Botswana

In brief

Homicides per 100,000 people: 11.4 (2021). World rank 123 of 149 (1 = best); in Africa, 17 of 20. Road deaths per 100,000 people: 26.4 (2019). World rank 143 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 20 of 54. Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–⁠100: 84.5 (2025). World rank 36 of 207 (1 = best); in Africa, 2 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 85.3 → 84.5 (score 0–⁠100). Better than all its neighbours (Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe): political stability and absence of violence.