Botswana vs Ghana: Revised Combined Polity Score

Botswana
8
in 2011
Ghana
8
in 2011
Botswana rank
5th
Ghana rank
5th

Revised Combined Polity Score over time

  • Botswana
  • Ghana
-10-50510196019852011

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 8 against 8 in Ghana, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 5th and Ghana ranks 5th of 51 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 6 -5.75 11.75 Botswana
1970s 6 -3 9 Botswana
1980s 6.3 -5.7 12 Botswana
1990s 7.3 -0.7 8 Botswana
2000s 8 6.8 1.2 Botswana
2010s 8 8 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revised combined polity score, Botswana or Ghana?
Botswana, at 8 against 8 in Ghana as of 2011.
What is the difference in revised combined polity score between Botswana and Ghana?
0, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
46 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for revised combined polity score?
Botswana ranks 5th and Ghana ranks 5th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Authoritarian regime"" in Western political discourse is a pejorative term for some very diverse kinds of political systems whose common properties are a lack of regularized political competition and, published as Revised Combined Polity Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Revised Combined Polity Score
Source
Authoritarian regime"" in Western political discourse is a pejorative term for some very diverse kinds of political systems whose common properties are a lack of regularized political competition and
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 2,425 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Revised Combined Polity Score is a modified version of the POLITY variable added in order to facilitate the use of the POLITY regime measure in time-series analyses.