Botswana vs Israel: Liberal democracy
Botswana
2
in 2025
Israel
2
in 2025
Botswana rank
32nd
Israel rank
32nd
Liberal democracy over time
- Botswana
- Israel
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2 against 2 in Israel, a difference of 0.
Across all 98 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 32nd and Israel ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Israel |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Israel |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 2.4 | 1.6 | Israel |
| 1970s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Israel |
| 1980s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Israel |
| 1990s | 2.1 | 3 | 0.9 | Israel |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2.17 | 2.5 | 0.3333 | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal democracy, Botswana or Israel?
- Botswana, at 2 against 2 in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal democracy between Botswana and Israel?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Israel?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Israel rank globally for liberal democracy?
- Botswana ranks 32nd and Israel ranks 32nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country by distinguishing between closed autocracies, electoral autocracies, electoral democracies, and liberal democracies.