Political liberties in Botswana
Botswana: Political liberties was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
World rank
80th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1
in 1988
All-time low
0
in 1885
Years of data
141
1885–2025
Political liberties in Botswana, 1885–2025
Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0 for political liberties in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 141 years on record.
Over the whole period, political liberties in Botswana peaked at 1 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1885.
That places Botswana 80th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Political liberties in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 0 | — |
| 1886 | 0 | — |
| 1887 | 0 | — |
| 1888 | 0 | — |
| 1889 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0 | — |
| 1891 | 0 | — |
| 1892 | 0 | — |
| 1893 | 0 | — |
| 1894 | 0 | — |
| 1895 | 0 | — |
| 1896 | 0 | — |
| 1897 | 0 | — |
| 1898 | 0 | — |
| 1899 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 1 | — |
| 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 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 80 Afghanistan 0
- 80 Albania 0
- 80 Algeria 0
- 80 Angola 0
- 80 Armenia 0
- 80 Azerbaijan 0
- 80 Bahrain 0
- 80 Bangladesh 0
- 80 Belarus 0
- 80 Benin 0 compare
- 80 Bhutan 0
- 80 Bolivia 0 compare
- 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 80 Brunei 0
- 80 Burkina Faso 0
- 80 Burundi 0
- 80 Cambodia 0
- 80 Cameroon 0
- 80 Central African Republic 0
- 80 Chad 0
- 80 China 0
- 80 Colombia 0
- 80 Comoros 0
- 80 Congo 0
- 80 Cote d'Ivoire 0
- 80 Cuba 0
- 80 Democratic Republic of Congo 0
- 80 Djibouti 0
- 80 East Timor 0
- 80 Ecuador 0
- 80 Egypt 0
- 80 El Salvador 0 compare
- 80 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 80 Eritrea 0
- 80 Eswatini 0
- 80 Ethiopia 0
- 80 Gabon 0
- 80 Gambia 0
- 80 Georgia 0
- 80 Guatemala 0
- 80 Guinea 0
- 80 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 80 Haiti 0
- 80 Honduras 0 compare
- 80 Hungary 0 compare
- 80 India 0 compare
- 80 Indonesia 0
- 80 Iran 0
- 80 Iraq 0
- 80 Israel 0
- 80 Jordan 0
- 80 Kazakhstan 0
- 80 Kenya 0
- 80 Kuwait 0
- 80 Kyrgyzstan 0
- 80 Laos 0
- 80 Lebanon 0
- 80 Lesotho 0
- 80 Liberia 0
- 80 Libya 0
- 80 Madagascar 0
- 80 Malawi 0
- 80 Malaysia 0
- 80 Maldives 0
- 80 Mali 0
- 80 Mauritania 0
- 80 Mexico 0
- 80 Moldova 0
- 80 Montenegro 0
- 80 Morocco 0
- 80 Mozambique 0
- 80 Myanmar 0
- 80 Nepal 0
- 80 Nicaragua 0
- 80 Niger 0
- 80 Nigeria 0
- 80 North Korea 0
- 80 North Macedonia 0
- 80 Oman 0
- 80 Pakistan 0
- 80 Palestine 0
- 80 Paraguay 0
- 80 Peru 0 compare
- 80 Philippines 0 compare
- 80 Qatar 0
- 80 Russia 0
- 80 Rwanda 0
- 80 Saudi Arabia 0
- 80 Senegal 0 compare
- 80 Serbia 0
- 80 Sierra Leone 0
- 80 Singapore 0
- 80 Slovakia 0 compare
- 80 Solomon Islands 0 compare
- 80 Somalia 0
- 80 South Sudan 0
- 80 Sri Lanka 0 compare
- 80 Sudan 0
- 80 Syria 0
- 80 Tajikistan 0
- 80 Tanzania 0
- 80 Thailand 0
- 80 Togo 0
- 80 Tunisia 0
- 80 Turkey 0
- 80 Turkmenistan 0
- 80 USSR 0
- 80 Uganda 0
- 80 Ukraine 0
- 80 United Arab Emirates 0
- 80 Uzbekistan 0
- 80 Vatican 0
- 80 Venezuela 0 compare
- 80 Vietnam 0
- 80 Western Sahara 0
- 80 Yemen 0
- 80 Zambia 0
- 80 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 political liberties in Botswana?
- Political liberties in Botswana was 0 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political liberties recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1988.
- What is the lowest political liberties recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1885.
- How does Botswana rank for political liberties?
- Botswana ranks 80th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political liberties. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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