Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Botswana, you would:
Health
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 Netherlands, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 16.5 years longer
In Botswana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Netherlands, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.4 times more money
Botswana has a GDP per capita of $16,000 as of 2020, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $54,200 as of 2020.
be 83.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Botswana, 20.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Netherlands, that number is 3.4% as of 2019.
be 29.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Botswana, 19.3% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Netherlands, however, that number is 13.6% as of 2019.
pay a 2.1 times higher top tax rate
Botswana has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Netherlands, the top tax rate is 52.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 96.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Botswana, approximately 144.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Netherlands, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 86.5% 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 Netherlands, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 45.8% fewer children
In Botswana, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Netherlands, there are 11.0 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 Netherlands, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 42.2% more likely to have internet access
In Botswana, approximately 64.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Netherlands, about 91.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 21.7% less on education
Botswana spends 6.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Netherlands spends 5.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 65.6% more on healthcare
Botswana spends 6.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Netherlands, that number is 10.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Botswana Unified Revenue Service, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.
Netherlands: At a glance
How big is Netherlands compared to Botswana? See an in-depth size comparison.