73 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 900.4 (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 22.79 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.49 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 35.95 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1469 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1469 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1641 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.4548 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Botswana?
- Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china in Botswana was 21.37 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 50.13 in 1985.
- What is the lowest share in extreme poverty including and excluding china recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.07 in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank for share in extreme poverty including and excluding china?
- Botswana ranks 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share in extreme poverty including and excluding china rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty including and excluding china. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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