Botswana vs Namibia: Democracy
Botswana
2
in 2018
Namibia
2
in 2018
Botswana rank
1st
Namibia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2 against 2 in Namibia, a difference of 0.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Botswana or Namibia?
- Botswana, at 2 against 2 in Namibia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Botswana and Namibia?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for democracy?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Polity 5 (2020) – 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 using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).