Botswana vs Somalia: Liberal political institutions
Botswana
0
in 2025
Somalia
0
in 2025
Botswana rank
53rd
Somalia rank
53rd
Liberal political institutions over time
- Botswana
- Somalia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0 against 0 in Somalia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Somalia ahead.
Botswana ranks 53rd and Somalia ranks 53rd of 176 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.3333 | 0 | 0.3333 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Botswana or Somalia?
- Botswana, at 0 against 0 in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Botswana and Somalia?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Somalia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Somalia rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Botswana ranks 53rd and Somalia ranks 53rd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. 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 whether the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions