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Botswana
Ranked 82nd of 167
Ranks
82
nd
on the Legatum
82
nd
on the Legatum
Prosperity Index™
71st
57th
38th
111th
72nd
82nd
105th
53rd
114th
131st
101st
141st
OVERALL PROSPERITY
Botswana is 82nd in the overall Prosperity Index rankings. Since 2011, Botswana has moved down the rankings table by 2 places.
PILLAR RANKINGS
Botswana performs most strongly in Governance and Economic Quality but is weakest in Natural Environment. The biggest improvement compared to a decade ago came in Economic Quality.
Visit our Rankings table to see how Botswana compares to other countries.
How to read this graph:
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When comparing multiple countries on a spider chart, data points that appear
further away from the center represent a better performance to the points that are closer to the center.