Population: 2.34 million (2020)
GDP per capita: $8,100 (2020)
Poverty rate: 20.7% (2019)
Extreme poverty rate: 5.3% (2019)
Botswana is an upper-middle-income country with a relatively low poverty rate. However, poverty is still a significant problem, especially in rural areas. The government has implemented a number of programs to reduce poverty, including the Poverty Reduction Strategy and the National Development Plan. These programs have made progress in reducing poverty, but more needs to be done to address the underlying causes of poverty, such as unemployment and inequality.
