Quality of life comparison
If you lived in California instead of Botswana, you would:
Health
be 43.5% more likely to be obese
In Botswana, 19.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In California, that number is 28.4% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 79.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Botswana, 24.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In California, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
make 10.8 times more money
Botswana has a GDP per capita of $7,778 as of 2025, while in California, the GDP per capita is $84,028 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 61.2% more likely to have internet access
In Botswana, approximately 57.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In California, about 92.6% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2024–2025), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023). How we calculate this
