Citizen support for democracy in Botswana
Botswana: Citizen support for democracy was 0.9445 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Citizen support for democracy in Botswana, 1999–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for citizen support for democracy in Botswana is 0.9445, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Botswana peaked at 0.9586 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1108, in 2003.
Botswana ranks 16th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5011 | 0.5011 | 0.5011 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4779 | 0.1108 | 0.9062 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9213 | 0.8521 | 0.9586 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9445 | 0.9445 | 0.9445 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 13 Spain 1.08 compare
- 14 Netherlands 0.9533 compare
- 15 Zambia 0.9472 compare
- 17 United Kingdom 0.9021 compare
- 18 Uganda 0.8817 compare
- 19 New Zealand 0.8661 compare
More social development data for Botswana
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 847 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 384 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.665 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.798 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.85 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.665 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.369 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.52 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Botswana?
- Citizen support for democracy in Botswana was 0.9445 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9586 in 2017.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1108 in 2003.
- How does Botswana rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Botswana ranks 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for 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 support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.