Portulans Institute

Botswana

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Key Indicators
Income Group Upper middle income
Regional Group Africa
Population (Total) 2,630,296
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) 19,199

Performance Overview

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BWA

Country

Botswana

Score

34.38

Rank

110

Technology

25.75

People

29.88

Governance

47.48

Impact

34.39

Pillar: Technology Score: 25.75 Rank: 115
SCORERANK

Access

52.38 96

1. Mobile tariffs

45.84 94

2. Handset prices

42.82 76

3. FTTH/building Internet subscriptions

3.43 122

4. Population covered by at least a 3G mobile network

99.34 76

5. International Internet bandwidth

70.49 72

6. Internet access in schools

n/a

Content

2.35 121

1. GitHub commits

1.51 107

2. Internet domain registrations

1.60 86

3. Mobile apps development

5.60 120

4. AI scientific publications

0.69 109

Future technologies

22.52 102

1. Adoption of emerging technologies

26.73 109

2. Investment in emerging technologies

30.75 97

3. Robot density

n/a

4. Computer software spending

10.09 90
Pillar: People Score: 29.88 Rank: 108
SCORERANK

Individuals

40.81 93

1. Active Mobile Broadband Subscriptions Count

1.08 111

2. ICT skills in the education system

68.39 30

3. Use of virtual social networks

37.73 97

4. Tertiary enrollment

14.85 93

5. Adult literacy rate

82.01 72

6. AI talent concentration

n/a

Businesses

32.55 99

1. Firms with website

n/a

2. GERD financed by business enterprise

21.87 70

3. Knowledge intensive employment

33.54 58

4. Annual investment in telecommunication services

72.36 102

5. GERD performed by business enterprise

2.41 62

Governments

16.29 119

1. Government online services

19.76 128

2. Publication and use of open data

5.88 97

3. Government promotion of investment in emerging tech

29.60 91

4. R&D expenditure by governments and higher education

9.93 58
Pillar: Governance Score: 47.48 Rank: 92
SCORERANK

Trust

35.45 81

1. Secure internet servers

43.84 87

2. Cybersecurity

52.23 93

3. Online access to financial account

36.21 50

4. Internet shopping

9.51 92

Regulation

67.08 59

1. Regulatory quality

63.48 43

2. ICT regulatory environment

74.12 86

3. Regulation of emerging technologies

22.34 102

4. E-commerce legislation

100.001

5. Privacy protection by law content

75.47 38

Inclusion

39.92 114

1. E-Participation

15.12 128

2. Socioeconomic gap in use of digital payments

54.46 96

3. Availability of local online content

23.56 123

4. Gender gap in Internet use

44.00 96

5. Rural gap in uses of digital payments

62.45 69
Pillar: Impact Score: 34.39 Rank: 124
SCORERANK

Economy

12.79 123

1. High-tech and medium-high-tech manufacturing

26.46 57

2. High-tech exports

0.35 125

3. PCT patent applications

0.00 99

4. Domestic market size

36.53 113

5. Prevalence of gig economy

11.92 118

6. ICT services exports

1.48 120

Quality of life

34.39 129

1. Happiness

20.14 123

2. Freedom to make life choices

60.72 95

3. Income inequality

24.37 111

4. Healthy life expectancy at birth

32.31 127

SDG Contribution

56.00 90

1. SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being

41.65 107

2. SDG 4: Quality Education

n/a

3. SDG 5: Women's economic opportunity

48.67 119

4. SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

78.40 34

4. SDDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

55.29 82

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