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Botswana - Constraints on Government Powers 0.75

WJP Rule of Law Index · updated 2026-10-03 · 143 economies tracked

Latest value

0.75 (2025)

Global rank

##38 of 143 economies

Share of global total

0.9%

Growth since 2013

0.94×

Ranking Race — Constraints on Government Powers

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#9#17#25#33#41#492013201820232025#29#382022 overtook Ghana2025 overtook St. Lucia
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Real annual global ranks, 2013 - 2025. Botswana climbed from #29 to #38 (overtook Ghana). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Botswana ↓

Key Events — Botswana

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2021
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Ghana in global rank auto
2025
Overtook St. Lucia in global rank auto

Constraints on Government Powers, 2013-2025

WJP Rule of Law Index · 0-1 scale · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20132018202320250.70.730.770.8

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