Civil Rights Score in Botswana
Botswana: Civil Rights Score was 8 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Civil Rights Score in Botswana, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, civil rights score in Botswana stood at 8. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil rights score in Botswana peaked at 8 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2009.
That places Botswana 12th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Civil Rights Score in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | — |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 2.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.67 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 12 Albania 8 compare
- 12 Croatia 8 compare
- 12 Montenegro 8 compare
- 12 North Macedonia 8 compare
- 12 Romania 8 compare
- 12 South Korea 8 compare
More social development data for Botswana
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 847 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 384 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 384 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil rights score in Botswana?
- Civil rights score in Botswana was 8 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest civil rights score recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2005.
- What is the lowest civil rights score recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank for civil rights score?
- Botswana ranks 12th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is civil rights score rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Civil Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicates the extent to which civil rights are codified in law, and the state prosecutes any violations and works to prevent discrimination.