Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Botswana, you would:
Health
be 99.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Botswana, 19.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2018.
live 12.3 years longer
In Botswana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 12.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Botswana, 19.3% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, however, that number is 16.9% as of 2015.
pay a 60.0% lower top tax rate
Botswana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the top tax rate is 10.0% as of 2016.
make 10.6% less money
Botswana has a GDP per capita of $16,000 as of 2020, while in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the GDP per capita is $14,300 as of 2020.
be 66.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Botswana, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 33.3% as of 2019.
Life
be 93.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Botswana, approximately 144.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 10.0 women do as of 2017.
be 11.3% more likely to be literate
In Botswana, the literacy rate is 88.5% as of 2015. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, it is 98.5% as of 2015.
be 79.3% 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 58.5% fewer children
In Botswana, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 69.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Botswana, approximately 59% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 14.1% more likely to have internet access
In Botswana, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 73.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 49.2% more on healthcare
Botswana spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, that number is 9.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Botswana Unified Revenue Service, Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: At a glance
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