Botswana vs Gambia: Democratic change
Botswana
2
in 2025
Gambia
2
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Gambia rank
1st
Democratic change over time
- Botswana
- Gambia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2 against 2 in Gambia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Gambia ahead.
Botswana ranks 1st and Gambia ranks 1st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | Gambia |
| 1950s | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 | Botswana |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.8333 | 2 | 1.17 | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democratic change, Botswana or Gambia?
- Botswana, at 2 against 2 in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democratic change between Botswana and Gambia?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Gambia rank globally for democratic change?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Gambia ranks 1st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democratic change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.