Botswana vs North Macedonia: Democracy

Botswana
2
in 2018
North Macedonia
2
in 2018
Botswana rank
1st
North Macedonia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Botswana
  • North Macedonia
00.511.52192119692018

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2 against 2 in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 1st and North Macedonia ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1960s 2 0 2 Botswana
1970s 2 0 2 Botswana
1980s 2 1 1 Botswana
1990s 2 1.9 0.1 Botswana
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 North Macedonia?
Botswana, at 2 against 2 in North Macedonia as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Botswana and North Macedonia?
0, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and North Macedonia?
53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2018.
How do Botswana and North Macedonia rank globally for democracy?
Botswana ranks 1st and North Macedonia ranks 1st of 167 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.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

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).