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Botswana

Rank 67 / 190
Parliamentary Republic·Gaborone·3M population·Africa
Civica IndexBeta
CI · Q4 2024 (Beta)
58/ 100
90% CI: 54–63
C · MixedQuarterly cadence

Rank 67 of 190. Composite of 4 governance dimensions. Updated quarterly.

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Civica Index breakdown · 4 governance dimensionsweights empirically derived · source-specific inputs

How the 58 is calculated.

Democratic Quality
V-Dem · Liberal Democracy Index
27%
54
contributes 14 pts
Rule of Law
World Bank WGI
26%
60
contributes 15 pts
Freedoms & Rights
Freedom House
23%
75
contributes 17 pts
Corruption Control
Transparency International
24%
60
contributes 14 pts
History · quarterly CI trend

How the index has moved over time.

Historical CI data is not available yet for this country.

Regional rank

Where Botswana sits against peers.

Global#67 of 190
Africa#5 of 53
World Bank region
Sub-Saharan Africa
#5of 47
Cohort below n ≥ 8 threshold; using region only comparison.
V-Dem Regimes of the World
Electoral Democracy
#14of 55
CapitalGaborone
Population2,521,534
Current quarter2024 Q4
MethodologyBeta
Government taxonomy
Raw source
parliamentary republic
Regime type
Presidential democracy · 2025
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Civica Index for Botswana, 2026-05-07. Civica Atlas. https://civicaatlas.org/civica-index/botswana