Botswana vs Croatia: Democracy
Botswana
5
in 2025
Croatia
5
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Croatia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Botswana
- Croatia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 5 against 5 in Croatia, a difference of 0.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Croatia has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and Croatia ranks 1st of 128 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Botswana or Croatia?
- Botswana, at 5 against 5 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?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Croatia rank globally for democracy?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Croatia ranks 1st of 128 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bertelsmann Transformation Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between hard-line autocracies (score 1), moderate autocracies (score 2), highly defective democracies (score 3), defective democracies (score 4), and consolidating democracies (score 5).