Botswana

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Botswana
Published: 2026

Region: Southern Africa
Capital: Gaborone
Currency: Botswana Pula (BWP)
Density: 4 / km²

WRI Score 2026

60.66

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 124th
In Africa: 4th
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Territorial system · top rate 25%· KPMG / EY
91.0
Territorial system taxes only locally sourced income.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 4 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $7,379· IMF WEO 2026
34.0
Below-average per-capita output.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 69 years· WHO / UN
36.6
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.5 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
64.9
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 25%· ILO / SECO
1.0
Among the highest unemployment rates on this list.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 2.8% of GDP· SIPRI
76.0
Moderate defence spending relative to GDP.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
49.8
Below-average safety and judicial quality.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Botswana holds 124th of 211 with a WRI Score of 60.66 — holds a position in the lower half of the field. Its strength lies in population density (100) and ideological neutrality (96); unemployment remains its clearest structural constraint.