Botswana vs South Africa: Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score
Botswana
0.9
in 2025
South Africa
0.894
in 2025
Botswana rank
88th
South Africa rank
89th
Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups Score over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.9 against 0.894 in South Africa, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.
Botswana ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 89th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.89 | -1.29 | 1.6 | South Africa |
| 1910s | -2.89 | -1.29 | 1.6 | South Africa |
| 1920s | -2.89 | -1.29 | 1.6 | South Africa |
| 1930s | -2.89 | -1.29 | 1.6 | South Africa |
| 1940s | -2.89 | -1.41 | 1.48 | South Africa |
| 1950s | -2.89 | -2.18 | 0.71 | South Africa |
| 1960s | -1.71 | -2.18 | 0.4696 | Botswana |
| 1970s | -0.545 | -2.18 | 1.64 | Botswana |
| 1980s | -0.4091 | -2.18 | 1.77 | Botswana |
| 1990s | -0.2851 | 0.1355 | 0.4206 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.695 | 1.42 | 0.722 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.831 | 1.31 | 0.4788 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.984 | 1.1 | 0.12 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of civil liberties across social groups score, Botswana or South Africa?
- Botswana, at 0.9 against 0.894 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of civil liberties across social groups score between Botswana and South Africa?
- 0.006, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for equality of civil liberties across social groups score?
- Botswana ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 89th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Civil Liberties across Social Groups 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 social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are free from forced labor, have property rights and access to the justice system, and enjoy freedoms of movement.