Botswana vs Malaysia: Sovereign state

Botswana
1
in 2025
Malaysia
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Malaysia rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Botswana
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

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

Across all 210 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Malaysia 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 0.3 0.3 Malaysia
1960s 0.4 1 0.6 Malaysia
1970s 1 1 0
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 Malaysia?
Botswana, at 1 against 1 in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Botswana and Malaysia?
0, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malaysia?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Malaysia rank globally for sovereign state?
Botswana ranks 1st and Malaysia 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.