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Rule of law index in Botswana

Botswana: Rule of law index was 0.822 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.822
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
45th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.912
in 1999
All-time low
0.788
in 2023
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Rule of law index in Botswana, 1900–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 0.822 for rule of law index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rule of law index in Botswana peaked at 0.912 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.788, in 2023.

That places Botswana 45th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Rule of law index in Botswana, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.847 —
1901 0.847 +0.0%
1902 0.847 +0.0%
1903 0.847 +0.0%
1904 0.847 +0.0%
1905 0.847 +0.0%
1906 0.847 +0.0%
1907 0.847 +0.0%
1908 0.847 +0.0%
1909 0.847 +0.0%
1910 0.847 +0.0%
1911 0.847 +0.0%
1912 0.847 +0.0%
1913 0.847 +0.0%
1914 0.847 +0.0%
1915 0.847 +0.0%
1916 0.847 +0.0%
1917 0.847 +0.0%
1918 0.847 +0.0%
1919 0.847 +0.0%
1920 0.847 +0.0%
1921 0.847 +0.0%
1922 0.847 +0.0%
1923 0.847 +0.0%
1924 0.847 +0.0%
1925 0.847 +0.0%
1926 0.847 +0.0%
1927 0.847 +0.0%
1928 0.847 +0.0%
1929 0.847 +0.0%
1930 0.847 +0.0%
1931 0.847 +0.0%
1932 0.847 +0.0%
1933 0.847 +0.0%
1934 0.847 +0.0%
1935 0.847 +0.0%
1936 0.847 +0.0%
1937 0.847 +0.0%
1938 0.847 +0.0%
1939 0.847 +0.0%
1940 0.847 +0.0%
1941 0.859 +1.4%
1942 0.859 +0.0%
1943 0.859 +0.0%
1944 0.859 +0.0%
1945 0.859 +0.0%
1946 0.866 +0.8%
1947 0.866 +0.0%
1948 0.866 +0.0%
1949 0.866 +0.0%
1950 0.866 +0.0%
1951 0.866 +0.0%
1952 0.866 +0.0%
1953 0.866 +0.0%
1954 0.866 +0.0%
1955 0.866 +0.0%
1956 0.866 +0.0%
1957 0.866 +0.0%
1958 0.866 +0.0%
1959 0.866 +0.0%
1960 0.858 -0.9%
1961 0.868 +1.2%
1962 0.868 +0.0%
1963 0.868 +0.0%
1964 0.868 +0.0%
1965 0.868 +0.0%
1966 0.888 +2.3%
1967 0.898 +1.1%
1968 0.898 +0.0%
1969 0.898 +0.0%
1970 0.898 +0.0%
1971 0.899 +0.1%
1972 0.899 +0.0%
1973 0.899 +0.0%
1974 0.899 +0.0%
1975 0.899 +0.0%
1976 0.899 +0.0%
1977 0.899 +0.0%
1978 0.899 +0.0%
1979 0.899 +0.0%
1980 0.899 +0.0%
1981 0.902 +0.3%
1982 0.902 +0.0%
1983 0.902 +0.0%
1984 0.902 +0.0%
1985 0.902 +0.0%
1986 0.905 +0.3%
1987 0.905 +0.0%
1988 0.905 +0.0%
1989 0.905 +0.0%
1990 0.905 +0.0%
1991 0.905 +0.0%
1992 0.905 +0.0%
1993 0.905 +0.0%
1994 0.905 +0.0%
1995 0.907 +0.2%
1996 0.907 +0.0%
1997 0.907 +0.0%
1998 0.908 +0.1%
1999 0.912 +0.4%
2000 0.909 -0.3%
2001 0.909 +0.0%
2002 0.909 +0.0%
2003 0.909 +0.0%
2004 0.909 +0.0%
2005 0.909 +0.0%
2006 0.909 +0.0%
2007 0.905 -0.4%
2008 0.906 +0.1%
2009 0.901 -0.6%
2010 0.91 +1.0%
2011 0.91 +0.0%
2012 0.897 -1.4%
2013 0.891 -0.7%
2014 0.885 -0.7%
2015 0.87 -1.7%
2016 0.87 +0.0%
2017 0.866 -0.5%
2018 0.876 +1.2%
2019 0.884 +0.9%
2020 0.9 +1.8%
2021 0.852 -5.3%
2022 0.825 -3.2%
2023 0.788 -4.5%
2024 0.794 +0.8%
2025 0.822 +3.5%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 0.822 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4345, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 0.822 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3685, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.847 0.847 0.847 10
1910s 0.847 0.847 0.847 10
1920s 0.847 0.847 0.847 10
1930s 0.847 0.847 0.847 10
1940s 0.8606 0.847 0.866 10
1950s 0.866 0.866 0.866 10
1960s 0.878 0.858 0.898 10
1970s 0.8989 0.898 0.899 10
1980s 0.9029 0.899 0.905 10
1990s 0.9066 0.905 0.912 10
2000s 0.9075 0.901 0.909 10
2010s 0.8859 0.866 0.91 10
2020s 0.8302 0.788 0.9 6

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 42 Jamaica 0.847 compare
  2. 43 Malta 0.83 compare
  3. 44 Sri Lanka 0.829 compare
  4. 45 Vanuatu 0.822 compare
  5. 47 Namibia 0.817 compare
  6. 48 Greece 0.808 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rule of law index in Botswana?
Rule of law index in Botswana was 0.822 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest rule of law index recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 0.912 in 1999.
What is the lowest rule of law index recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.788 in 2023.
How does Botswana rank for rule of law index?
Botswana ranks 45th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is rule of law index rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rule of law index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rule of law index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,303 data points, 1789–2025
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