Voice and Accountability in Botswana
Botswana: Voice and Accountability was 0.1251 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Voice and Accountability in Botswana, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
The most recent figure for voice and accountability in Botswana is 0.1251 standard error, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability in Botswana peaked at 0.2318 standard error in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1246 standard error, in 2010.
Botswana ranks 24th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2265 standard error | 0.2211 standard error | 0.2318 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1501 standard error | 0.1247 standard error | 0.2116 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1248 standard error | 0.1246 standard error | 0.1251 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More reference data data for Botswana
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.39 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8179 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.391 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies -1.55 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.76 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 202.64 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is voice and accountability in Botswana?
- Voice and accountability in Botswana was 0.1251 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest voice and accountability recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2318 standard error in 1998.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1246 standard error in 2010.
- How does Botswana rank for voice and accountability?
- Botswana ranks 24th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is voice and accountability rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. 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 Voice and Accountability (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.VOIC.AC.ES. 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.