Judicial Corruption Score in Botswana
Botswana: Judicial Corruption Score was 1.36 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Judicial Corruption Score in Botswana, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, judicial corruption score in Botswana stood at 1.36. That is the lowest value across all 126 years on record.
The figure is down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, judicial corruption score in Botswana peaked at 2.6 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.36, in 2022.
Botswana ranks 46th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.68 | 1.53 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.53 | 1.53 | 1.53 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.94 | 1.53 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.14 | 1.92 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 | 1.36 | 2.47 | 6 |
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- 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 judicial corruption score in Botswana?
- Judicial corruption score in Botswana was 1.36 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest judicial corruption score recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 in 2017.
- What is the lowest judicial corruption score recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.36 in 2022.
- How does Botswana rank for judicial corruption score?
- Botswana ranks 46th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is judicial corruption score rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Judicial Corruption Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of how often individuals or businesses make undocumented extra payments or bribes to obtain a favorable judicial decision, or speed up or delay the process. Higher scores mean less corruption. A score of 0 is approximately the average across all countries and years.