Angola vs Botswana: Justified Political Positions Score

Angola
-0.236
in 2025
Botswana
-0.246
in 2025
Angola rank
134th
Botswana rank
135th

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Angola
  • Botswana
-3-2-101190019622025

How they compare

Angola currently reports -0.236 against -0.246 in Botswana, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Botswana ahead.

Angola ranks 134th and Botswana ranks 135th of 175 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Botswana Difference Ahead
1900s -3.15 -1.96 1.19 Botswana
1910s -3.15 -1.96 1.19 Botswana
1920s -3.15 -1.96 1.19 Botswana
1930s -3.15 -1.96 1.19 Botswana
1940s -3.15 -1.96 1.19 Botswana
1950s -3.15 -1.96 1.19 Botswana
1960s -2.71 -0.963 1.75 Botswana
1970s -1.39 0.525 1.92 Botswana
1980s -1 0.525 1.53 Botswana
1990s -1.12 0.6152 1.74 Botswana
2000s -0.7355 0.9272 1.66 Botswana
2010s -0.4562 0.8026 1.26 Botswana
2020s -0.1633 0.4282 0.5915 Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Angola or Botswana?
Angola, at -0.236 against -0.246 in Botswana as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Angola and Botswana?
0.01, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Botswana?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Angola and Botswana rank globally for justified political positions score?
Angola ranks 134th and Botswana ranks 135th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.