Is Botswana a good place to live for remote workers?

Botswana scores 47/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 46.7 Mbps, safety 32, healthcare 60, air quality 78; English not scored) — rank 132 of 167.

How fast is the internet in Botswana?

Median fixed broadband is around 46.7 Mbps.

What does $3,000/month get you in Botswana?

Single-person essentials run about $736/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (4.1× essentials).

Livability · rank 132/167

Is 🇧🇼 Botswana (Gaborone) a good place to live?

Quality score 47/100 against essentials of $736/month.

The five metrics

Internet 19 46.7 Mbps median broadband, 57.5% online

Safety 32 11.4 homicides/100k (2021)

Healthcare 60 UHC service coverage 60/100 (2023)

Air quality 78 PM2.5 14.9 µg/m³ (2023)

Beside the score, not inside it

Neither of these is part of the composite above, deliberately. Folding governance into a quality-of-life number would bury a political judgement where you could not see it or argue with it, and connection price is a different question from connection speed — somewhere fast and expensive and somewhere slow and cheap are different trade-offs, not one average.

Rule of law: middling; World Bank WGI estimate 0.31 · corruption control 0.63 · stability 1.03 (2024). Scale −2.5 to +2.5, higher is better.
What connectivity costs: $49.97 /mo broadband; Mobile 10GB $15.77/month. ITU price basket. The speed above is scored; this price is not.

What your budget buys

Monthly budget	vs essentials ($736)	Verdict
$2,000	2.7×	like royalty
$3,000	4.1×	like royalty
$5,000	6.8×	like royalty

Essentials from the Pint & Property basket. Rank countries by your own priorities in the interactive matrix.

Similar value-for-money

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia — quality 61, essentials $949/mo
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🇲🇹 Malta — quality 91.3, essentials $1,403/mo
🇳🇦 Namibia — quality 48.8, essentials $774/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Botswana a good place to live for remote workers?: Botswana scores 47/100 on our equal-weighted livability composite (internet 46.7 Mbps, safety 32, healthcare 60, air quality 78; English not scored) — rank 132 of 167.
How fast is the internet in Botswana?: Median fixed broadband is around 46.7 Mbps.
What does $3,000/month get you in Botswana?: Single-person essentials run about $736/month at local prices, so $3,000 lives "like royalty" (4.1× essentials).