Bolivia vs Botswana: Democracy
Bolivia
6
in 2025
Botswana
6
in 2025
Bolivia rank
78th
Botswana rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Bolivia
- Botswana
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 6 against 6 in Botswana, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 78th and Botswana ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 8 and Botswana in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2.8 | 0 | 2.8 | Bolivia |
| 1890s | 2.6 | 0 | 2.6 | Bolivia |
| 1900s | 2.1 | 0 | 2.1 | Bolivia |
| 1910s | 2.2 | 0 | 2.2 | Bolivia |
| 1920s | 2.5 | 0 | 2.5 | Bolivia |
| 1930s | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | Bolivia |
| 1940s | 1.5 | 0 | 1.5 | Bolivia |
| 1950s | 2.6 | 0 | 2.6 | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 1.9 | 3.4 | 1.5 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0 | 6 | 6 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 4.8 | 6.2 | 1.4 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 6.9 | 7 | 0.1 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 6.5 | 7 | 0.5 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 5.6 | 6.3 | 0.7 | Botswana |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Bolivia or Botswana?
- Bolivia, at 6 against 6 in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Bolivia and Botswana?
- 0, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Botswana?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Botswana rank globally for democracy?
- Bolivia ranks 78th and Botswana ranks 78th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).