Botswana vs Turkmenistan: Full democracy
Botswana
0
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0
in 2025
Botswana rank
78th
Turkmenistan rank
78th
Full democracy over time
- Botswana
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0 against 0 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Botswana ranks 78th and Turkmenistan 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 | Turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan?
- Botswana, at 0 against 0 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full democracy between Botswana and Turkmenistan?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Turkmenistan?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Turkmenistan rank globally for full democracy?
- Botswana ranks 78th and Turkmenistan 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+).