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Botswana vs East Timor: Democracy Index

Botswana
8
in 2018
East Timor
8
in 2018
Botswana rank
52nd
East Timor rank
52nd

Democracy Index over time

  • Botswana
  • East Timor
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 8 against 8 in East Timor, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 52nd and East Timor ranks 52nd of 167 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Democracy Index
Source
Polity 5 (2020); Population based on various sources (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

It combines information on the extent to which open, multi-party, and competitive elections choose a chief executive who faces comprehensive institutional constraints, and political participation is competitive. It ranges from -10 to 10 (fully democratic).