Botswana vs Lithuania: Transparent laws
Botswana
1
in 2025
Lithuania
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Lithuania rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Botswana
- Lithuania
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in Lithuania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lithuania ahead.
Botswana ranks 1st and Lithuania ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 0.1667 | 0.5 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Botswana or Lithuania?
- Botswana, at 1 against 1 in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Botswana and Lithuania?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lithuania?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Lithuania rank globally for transparent laws?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Lithuania 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.