Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Botswana

Botswana: Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1472 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1472
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
178th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.194
in 1996
All-time low
0.1338
in 2013
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Botswana, 1996–2024

00.050.10.150.21996201020241996: 0.1941998: 0.1942000: 0.1862002: 0.1672003: 0.1642004: 0.1632005: 0.1542006: 0.1542007: 0.1542008: 0.1542009: 0.1542010: 0.1542011: 0.1542012: 0.1382013: 0.1342014: 0.1342015: 0.1342016: 0.1382017: 0.1382018: 0.1462019: 0.1462020: 0.1462021: 0.1462022: 0.1462023: 0.1472024: 0.147

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate in Botswana is 0.1472, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate in Botswana peaked at 0.194 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1338, in 2013.

Botswana ranks 178th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Botswana, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.194 —
1998 0.194 +0.0%
2000 0.1859 -4.2%
2002 0.167 -10.2%
2003 0.1637 -2.0%
2004 0.163 -0.4%
2005 0.1542 -5.4%
2006 0.154 -0.2%
2007 0.154 +0.0%
2008 0.154 +0.0%
2009 0.154 +0.0%
2010 0.154 +0.0%
2011 0.154 +0.0%
2012 0.1376 -10.6%
2013 0.1338 -2.8%
2014 0.1338 +0.0%
2015 0.1338 +0.0%
2016 0.1383 +3.4%
2017 0.1383 +0.0%
2018 0.1459 +5.5%
2019 0.1459 +0.0%
2020 0.1464 +0.3%
2021 0.146 -0.2%
2022 0.146 +0.0%
2023 0.1472 +0.8%
2024 0.1472 +0.0%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 0.1472 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1572, 94% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 0.1472 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1432, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.194 0.194 0.194 2
2000s 0.1611 0.154 0.1859 9
2010s 0.1415 0.1338 0.154 10
2020s 0.1466 0.146 0.1472 5

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 175 Benin 0.148 compare
  2. 176 Morocco 0.1477 compare
  3. 177 Tunisia 0.1475 compare
  4. 178 Namibia 0.1472 compare
  5. 178 South Africa 0.1472 compare
  6. 181 Kazakhstan 0.1467 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate in Botswana?
Voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate in Botswana was 0.1472 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 0.194 in 1996.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1338 in 2013.
How does Botswana rank for voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate?
Botswana ranks 178th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,311 data points, 1996–2024
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