Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Botswana
Botswana: Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled was 0.699 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Botswana, 1900–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.699 for key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in 2025.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Botswana peaked at 0.756 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.127, in 1900.
Botswana ranks 110th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.127 | — |
| 1901 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.127 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.13 | +2.4% |
| 1931 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.134 | +3.1% |
| 1943 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.134 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.175 | +30.6% |
| 1958 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.185 | +5.7% |
| 1961 | 0.185 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.185 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.195 | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.195 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.465 | +138.5% |
| 1967 | 0.465 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.465 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.465 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.465 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.477 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.477 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.572 | +19.9% |
| 1977 | 0.497 | -13.1% |
| 1978 | 0.497 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.521 | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.521 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.52 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.527 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.559 | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.559 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.558 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.593 | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.593 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.593 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.593 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.615 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.62 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.615 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.615 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.755 | +22.8% |
| 2000 | 0.755 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.755 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.755 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.755 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.72 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.72 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.719 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.698 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.707 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.743 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.748 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.743 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.743 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.756 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.727 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.74 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.743 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.691 | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.702 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.711 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.699 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.127 | 0.127 | 0.127 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.127 | 0.127 | 0.127 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.127 | 0.127 | 0.127 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1332 | 0.13 | 0.134 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1463 | 0.134 | 0.175 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3 | 0.185 | 0.465 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4937 | 0.465 | 0.572 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5366 | 0.52 | 0.559 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6207 | 0.593 | 0.755 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7317 | 0.698 | 0.755 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7321 | 0.707 | 0.756 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7077 | 0.691 | 0.743 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More gender data for Botswana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 855.49 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6449 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 29,466 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,240 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 29,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 30,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,984 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Botswana?
- Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled in Botswana was 0.699 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.756 in 2017.
- What is the lowest key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.127 in 1900.
- How does Botswana rank for key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled?
- Botswana ranks 110th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Key features of womens political empowerment with 68 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Key features of women's political empowerment V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Key features of womens political empowerment with 68 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.