Political Stability - Number of sources in Botswana
Botswana: Political Stability - Number of sources was 12 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political Stability - Number of sources in Botswana, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political stability - number of sources in Botswana is 12, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - number of sources in Botswana peaked at 12 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1996.
That places Botswana 3rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability - Number of sources in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5 | — |
| 1998 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12 | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 12 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 12 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.11 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.5 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.83 | 11 | 12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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 - number of sources in Botswana?
- Political stability - number of sources in Botswana was 12 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - number of sources recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2021.
- What is the lowest political stability - number of sources recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1996.
- How does Botswana rank for political stability - number of sources?
- Botswana ranks 3rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - number of sources rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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