Quality of life comparison

be 99.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Botswana, 19.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2016.

live 17.1 years longer

In Botswana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Sweden, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

make 3.7 times more money

Botswana has a GDP per capita of $17,500 as of 2023, while in Sweden, the GDP per capita is $64,200 as of 2023.

be 67.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Botswana, 23.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Sweden, that number is 7.6% as of 2023.

pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate

Botswana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Sweden, the top tax rate is 57.1% as of 2016.

be 97.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Botswana, approximately 186.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sweden, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 90.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Botswana, approximately 25.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Sweden, on the other hand, 2.3 children do as of 2022.

have 45.4% fewer children

In Botswana, there are approximately 19.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sweden, there are 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 31.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Botswana, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Sweden, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 18.9% more likely to have internet access

In Botswana, approximately 74.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sweden, about 88.0% do as of 2021.

spend 17.2% less on education

Botswana spends 8.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sweden spends 7.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 83.9% more on healthcare

Botswana spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sweden, that number is 11.4% of GDP as of 2020.