Botswana vs Ghana: Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate
Botswana
10.64 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ghana
8.21 % change on previous year
in 2025
Botswana rank
13th
Ghana rank
15th
Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate over time
- Botswana
- Ghana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 10.64 % change on previous year against 8.21 % change on previous year in Ghana, a difference of 2.43 % change on previous year.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 43 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Ghana ahead.
Botswana ranks 13th and Ghana ranks 15th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Ghana in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1910s | 0.1053 % change on previous year | -0.098 % change on previous year | 0.2033 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1920s | 0 % change on previous year | 0.198 % change on previous year | 0.198 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1930s | 0 % change on previous year | -0.0942 % change on previous year | 0.0942 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1940s | 0.6114 % change on previous year | 0.5761 % change on previous year | 0.0353 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1950s | 0.1961 % change on previous year | 12.73 % change on previous year | 12.53 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1960s | 19.11 % change on previous year | -0.0229 % change on previous year | 19.14 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.5657 % change on previous year | 14.21 % change on previous year | 13.65 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.8792 % change on previous year | -1.47 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.7594 % change on previous year | 26.62 % change on previous year | 25.86 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.1165 % change on previous year | 2.7 % change on previous year | 2.58 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2010s | -0.9046 % change on previous year | -0.7079 % change on previous year | 0.1967 % change on previous year | Ghana |
| 2020s | -0.9275 % change on previous year | 0.1157 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate, Botswana or Ghana?
- Botswana, at 10.64 % change on previous year against 8.21 % change on previous year in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate between Botswana and Ghana?
- 2.43 % change on previous year, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate?
- Botswana ranks 13th and Ghana ranks 15th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Key features of liberal democracy. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.