Botswana vs Liberia: Human rights index vdem

Botswana
0.845
in 2025
Liberia
0.838
in 2025
Botswana rank
59th
Liberia rank
62nd

Human rights index vdem over time

  • Botswana
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.845 against 0.838 in Liberia, a difference of 0.007.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Liberia ahead.

Botswana ranks 59th and Liberia ranks 62nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 8 and Liberia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Liberia Difference Ahead
1900s 0.322 0.459 0.137 Liberia
1910s 0.3215 0.4484 0.1269 Liberia
1920s 0.321 0.4586 0.1376 Liberia
1930s 0.3272 0.4683 0.1411 Liberia
1940s 0.3379 0.397 0.0591 Liberia
1950s 0.3414 0.2908 0.0506 Botswana
1960s 0.5899 0.2753 0.3146 Botswana
1970s 0.8347 0.3978 0.4369 Botswana
1980s 0.8681 0.2717 0.5964 Botswana
1990s 0.8734 0.4376 0.4358 Botswana
2000s 0.8873 0.6386 0.2487 Botswana
2010s 0.8722 0.8491 0.0231 Botswana
2020s 0.8413 0.8385 0.0028 Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher human rights index vdem, Botswana or Liberia?
Botswana, at 0.845 against 0.838 in Liberia as of 2025.
What is the difference in human rights index vdem between Botswana and Liberia?
0.007, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Liberia?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Liberia rank globally for human rights index vdem?
Botswana ranks 59th and Liberia ranks 62nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Human rights index vdem. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Human rights index vdem
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,202 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed