Democratic change in Botswana
Botswana: Democratic change was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Democratic change in Botswana, 1900–2025
Source: Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democratic change in Botswana is 2, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.
Over the whole period, democratic change in Botswana peaked at 2 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2015.
That places Botswana 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8333 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 1 Benin 2 compare
- 1 Bolivia 2 compare
- 1 Brazil 2 compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 2 compare
- 1 East Timor 2 compare
- 1 Fiji 2 compare
- 1 Gambia 2 compare
- 1 Guatemala 2 compare
- 1 Honduras 2 compare
- 1 Lesotho 2 compare
- 1 Maldives 2 compare
- 1 Mauritius 2 compare
- 1 Montenegro 2 compare
- 1 Nepal 2 compare
- 1 Poland 2 compare
- 1 Seychelles 2 compare
- 1 Solomon Islands 2 compare
- 1 Sri Lanka 2 compare
- 1 Thailand 2 compare
- 1 Tunisia 2 compare
- 1 Zambia 2 compare
More reference data data for Botswana
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.39 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8179 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.391 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.76 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -1.55 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 202.64 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is democratic change in Botswana?
- Democratic change in Botswana was 2 in 2025, according to Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic change recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1959.
- What is the lowest democratic change recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2015.
- How does Botswana rank for democratic change?
- Botswana ranks 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data by Episodes of Regime Transformation and V-Dem.