How does Botswana rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?

Botswana ranks 51st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Botswana?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Botswana data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Botswana

Name: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Botswana
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Botswana: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.866 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.866

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

51st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.914

in 2019

All-time low

0.284

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Botswana, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Botswana stood at 0.866.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Botswana peaked at 0.914 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.284, in 1900.

Botswana ranks 51st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.284	0.284	0.284	10
1910s	0.284	0.284	0.284	10
1920s	0.284	0.284	0.284	10
1930s	0.295	0.295	0.295	10
1940s	0.3236	0.295	0.35	10
1950s	0.35	0.35	0.35	10
1960s	0.5729	0.372	0.807	10
1970s	0.8213	0.807	0.831	10
1980s	0.8589	0.831	0.862	10
1990s	0.8729	0.862	0.905	10
2000s	0.904	0.901	0.905	10
2010s	0.9068	0.9	0.914	10
2020s	0.8562	0.821	0.907	6

Countries ranked near Botswana

48 Jamaica 0.871 compare
49 Benin 0.87 compare
50 Slovakia 0.867 compare
52 Mauritius 0.865 compare
53 Gabon 0.863 compare
54 Moldova 0.862 compare

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Autumn temperature anomalies 1.76 °C (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies -1.55 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Botswana?: Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Botswana was 0.866 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Botswana?: The highest recorded value was 0.914 in 2019.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Botswana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.284 in 1900.
How does Botswana rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Botswana ranks 51st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Botswana?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.