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Quality of Life
The Human Development Report of 2010 published countries' performances according to their Human Development Index (HDI). The HDI represents a push for a broader definition of well-being and provides a composite measure of three basic dimensions of human development: health, education and income. Botswana has been ranked 2nd in Southern Africa with an HDI of 0.633. This HDI, places Botswana as a medium human development country and the country scores above the average of the category (at 0.592). Between 1980 and 2010 Botswana's HDI rose by 1.3% annually from 0.431 to 0.633 to date. This, compared to a regional increase from 0.293 to 0.389 for the same period, places Botswana above Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Botswana's HDI indicators for 2010 relative to selected countries and region |
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HDI value |
HDI rank |
Life expectancy at birth |
Expected years schooling |
Mean years of schooling |
GNI per capita (PPP US$) |
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Botswana |
0.633 |
98 |
55.5 |
12.4 |
8.9 |
13, 204 |
Gabon |
0.648 |
93 |
61.3 |
12.7 |
7.5 |
12, 747 |
Namibia |
0.606 |
105 |
62.1 |
11.8 |
7.4 |
6, 323 |
Mauritius |
0.701 |
72 |
72.1 |
13.0 |
7.2 |
13, 344 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
0.389 |
- |
52.7 |
9.0 |
4.5 |
2, 050 |
Medium HDI |
0.592 |
- |
69.3 |
11.0 |
6.3 |
5, 134 |
Source: Human Development Report, 2010
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