Botswana vs Japan: Transparent laws
Botswana
1
in 2025
Japan
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Botswana
- Japan
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Japan |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Japan |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 1 | 0.3333 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Botswana or Japan?
- Botswana, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Botswana and Japan?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Japan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Japan rank globally for transparent laws?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.