Botswana vs Zambia: Citizen support for democracy
Citizen support for democracy over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.9472 against 0.9445 in Botswana, a difference of 0.0027.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Zambia ahead.
Botswana ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 15th of 144 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5011 | 0.6382 | 0.1371 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.4779 | 0.5811 | 0.1032 | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.9213 | 0.9277 | 0.0064 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.9445 | 0.9472 | 0.0028 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher citizen support for democracy, Botswana or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.9472 against 0.9445 in Botswana as of 2020.
- What is the difference in citizen support for democracy between Botswana and Zambia?
- 0.0027, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for citizen support for democracy?
- Botswana ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 15th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Claassen (2022) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.