Political regime ert in Botswana

Botswana: Political regime ert was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 175 countries
All-time high
2
in 1959
All-time low
0
in 2015
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Political regime ert in Botswana, 1900–2025

00.511.52190019622025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political regime ert in Botswana is 2, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

Over the whole period, political regime ert 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.

Political regime ert in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Political regime ert in Botswana, 1900 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1900 1 —
1901 1 +0.0%
1902 1 +0.0%
1903 1 +0.0%
1904 1 +0.0%
1905 1 +0.0%
1906 1 +0.0%
1907 1 +0.0%
1908 1 +0.0%
1909 1 +0.0%
1910 1 +0.0%
1911 1 +0.0%
1912 1 +0.0%
1913 1 +0.0%
1914 1 +0.0%
1915 1 +0.0%
1916 1 +0.0%
1917 1 +0.0%
1918 1 +0.0%
1919 1 +0.0%
1920 1 +0.0%
1921 1 +0.0%
1922 1 +0.0%
1923 1 +0.0%
1924 1 +0.0%
1925 1 +0.0%
1926 1 +0.0%
1927 1 +0.0%
1928 1 +0.0%
1929 1 +0.0%
1930 1 +0.0%
1931 1 +0.0%
1932 1 +0.0%
1933 1 +0.0%
1934 1 +0.0%
1935 1 +0.0%
1936 1 +0.0%
1937 1 +0.0%
1938 1 +0.0%
1939 1 +0.0%
1940 1 +0.0%
1941 1 +0.0%
1942 1 +0.0%
1943 1 +0.0%
1944 1 +0.0%
1945 1 +0.0%
1946 1 +0.0%
1947 1 +0.0%
1948 1 +0.0%
1949 1 +0.0%
1950 1 +0.0%
1951 1 +0.0%
1952 1 +0.0%
1953 1 +0.0%
1954 1 +0.0%
1955 1 +0.0%
1956 1 +0.0%
1957 1 +0.0%
1958 1 +0.0%
1959 2 +100.0%
1960 2 +0.0%
1961 2 +0.0%
1962 2 +0.0%
1963 2 +0.0%
1964 2 +0.0%
1965 2 +0.0%
1966 2 +0.0%
1967 2 +0.0%
1968 2 +0.0%
1969 2 +0.0%
1970 2 +0.0%
1971 1 -50.0%
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 0 -100.0%
2016 0 —
2017 0 —
2018 0 —
2019 0 —
2020 0 —
2021 0 —
2022 0 —
2023 1 —
2024 2 +100.0%
2025 2 +0.0%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 2 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 1 Benin 2 compare
  2. 1 Bolivia 2 compare
  3. 1 Brazil 2 compare
  4. 1 Dominican Republic 2 compare
  5. 1 East Timor 2 compare
  6. 1 Fiji 2 compare
  7. 1 Gambia 2 compare
  8. 1 Guatemala 2 compare
  9. 1 Honduras 2 compare
  10. 1 Lesotho 2 compare
  11. 1 Maldives 2 compare
  12. 1 Mauritius 2 compare
  13. 1 Montenegro 2 compare
  14. 1 Nepal 2 compare
  15. 1 Poland 2 compare
  16. 1 Seychelles 2 compare
  17. 1 Solomon Islands 2 compare
  18. 1 Sri Lanka 2 compare
  19. 1 Thailand 2 compare
  20. 1 Tunisia 2 compare
  21. 1 Zambia 2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political regime ert in Botswana?
Political regime ert in Botswana was 2 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political regime ert recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1959.
What is the lowest political regime ert recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2015.
How does Botswana rank for political regime ert?
Botswana ranks 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political regime ert. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political regime ert
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 19,128 data points, 1900–2025
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