Governance at a glance
- Government
- Unitary Parliamentary republics with an executive presidency
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- CPI score (2026)
- 58/100
- Press freedom (2025)
- 57.6/100 #81
- Electoral democracy (2025)
- 0.665
- HDI
- 0.731
- Regional blocs
- AU
Government and leaders
- Government type
- Unitary Parliamentary republics with an executive presidency
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| President of Botswana | Duma Boko |
| Vice-President of Botswana | Ndaba Gaolathe |
Safety and security
- Homicide rate (2021)
- 11.4/100k
- Traffic deaths (2019)
- 26.4/100k
- Military spending (2024)
- 2.8% of GDP
World governance indicators
Percentile rank among all countries
Political stability (2023)
87th pct
Rule of law (2023)
61th pct
Corruption control (2023)
74th pct
Government effectiveness (2023)
67th pct
Regulatory quality (2023)
67th pct
Voice and accountability (2023)
63th pct
Corruption perceptions index
- CPI score (2026)
- 58 / 100
- Interpretation
- Moderate corruption
Democracy index
- Electoral (2025)
- 0.665
- Liberal
- 0.520
- Participatory
- 0.369
- Deliberative
- 0.350
- Egalitarian
- 0.480
Press freedom index
- Overall score (2025)
- 57.6 / 100
- Global rank
- #81 / 180
- Rank change
- -2 vs previous year
- RSF zone
- Afrique
- Political #71
- 50.9
- Economic #103
- 39.2
- Legal #112
- 54.1
- Social #59
- 68.2
- Safety #96
- 75.9
Press freedom historical data
| Year | Score | Rank | Political | Economic | Legal | Social | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57.6 | 81 | 50.9 | 39.2 | 54.1 | 68.2 | 75.9 |
| 2024 | 59.8 | 79 | 49.9 | 42.6 | 57.3 | 69.6 | 79.6 |
| 2023 | 64.6 | 65 | 55.6 | 50.4 | 58.1 | 78.8 | 80.1 |
| 2022 | 58.5 | 95 | 57.0 | 37.2 | 56.4 | 69.8 | 72.1 |
| 2021 | 76.8 | 38 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2020 | 76.4 | 39 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2019 | 74.9 | 44 | - | - | - | - | 41.1 |
| 2018 | 74.7 | 48 | - | - | - | - | 89.0 |
| 2017 | 75.1 | 48 | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| 2016 | 77.1 | 43 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2015 | 77.1 | 42 | - | - | - | - | 93.1 |
| 2014 | 77.1 | 41 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | 77.1 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | 12.0 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | 17.5 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | 15.5 | 62 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 14.0 | 66 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | 23.5 | 75 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | 13.0 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | 14.0 | 60 | - | - | - | - | - |