Botswana vs Kiribati: Sovereign state

Botswana
1
in 2025
Kiribati
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Kiribati rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Botswana
  • Kiribati
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in Kiribati, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Kiribati ahead.

Botswana ranks 1st and Kiribati ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Kiribati Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
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 0.4 0 0.4 Botswana
1970s 1 0.1 0.9 Botswana
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sovereign state, Botswana or Kiribati?
Botswana, at 1 against 1 in Kiribati as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Botswana and Kiribati?
0, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kiribati?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Kiribati rank globally for sovereign state?
Botswana ranks 1st and Kiribati ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Sovereign state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sovereign state
Source
Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 40,740 data points, 1816–2025
Last refreshed

The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.