Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate in Botswana
Botswana: Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate was 0.2953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Voice and Accountability - 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 voice and accountability - governance estimate in Botswana is 0.2953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 85.3% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance estimate in Botswana peaked at 0.8098 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2022.
Botswana ranks 84th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5595 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5046 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6145 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.627 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4758 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8098 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.352 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2111 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5543 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1971 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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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 estimate 0.3121 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 62.34 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 62.02 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 83.53 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is voice and accountability - governance estimate in Botswana?
- Voice and accountability - governance estimate in Botswana was 0.2953 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 voice and accountability - governance estimate recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8098 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance estimate recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2022.
- How does Botswana rank for voice and accountability - governance estimate?
- Botswana ranks 84th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is voice and accountability - governance estimate rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. 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.