Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Botswana
Botswana: Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor was 35.77 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
35.77
World rank
25th
of 120 countries
All-time high
63.73
in 1985
All-time low
33.94
in 2009
Years of data
5
1985–2015
Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Botswana, 1985–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Botswana stood at 35.77.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Botswana peaked at 63.73 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 33.94, in 2009.
Botswana ranks 25th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.73 | 63.73 | 63.73 | 1 |
| 1990s | 55.93 | 55.93 | 55.93 | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.56 | 33.94 | 49.18 | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.77 | 35.77 | 35.77 | 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 poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Botswana?
- Share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor in Botswana was 35.77 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 63.73 in 1985.
- What is the lowest share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.94 in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank for share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor?
- Botswana ranks 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. 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 poverty lower middle income vs share mpi poor. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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