Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Botswana
Botswana: Citizen satisfaction with democracy was 0.7934 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Botswana, 2003–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Botswana stood at 0.7934.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen satisfaction with democracy in Botswana peaked at 1.66 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7906, in 2017.
Botswana ranks 27th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.8039 | — |
| 2004 | 0.8905 | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9723 | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 1.2 | +23.8% |
| 2007 | 1.43 | +19.1% |
| 2008 | 1.66 | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 1.59 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.51 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 1.43 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.36 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.27 | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 1.18 | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.04 | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9186 | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7906 | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7947 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7956 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7934 | -0.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.7934 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.364. (41 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.7934 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.1972. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.22 | 0.8039 | 1.66 | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.11 | 0.7906 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7934 | 0.7934 | 0.7934 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen satisfaction with democracy in Botswana?
- Citizen satisfaction with democracy in Botswana was 0.7934 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 in 2008.
- What is the lowest citizen satisfaction with democracy recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7906 in 2017.
- How does Botswana rank for citizen satisfaction with democracy?
- Botswana ranks 27th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen satisfaction with democracy rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen satisfaction with democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens are satisfied with democracy in their own country. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how citizens' satisfaction with democracy.