Botswana vs Saudi Arabia: Full democracy
Botswana
0
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0
in 2025
Botswana rank
78th
Saudi Arabia rank
78th
Full democracy over time
- Botswana
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0 against 0 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Botswana ranks 78th and Saudi Arabia ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full democracy, Botswana or Saudi Arabia?
- Botswana, at 0 against 0 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Botswana and Saudi Arabia?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Saudi Arabia?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Saudi Arabia rank globally for full democracy?
- Botswana ranks 78th and Saudi Arabia ranks 78th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Full democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if a country is a full democracy using the extended Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy (LIED+).