Botswana vs Peru: Justified Political Positions Score
Botswana
-0.246
in 2025
Peru
-0.267
in 2025
Botswana rank
135th
Peru rank
136th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Botswana
- Peru
How they compare
Botswana currently reports -0.246 against -0.267 in Peru, a difference of 0.021.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Peru ahead.
Botswana ranks 135th and Peru ranks 136th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -1.96 | -0.816 | 1.14 | Peru |
| 1910s | -1.96 | -0.816 | 1.14 | Peru |
| 1920s | -1.96 | -1.33 | 0.622 | Peru |
| 1930s | -1.96 | -0.9258 | 1.03 | Peru |
| 1940s | -1.96 | -1.25 | 0.7026 | Peru |
| 1950s | -1.96 | -1.26 | 0.6934 | Peru |
| 1960s | -0.963 | -0.2724 | 0.6906 | Peru |
| 1970s | 0.525 | -0.905 | 1.43 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.525 | 0.874 | 0.349 | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.6152 | -0.0058 | 0.621 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.9272 | 1.07 | 0.1425 | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.8026 | 0.8356 | 0.033 | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.4282 | -0.2235 | 0.6517 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Botswana or Peru?
- Botswana, at -0.246 against -0.267 in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Botswana and Peru?
- 0.021, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Peru?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Peru rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Botswana ranks 135th and Peru ranks 136th 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.