Botswana vs South Africa: Revised Combined Polity Score
Botswana
8
in 2011
South Africa
9
in 2011
Botswana rank
5th
South Africa rank
3rd
Revised Combined Polity Score over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 9 against 8 in Botswana, a difference of 1.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 3rd of 51 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | 4 | 2 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 6 | 4 | 2 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 6.3 | 4 | 2.3 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 7.3 | 7.8 | 0.5 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 8 | 9 | 1 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 8 | 9 | 1 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher revised combined polity score, Botswana or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 9 against 8 in Botswana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in revised combined polity score between Botswana and South Africa?
- 1, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for revised combined polity score?
- Botswana ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 3rd 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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About this data
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.