Political Stability/No Violence in Botswana
Botswana: Political Stability/No Violence was 0.2429 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Political Stability/No Violence in Botswana, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.2429 standard error for political stability/no violence in 2011.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability/no violence in Botswana peaked at 0.364 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.236 standard error, in 2010.
That places Botswana 32nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Political Stability/No Violence in Botswana, year by year
| Year | standard error | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.364 standard error | — |
| 1998 | 0.3352 standard error | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3333 standard error | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2964 standard error | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2926 standard error | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3117 standard error | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2777 standard error | -10.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2443 standard error | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2401 standard error | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.244 standard error | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2364 standard error | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.236 standard error | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2429 standard error | +2.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.2429 standard error is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2491 standard error, 98% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.2429 standard error is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2491 standard error, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3496 standard error | 0.3352 standard error | 0.364 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2752 standard error | 0.2364 standard error | 0.3333 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2395 standard error | 0.236 standard error | 0.2429 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 32 Algeria 0.2429 standard error compare
- 32 Angola 0.2429 standard error compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 0.2429 standard error compare
- 32 Cameroon 0.2429 standard error compare
- 32 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2429 standard error compare
- 32 Egypt 0.2429 standard error compare
- 32 Ethiopia 0.2429 standard error compare
- 32 Ghana 0.2429 standard error compare
- 32 Kenya 0.2429 standard error compare
- 32 Madagascar 0.2429 standard error compare
- 32 Mali 0.2429 standard error compare
- 32 Mozambique 0.2429 standard error compare
- 32 Namibia 0.2429 standard error compare
- 32 Nigeria 0.2429 standard error compare
- 32 Senegal 0.2429 standard error compare
- 32 Tanzania 0.2429 standard error compare
- 32 Tunisia 0.2429 standard error compare
- 32 Uganda 0.2429 standard error compare
- 32 Zambia 0.2429 standard error compare
- 32 Zimbabwe 0.2429 standard error compare
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 stability/no violence in Botswana?
- Political stability/no violence in Botswana was 0.2429 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest political stability/no violence recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.364 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability/no violence recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.236 standard error in 2010.
- How does Botswana rank for political stability/no violence?
- Botswana ranks 32nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is political stability/no violence rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Political Stability/No Violence (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.POLI.ST.SD. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.