Botswana vs New Zealand: Democracy
Botswana
2
in 2018
New Zealand
2
in 2018
Botswana rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Botswana
- New Zealand
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2 against 2 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 53 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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 New Zealand?
- Botswana, at 2 against 2 in New Zealand as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Botswana and New Zealand?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and New Zealand?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2018.
- How do Botswana and New Zealand rank globally for democracy?
- Botswana ranks 1st and New Zealand 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).