Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Botswana
Botswana: Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line was 63.17 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
63.17
World rank
33rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
85.04
in 1985
All-time low
62.71
in 2009
Years of data
5
1985–2015
Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Botswana, 1985–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Botswana stood at 63.17.
The figure is down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Botswana peaked at 85.04 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 62.71, in 2009.
That places Botswana 33rd out of 120 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 85.04 | 85.04 | 85.04 | 1 |
| 1990s | 80.08 | 80.08 | 80.08 | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.66 | 62.71 | 70.61 | 2 |
| 2010s | 63.17 | 63.17 | 63.17 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 30 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 70.29 compare
- 31 Kyrgyzstan 65.19 compare
- 32 Indonesia 65.15 compare
- 34 South Africa 59.62 compare
- 35 Egypt 58.46 compare
- 36 Tajikistan 55.44 compare
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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Botswana?
- Share living with less than upper middle income poverty line in Botswana was 63.17 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 85.04 in 1985.
- What is the lowest share living with less than upper middle income poverty line recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.71 in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank for share living with less than upper middle income poverty line?
- Botswana ranks 33rd out of 120 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share living with less than upper middle income poverty line rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 living with less than upper middle income poverty line. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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