Botswana vs Trinidad and Tobago: Competitiveness of Political Participation Score

Botswana
4
in 2018
Trinidad and Tobago
4
in 2018
Botswana rank
34th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
34th

Competitiveness of Political Participation Score over time

  • Botswana
  • Trinidad and Tobago
01234196219902018

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 4 against 4 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 34th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 34th of 167 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1960s 4 0 4 Botswana
1970s 4 0 4 Botswana
1980s 4 3.6 0.4 Botswana
1990s 4 4 0
2000s 4 4 0
2010s 4 4 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher competitiveness of political participation score, Botswana or Trinidad and Tobago?
Botswana, at 4 against 4 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2018.
What is the difference in competitiveness of political participation score between Botswana and Trinidad and Tobago?
0, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Trinidad and Tobago?
53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2018.
How do Botswana and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for competitiveness of political participation score?
Botswana ranks 34th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 34th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitiveness of Political Participation Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Competitiveness of Political Participation Score
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 17,813 data points, 1789–2020
Last refreshed

Indicates the extent to which political participation is competitive. It ranges from unregulated political participation (score of 0), over repressed political participation (score of 1), suppressed political participation (score of 2), factional political participation (score of 3), and transitional arrangements (score of 4), to competitive political participation (score of 5).