Botswana vs Madagascar: Participatory Political Institutions Index
Botswana
0.468
in 2025
Madagascar
0.474
in 2025
Botswana rank
108th
Madagascar rank
105th
Participatory Political Institutions Index over time
- Botswana
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.474 against 0.468 in Botswana, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Madagascar ahead.
Botswana ranks 108th and Madagascar ranks 105th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.062 | 0.0934 | 0.0314 | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 0.062 | 0.097 | 0.035 | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 0.062 | 0.0673 | 0.0053 | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 0.062 | 0.066 | 0.004 | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 0.065 | 0.0745 | 0.0095 | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 0.0735 | 0.1008 | 0.0273 | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 0.2527 | 0.3361 | 0.0834 | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.516 | 0.3912 | 0.1248 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.5566 | 0.4082 | 0.1484 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.5962 | 0.5241 | 0.0721 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.606 | 0.5385 | 0.0675 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.5663 | 0.5001 | 0.0662 | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.5305 | 0.4922 | 0.0383 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Botswana or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 0.474 against 0.468 in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Botswana and Madagascar?
- 0.006, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Madagascar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Madagascar rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
- Botswana ranks 108th and Madagascar ranks 105th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Participatory Political Institutions 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 citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.