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.

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

Society Indicator Details

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

    Environment Indicator Scores

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

    Bird species, threatened
    Rank: Above average
    Fish species, threatened
    Rank: Top 10%
    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
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Rank: Top 20%
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Rank: Top 20%
    Population living in slums (% of urban population)
    Rank: Below average
    Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009)
    Rank: Below average

    Environment Indicator Details

    Bird species, threatened
    Fish species, threatened
    Plant species (higher), threatened
    Mammal species, threatened
    Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output)
    CO2 emissions (kt)
    Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
    Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)
    Population living in slums (% of urban population)
    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%'
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)
      Rank: Below average
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Rank: Below average
      Total annual deaths from air pollution
      Rank: Above 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)
      Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)
      Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)
      Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)
      Total annual deaths from air pollution

        Economy Indicator Scores

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

        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
        Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)
        Rank: Below 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%
        Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
        Rank: About average
        Gini index
        Rank: 'Bottom 20%'
        International tourism, number of arrivals
        Rank: About average

        Economy Indicator Details

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