Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Botswana
Botswana: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2338 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2338
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
183rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2953
in 1996
All-time low
0.2294
in 2021
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Botswana, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.2338 for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Botswana peaked at 0.2953 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2294, in 2021.
That places Botswana 183rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2953 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2953 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2897 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2794 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2794 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2723 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2459 | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2459 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2459 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2459 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2459 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2459 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2459 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2412 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2347 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2294 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2294 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2338 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2338 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2338 | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.2338 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2497, 94% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.2338 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2394, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2953 | 0.2953 | 0.2953 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2611 | 0.2459 | 0.2897 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2376 | 0.2347 | 0.2459 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2324 | 0.2294 | 0.2347 | 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 - standard error of the governance estimate in Botswana?
- Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Botswana was 0.2338 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2953 in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2294 in 2021.
- How does Botswana rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Botswana ranks 183rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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