Botswana vs Poland: Democracy
Botswana
6
in 2025
Poland
6
in 2025
Botswana rank
42nd
Poland rank
42nd
Democracy over time
- Botswana
- Poland
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 6 against 6 in Poland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.
Botswana ranks 42nd and Poland ranks 42nd of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Poland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Poland |
| 1920s | 0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | Poland |
| 1930s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Poland |
| 1940s | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Poland |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Poland |
| 1960s | 2.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 7 | 0 | 7 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 7 | 0.3 | 6.7 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 7.1 | 7.7 | 0.6 | Poland |
| 2000s | 8 | 8.2 | 0.2 | Poland |
| 2010s | 8.7 | 7.5 | 1.2 | Botswana |
| 2020s | 6.33 | 6 | 0.3333 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Botswana or Poland?
- Botswana, at 6 against 6 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Botswana and Poland?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Poland?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Poland rank globally for democracy?
- Botswana ranks 42nd and Poland 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
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.