Botswana leads on 5 of 5 measures, and the overall scores are 0.326 apart. Measured against what their incomes predict, Botswana does more with what it has (−0.068, against −0.388 for Equatorial Guinea).
E-Government Index
The overall score: the average of the next three.
Botswana 0.612
Equatorial Guinea 0.286
Online services
What the government offers online.
Botswana 0.399
Equatorial Guinea 0.193
Human capital
Literacy and schooling.
Botswana 0.572
Equatorial Guinea 0.410
Telecoms
Internet, mobile and broadband.
Botswana 0.865
Equatorial Guinea 0.253
E-participation
How far citizens are involved online.
Botswana 0.274
Equatorial Guinea 0.233
Each track runs from 0 to 1. The higher score in each row is in bold.
Botswana and Equatorial Guinea: context figures The context Botswana Equatorial Guinea Income per person (PPP) $19,380 $18,720 Population 2.7 million 1.7 million Using the internet 77% 67% Score vs what income predicts −0.068 −0.388
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Sources: UN E-Government Survey 2024, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs; income per person (GDP, PPP) and population from the World Bank World Development Indicators, via the Quality of Government Standard Dataset, January 2025.