Botswana vs East Timor: Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Botswana
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 0.4327 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.3959 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Botswana, a difference of 0.0368 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 80th and East Timor ranks 77th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and East Timor in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5834 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2.62 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.6542 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5009 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.4435 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.209 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2345 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.3129 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.411 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0981 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher voice and accountability - governance estimate, Botswana or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 0.4327 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.3959 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in voice and accountability - governance estimate between Botswana and East Timor?
- 0.0368 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and East Timor?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and East Timor rank globally for voice and accountability - governance estimate?
- Botswana ranks 80th and East Timor ranks 77th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.