AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaEuro zoneFederated States of MicronesiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRepublic of the CongoRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaState of PalestineSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandThe GambiaTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamYemenZambiaZimbabweAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaEuro zoneFederated States of MicronesiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRepublic of the CongoRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaState of PalestineSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandThe GambiaTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamYemenZambiaZimbabweComparePopulation density (people per sq. km) Botswana vs Laos comparison Botswana Laos GouvernementAnnual GDP [+]2022€19,380M€14,464M2022Annual GDP [+]Annual GDP [+]2022$20,356M$15,469M2022Annual GDP [+]GDP per capita [+]2022€7,487€1,9482022GDP per capita [+]GDP per capita [+]2022$7,864$2,0832022GDP per capita [+]Debt (M.€.) [+]20223,53514,4622021Debt (M.€.) [+]Debt ($M) [+]20223,91417,1172021Debt ($M) [+]Debt (%GDP) [+]202221.26%92.36%2021Debt (%GDP) [+]Debt Per Capita [+]2022€1,366€1,9482021Debt Per Capita [+]Debt Per Capita [+]2022$1,512$2,3052021Debt Per Capita [+]Deficit (M.€) [+]20228-2022021Deficit (M.€) [+]Deficit ($M) [+]2022-278-2392021Deficit ($M) [+]Deficit (%GDP) [+]2022-1.51%-1.29%2021Deficit (%GDP) [+]Expenditure (M.€) [+]20225,684.02,556.42021Expenditure (M.€) [+]Expenditure ($M) [+]20226,176.03,025.52021Expenditure ($M) [+]Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20201,143.3361.92020Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20201,304.9413.12020Education Expenditure ($M) [+]Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]201915.35%14.00%2017Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2017661.9134.22017Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2017747.5151.52017Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]201714.32%4.04%2017Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022531.817.12013Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2022558.522.72013Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20228.07%0.78%2013Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202233.54%16.33%2021Expenditure (%GDP) [+]Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022€2,196€3442021Expenditure Per Capita [+]Expenditure Per Capita [+]2022$2,386$4072021Expenditure Per Capita [+]Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020€486€502020Education Expenditure P.C [+]Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020$555$572020Education Expenditure P.C [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017€312€192017Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017$353$222017Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2022€205€32013Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2022$216$32013Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]Moody's Rating [+]10/27/2023A3S&P Rating [+]09/17/2021BBB+CCC-08/04/2022Fitch Rating [+]Corruption Index [+]202260312022Corruption Index [+]Competitiveness Ranking [+]201991º113º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]Fragile States Index [+]201862.080.72018Fragile States Index [+]Innovation Ranking [+]201891º138º2012Innovation Ranking [+]LabourNMW [+]2022$123.4$85.52022NMW [+]NMW [+]2022€115.7€94.52022NMW [+]Human Capital Ranking [+]201791º84º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]MarketsEuro / Pula [+]05/02/202414.594822,977.500005/03/2024Euro / Kip [+]US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/03/202413.642621,350.500005/03/2024US Dollar exchange rate [+]0.39%05/03/2024Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]Prices24.9%April 2024CPI (overall index) [+]Money Market8.50%03/07/2024Key rates [+]BusinessDoing Business [+]202087º154º2020Doing Business [+]Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,0504,064December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.461.45December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2015184.67TaxesTax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202115.0%9.7%2021Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]Standard VAT [+]01/01/201112.00%Top tax rate + SSC [+]202025.0%TradeAnnual arrivals [+]20181,655,0004,384,0002019Annual arrivals [+]Exports [+]2023€5,015.9M€7,741.2M2023Exports [+]Exports [+]2023$5,423.7M$8,370.6M2023Exports [+]Exports % GDP [+]202240.74%53.83%2022Exports % GDP [+]Imports [+]2023€5,911.2M€7,131.1M2023Imports [+]Imports [+]2023$6,391.8M$7,710.9M2023Imports [+]Imports % GDP [+]202239.63%47.56%2022Imports % GDP [+]Trade balance [+]2023€-895.3M€610.1M2023Trade balance [+]Trade balance [+]2023$-968.1M$659.7M2023Trade balance [+]Trade balance % GDP [+]20221.11%6.26%2022Trade balance % GDP [+]Socio-Demography83º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]Density [+]20214312021Density [+]Global Peace Ranking [+]202342º46º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]Remittance received ($M) [+]201720.4124.32017Remittance received ($M) [+]% Immigrant [+]20204.69%0.67%2020% Immigrant [+]% Emigrant [+]20202.70%17.81%2020% Emigrant [+]Birth Rate [+]202123.58‰21.97‰2021Birth Rate [+]Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017164.968.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]Crude death rate [+]20219.46‰6.61‰2021Crude death rate [+]Fertility Rate [+]20212.792.502021Fertility Rate [+]% risk of poverty [+]201516.1%18.3%2018% risk of poverty [+]Population [+]20212,588,4237,425,0572021Population [+]Immigrant stock [+]2020110,26848,7312020Immigrant stock [+]Emigrant stock [+]202063,5611,296,0512020Emigrant stock [+]HDI [+]20210.6930.6072021HDI [+]Gender Gap Ranking [+]202364º54º2023Gender Gap Ranking [+]Life expectancy [+]202161.1468.062021Life expectancy [+]Suicides [+]20152208372015Suicides [+]Suicide rate [+]201510.3712.412015Suicide rate [+]Number of homicides [+]2021273Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202110.55Energy and EnvironmentCO2 Tons per capita [+]20223.292.742022CO2 Tons per capita [+]Consumption GWh [+]20223,6978,8292022Consumption GWh [+]Generation GWh [+]20222,62945,9542022Generation GWh [+]OthersCOVID-19 - Deaths [+]04/14/20242,80167104/14/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]04/14/2024330,650219,02304/14/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]Fully vaccinated [+]05/07/20231,663,4905,222,41708/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]04/14/20241,082.1390.3704/14/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]Doses administered [+]05/07/20233,171,66711,111,06608/11/2022Doses administered [+]BotswanaCountrySubcontinentContinentWorldCapital: GaboronePopulation: 2,588,423Surface Area: 581,730 km2Currency: Pula (1 EUR=14.5948 BWP)Religion: Mostly Christianity Belongs to: ACP, IMF, UN, SADC, AULaosCountrySubcontinentContinentWorldCapital: VientianePopulation: 7,425,057Surface Area: 236,800 km2Currency: Kip (1 EUR=22,977.5000 LAK)Religion: Mostly Buddhism Belongs to: ACD, ASEAN, IMF, MGC, UN Compare Afghanistan Botswana Compare Albania Botswana Compare Algeria Botswana Compare Andorra Botswana Compare Angola Botswana Compare Antigua and 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