Botswana: Political stability

For that indicator, we provide data for Botswana from 1996 to 2021. The average value for Botswana during that period was 1.02 points with a minimum of 0.87 points in 2002 and a maximum of 1.11 points in 2019. The latest value from 2021 is 0.98 points. For comparison, the world average in 2021 based on 193 countries is -0.07 points. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: The index of Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism measures perceptions of the likelihood that the government will be destabilized or overthrown by unconstitutional or violent means, including politically-motivated violence and terrorism. The index is an average of several other indexes from the Economist Intelligence Unit, the World Economic Forum, and the Political Risk Services, among others.