Botswana vs Croatia: Democracy

Botswana
6
in 2025
Croatia
6
in 2025
Botswana rank
42nd
Croatia rank
42nd

Democracy over time

  • Botswana
  • Croatia
0246810190019622025

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 6 against 6 in Croatia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Croatia ahead.

Botswana ranks 42nd and Croatia ranks 42nd of 176 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Croatia Difference Ahead
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 2.7 0 2.7 Botswana
1970s 7 0 7 Botswana
1980s 7 1 6 Botswana
1990s 7.1 2.5 4.6 Botswana
2000s 8 6.6 1.4 Botswana
2010s 8.7 6.4 2.3 Botswana
2020s 6.33 6.33 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Botswana or Croatia?
Botswana, at 6 against 6 in Croatia as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Botswana and Croatia?
0, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Croatia?
85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Croatia rank globally for democracy?
Botswana ranks 42nd and Croatia ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.