Botswana vs Nepal: Justified Political Positions Score
Botswana
-0.246
in 2025
Nepal
-0.203
in 2025
Botswana rank
135th
Nepal rank
133rd
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Botswana
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports -0.203 against -0.246 in Botswana, a difference of 0.043.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 135th and Nepal ranks 133rd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 9 and Nepal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.96 | -3.61 | 1.65 | Botswana |
| 1910s | -1.96 | -3.61 | 1.65 | Botswana |
| 1920s | -1.96 | -3.61 | 1.65 | Botswana |
| 1930s | -1.96 | -3.61 | 1.65 | Botswana |
| 1940s | -1.96 | -3.61 | 1.65 | Botswana |
| 1950s | -1.96 | 0.2076 | 2.16 | Nepal |
| 1960s | -0.963 | -0.4091 | 0.5539 | Nepal |
| 1970s | 0.525 | -0.673 | 1.2 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.525 | -0.3418 | 0.8668 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.6152 | 1.21 | 0.5942 | Nepal |
| 2000s | 0.9272 | 0.9102 | 0.017 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.8026 | 0.8128 | 0.0102 | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.4282 | -0.1332 | 0.5613 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Botswana or Nepal?
- Nepal, at -0.203 against -0.246 in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Botswana and Nepal?
- 0.043, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nepal?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Nepal rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Botswana ranks 135th and Nepal ranks 133rd 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
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.