Top 5 expat cities in
Botswana
Generated: 2026-10-03
Country overview
- Scores reflect rising urban property and violent crime, major 2025 floods, recurring drought and heat, medium internet resilience despite broad mobile coverage, and electricity-supply constraints. Evidence is stronger for Gaborone than for smaller centres, so lower-city assessments are conservative.
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Top 5 cities
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City cost | Safety | Natural disaster resilience | Year-round temperatures | Distance to the sea | Internet speed | Largest nationality groups |
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| #1 Gaborone | 5/10 | 6/10 | 4/10 | 32°C | 650 km | 6/10 |
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| #2 Maun | 4/10 | 5/10 | 4/10 | 35°C | 920 km | 5/10 |
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| #3 Kasane | 4/10 | 6/10 | 4/10 | 35°C | 1050 km | 4/10 |
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| #4 Francistown | 5.7/10 | 5/10 | 4/10 | 33°C | 900 km | 5/10 |
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| #5 Palapye | 5.7/10 | 5/10 | 5/10 | 33°C | 780 km | 5/10 |
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Religions
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Christianity86.5 %
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No religion7.1 %
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Traditional folk religions4.6 %
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Other religions1 %
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Islam0.6 %
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Hinduism0.2 %