Freedom of association score bti in Botswana
Botswana: Freedom of association score bti was 8 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 128 countries
All-time high
9
in 2005
All-time low
8
in 2015
Years of data
11
2005–2025
Freedom of association score bti in Botswana, 2005–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 8 for freedom of association score bti in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freedom of association score bti in Botswana peaked at 9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2015.
That places Botswana 22nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.4 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 22 Armenia 8 compare
- 22 Bolivia 8 compare
- 22 Bulgaria 8 compare
- 22 Ghana 8 compare
- 22 Lesotho 8 compare
- 22 Liberia 8 compare
- 22 Malawi 8 compare
- 22 Mauritius 8 compare
- 22 Namibia 8 compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 8 compare
- 22 Romania 8 compare
- 22 Senegal 8 compare
- 22 South Africa 8 compare
- 22 Ukraine 8 compare
More social development data for Botswana
- 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)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.845 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.52 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.665 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.85 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.798 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.369 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freedom of association score bti in Botswana?
- Freedom of association score bti in Botswana was 8 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freedom of association score bti recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- What is the lowest freedom of association score bti recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2015.
- How does Botswana rank for freedom of association score bti?
- Botswana ranks 22nd out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is freedom of association score bti rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freedom of association score bti. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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