Botswana vs Gabon: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Botswana
0.866
in 2025
Gabon
0.863
in 2025
Botswana rank
51st
Gabon rank
53rd
Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time
- Botswana
- Gabon
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.866 against 0.863 in Gabon, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 51st and Gabon ranks 53rd of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 11 and Gabon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.284 | 0.054 | 0.23 | Botswana |
| 1920s | 0.284 | 0.054 | 0.23 | Botswana |
| 1930s | 0.295 | 0.0543 | 0.2407 | Botswana |
| 1940s | 0.3236 | 0.0848 | 0.2388 | Botswana |
| 1950s | 0.35 | 0.1696 | 0.1804 | Botswana |
| 1960s | 0.5729 | 0.4059 | 0.167 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.8213 | 0.42 | 0.4013 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.8589 | 0.434 | 0.4249 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.8729 | 0.7953 | 0.0776 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.904 | 0.8 | 0.104 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.9068 | 0.8506 | 0.0562 | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.8562 | 0.8645 | 0.0083 | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Botswana or Gabon?
- Botswana, at 0.866 against 0.863 in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Botswana and Gabon?
- 0.003, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Botswana ranks 51st and Gabon ranks 53rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. 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 extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.