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Botswana

Capital
Gaborone
First surveyed in
1999
Population
2.352 million

Botswana has completed surveys with Afrobarometer in 1999, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2019. Surveys are conducted in English and Setswana. The national partner is Star Awards.

Key stats

Data from the Round 8 survey in Botswana.
50 %
of Batswana favour paying higher taxes if it will mean more government services.
53 %
of citizens say that "in order for our country to do well, we should listen more to fresh ideas from young people.
80 %
of Batswana say politicians and senior public servants should be barred from participating in public tenders in order to reduce corruption in government procurement.