Political Stability - Governance estimate in Botswana
Botswana: Political Stability - Governance estimate was 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Political Stability - Governance estimate in Botswana, 1996–2024
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political stability - governance estimate in Botswana is 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - governance estimate in Botswana peaked at 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.851 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2002.
That places Botswana 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.851 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9838 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 31 Bahamas 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 32 Saint Lucia 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 32 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 35 French Polynesia 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 36 Guam 0.9927 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 37 Switzerland 0.9807 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
More reference data data for Botswana
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0809 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.73 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.73 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.73 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.731 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 62.34 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.3121 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.2953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 62.02 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 83.53 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - governance estimate in Botswana?
- Political stability - governance estimate in Botswana was 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2007.
- What is the lowest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.851 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002.
- How does Botswana rank for political stability - governance estimate?
- Botswana ranks 34th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is political stability - governance estimate rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.