Liberal political institutions in Botswana
Botswana: Liberal political institutions was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
53rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
1
in 1967
All-time low
0
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025
Liberal political institutions in Botswana, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, liberal political institutions in Botswana stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liberal political institutions in Botswana peaked at 1 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1900.
Botswana ranks 53rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Liberal political institutions in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1901 | 0 | — |
| 1902 | 0 | — |
| 1903 | 0 | — |
| 1904 | 0 | — |
| 1905 | 0 | — |
| 1906 | 0 | — |
| 1907 | 0 | — |
| 1908 | 0 | — |
| 1909 | 0 | — |
| 1910 | 0 | — |
| 1911 | 0 | — |
| 1912 | 0 | — |
| 1913 | 0 | — |
| 1914 | 0 | — |
| 1915 | 0 | — |
| 1916 | 0 | — |
| 1917 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | 0 | — |
| 1919 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0 | — |
| 1921 | 0 | — |
| 1922 | 0 | — |
| 1923 | 0 | — |
| 1924 | 0 | — |
| 1925 | 0 | — |
| 1926 | 0 | — |
| 1927 | 0 | — |
| 1928 | 0 | — |
| 1929 | 0 | — |
| 1930 | 0 | — |
| 1931 | 0 | — |
| 1932 | 0 | — |
| 1933 | 0 | — |
| 1934 | 0 | — |
| 1935 | 0 | — |
| 1936 | 0 | — |
| 1937 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | 0 | — |
| 1939 | 0 | — |
| 1940 | 0 | — |
| 1941 | 0 | — |
| 1942 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | 0 | — |
| 1944 | 0 | — |
| 1945 | 0 | — |
| 1946 | 0 | — |
| 1947 | 0 | — |
| 1948 | 0 | — |
| 1949 | 0 | — |
| 1950 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 1 | — |
| 1968 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3333 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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- 53 Algeria 0
- 53 Angola 0
- 53 Argentina 0 compare
- 53 Armenia 0
- 53 Azerbaijan 0
- 53 Bahrain 0
- 53 Bangladesh 0
- 53 Belarus 0
- 53 Benin 0 compare
- 53 Bhutan 0 compare
- 53 Bolivia 0
- 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 53 Burkina Faso 0
- 53 Burundi 0
- 53 Cambodia 0
- 53 Cameroon 0
- 53 Central African Republic 0
- 53 Chad 0
- 53 China 0
- 53 Comoros 0
- 53 Congo 0
- 53 Cote d'Ivoire 0
- 53 Cuba 0
- 53 Democratic Republic of Congo 0
- 53 Djibouti 0
- 53 Dominican Republic 0
- 53 East Timor 0
- 53 Ecuador 0
- 53 Egypt 0
- 53 El Salvador 0
- 53 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 53 Eritrea 0
- 53 Eswatini 0
- 53 Ethiopia 0
- 53 Fiji 0
- 53 Gabon 0
- 53 Georgia 0
- 53 Greece 0 compare
- 53 Guinea 0
- 53 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 53 Guyana 0
- 53 Haiti 0
- 53 Honduras 0
- 53 Hong Kong 0
- 53 Hungary 0 compare
- 53 India 0
- 53 Indonesia 0
- 53 Iran 0
- 53 Iraq 0
- 53 Jordan 0
- 53 Kazakhstan 0
- 53 Kenya 0 compare
- 53 Kuwait 0
- 53 Kyrgyzstan 0
- 53 Laos 0
- 53 Lebanon 0
- 53 Lesotho 0
- 53 Liberia 0
- 53 Libya 0
- 53 Madagascar 0
- 53 Malaysia 0
- 53 Maldives 0
- 53 Mali 0
- 53 Malta 0
- 53 Mauritania 0
- 53 Mexico 0
- 53 Moldova 0 compare
- 53 Mongolia 0 compare
- 53 Montenegro 0
- 53 Morocco 0
- 53 Mozambique 0
- 53 Myanmar 0
- 53 Nepal 0 compare
- 53 Nicaragua 0
- 53 Niger 0
- 53 Nigeria 0
- 53 North Korea 0
- 53 North Macedonia 0
- 53 Oman 0
- 53 Pakistan 0
- 53 Palestine 0
- 53 Panama 0
- 53 Papua New Guinea 0
- 53 Paraguay 0
- 53 Peru 0 compare
- 53 Philippines 0
- 53 Qatar 0
- 53 Romania 0 compare
- 53 Russia 0
- 53 Rwanda 0
- 53 Saudi Arabia 0
- 53 Senegal 0
- 53 Serbia 0 compare
- 53 Sierra Leone 0
- 53 Singapore 0
- 53 Slovakia 0 compare
- 53 Solomon Islands 0
- 53 Somalia 0
- 53 South Sudan 0
- 53 Sri Lanka 0
- 53 Sudan 0
- 53 Suriname 0 compare
- 53 Syria 0
- 53 Tajikistan 0
- 53 Tanzania 0 compare
- 53 Thailand 0
- 53 Togo 0
- 53 Tunisia 0 compare
- 53 Turkey 0
- 53 Turkmenistan 0
- 53 Uganda 0
- 53 Ukraine 0
- 53 United Arab Emirates 0
- 53 United States 0 compare
- 53 Uzbekistan 0
- 53 Vatican 0
- 53 Venezuela 0 compare
- 53 Vietnam 0
- 53 Yemen 0
- 53 Zambia 0 compare
- 53 Zimbabwe 0
More reference data data for Botswana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liberal political institutions in Botswana?
- Liberal political institutions in Botswana was 0 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest liberal political institutions recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1967.
- What is the lowest liberal political institutions recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1900.
- How does Botswana rank for liberal political institutions?
- Botswana ranks 53rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is liberal political institutions rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal political institutions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions.