Botswana vs Eswatini: Engaged Society Score
Botswana
-0.806
in 2025
Eswatini
-0.762
in 2025
Botswana rank
153rd
Eswatini rank
151st
Engaged Society Score over time
- Botswana
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports -0.762 against -0.806 in Botswana, a difference of 0.044.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 153rd and Eswatini ranks 151st of 176 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.3 | -2.68 | 1.38 | Botswana |
| 1910s | -1.3 | -2.34 | 1.04 | Botswana |
| 1920s | -1.3 | -2.34 | 1.04 | Botswana |
| 1930s | -1.3 | -2.34 | 1.04 | Botswana |
| 1940s | -1.3 | -2.34 | 1.04 | Botswana |
| 1950s | -1.3 | -2.34 | 1.04 | Botswana |
| 1960s | -0.3662 | -1.71 | 1.34 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 1.13 | -1.46 | 2.58 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 1.26 | -1.77 | 3.02 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1.44 | -1.47 | 2.9 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1.39 | -1.02 | 2.42 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.02 | -0.681 | 1.7 | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.2475 | -0.8482 | 1.1 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Botswana or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at -0.762 against -0.806 in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Botswana and Eswatini?
- 0.044, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eswatini?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Eswatini rank globally for engaged society score?
- Botswana ranks 153rd and Eswatini ranks 151st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.