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
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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

Indicator
Participatory Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which citizens can engage in regional and local government, civil society organizations, and direct democracy.