Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Botswana
Botswana: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 20.4% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
20.4%
World rank
8th
of 130 countries
All-time high
23.4%
in 1985
All-time low
20.4%
in 2015
Years of data
5
1985–2015
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Botswana, 1985–2015
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 20.4% for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Botswana peaked at 23.4% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2015.
Botswana ranks 8th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 23.4% | — |
| 1993 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22.0% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | -5.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 20.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.8%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 20.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.1%, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.4% | 23.4% | 23.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 23.4% | 23.4% | 23.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.8% | 21.5% | 22.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 20.4% | 20.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 5 Brazil 21.2% compare
- 6 Israel 21.0% compare
- 7 Ghana 20.6% compare
- 8 South Africa 20.4% compare
- 10 Costa Rica 20.0% compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 19.9% compare
More infrastructure data for Botswana
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 164 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 83,182 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.3 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.033 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 83,182 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.64 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Botswana?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Botswana was 20.4% in 2015, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 1985.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2015.
- How does Botswana rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Botswana ranks 8th out of 130 countries with data for 2015.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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