Botswana

Destination Info

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Country

Republic of Botswana

Main Hazards for hotels
  • Water Stress: 82 %
  • Average: 20 %

Destination Map

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Hazard Summary

Tropical Cyclone

With landfall on the destination

Tsunami

Average for the whole destination

Sea Level Rise

Climate

1995 2060 (RCP4.5)
(best case)
2060 (RCP8.5)
(worst case)
Daily average temperatures (min - max) -0.8 - 24.6 °C 3.4 - 28.0 °C 4.5 - 29.3 °C
Annual days of unusual heat 14 32 45
Annual maximum rain within 5 days 486.4 mm 532.3 mm 534.2 mm
Annual amount of rain 2789.9 mm 3214.2 mm 3186.8 mm
Annual days with 10mm of rain 49 53 52

Society Indicator Scores

a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Rank: Below average
Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)
Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Rank: Top 10%
Access to electricity (% of population)
Rank: Below average
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Rank: Below average
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Rank: About average
Bribery rate
Rank: Top 10%
Human rights index
Rank: Above average
Corruption Perception Index - Transparency International (2018)
Rank: Top 20%
Press freedom index
Rank: Above average
Freedom of speech index
Rank: Above average
Civil liberties index
Rank: Above average

Society Indicator Details

Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Access to electricity, urban (% of urban population)
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Access to electricity (% of population)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Bribery rate
Human rights index
Corruption Perception Index - Transparency International (2018)
Press freedom index
Freedom of speech index
Civil liberties index

    Environment Indicator Scores

    a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Rank: Top 20%
    Mammal species, threatened
    Rank: About average
    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    Rank: Above average
    Bird species, threatened
    Rank: Above average
    Fish species, threatened
    Rank: Top 10%
    Population living in slums (% of urban population)
    Rank: Below average
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Rank: Top 20%
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Rank: Top 20%
    Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009)
    Rank: Below average

    Environment Indicator Details

    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Mammal species, threatened
    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    Bird species, threatened
    Fish species, threatened
    Population living in slums (% of urban population)
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009)

      Health Indicator Scores

      a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

      Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk)
      Rank: Above average
      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Rank: Above average
      Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)
      Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Rank: Below average
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
      Total annual deaths from air pollution
      Rank: Above average
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)
      Rank: Below average

      Health Indicator Details

      Incidence of malaria (per 1,000 population at risk)
      Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)
      Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)
      Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49)
      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Total annual deaths from air pollution
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)

        Economy Indicator Scores

        a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Rank: Below average
        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Rank: Above average
        Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
        Rank: Above average
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        Rank: About average
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Rank: Above average
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Rank: Top 10%
        Gini index
        Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
        International tourism, number of arrivals
        Rank: About average

        Economy Indicator Details

        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Energy intensity level of primary energy (MJ/$2017 PPP GDP)
        Business extent of disclosure index (0=less disclosure to 10=more disclosure)
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        Ease of doing business score (0 = lowest performance to 100 = best performance)
        Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
        Gini index
        International tourism, number of arrivals

          Geography Indicator Scores

          a low score indicates a difficult precondition in this country. a high score indicates beneficial preconditions on a global comparison.

          Forest area (% of land area)
          Rank: Below average

          Geography Indicator Details

          Forest area (% of land area)