OMN, 1979
Published archive distance 0.2693. This similarity is not a forecast.
BWA
Botswana
Botswana has a Calm pressure reading, in the middle half.
🟢 CalmThe colour shows the pressure range for this score.
29.6 / 100
#139 of 206Chance of a conflict escalation in Botswana in November or December 2026: <0.1% · remote
Chance of a conflict escalation in Botswana in November or December 2026
Government attribution notice published 26 October 2026
- What counts
- In November or December 2026, organised violence on the territory of Botswana, or with Botswana as an active party, must cause at least 25 battle-related deaths in a calendar month and at least twice the monthly average of the preceding three months. A conflict continuing at a steady high intensity does not meet this escalation threshold.
- Months measured
- the whole of November 2026 and the whole of December 2026.
- Decided by
- UCDP Candidate Events data (Uppsala Conflict Data Program), best estimate of battle-related deaths, monthly release. The question will be resolved by 5 Feb 2027 if the required UCDP data are available.
- Resolution convention
- For records spanning calendar months, deaths are allocated in proportion to inclusive calendar days. Events not assigned to a territory under the frozen UCDP place table are excluded from both the target month's total and the average of its preceding three months. Active party means the country's government is coded as a side by UCDP. Certain active-party attribution is retained, and each event is counted once per country.
- Published
- 25 Oct 2026
- Our estimate
- <0.1% · remote
- If data are unavailable
- If the required UCDP data are unavailable by 5 Feb 2027, the question is recorded as Unresolved.
Earlier issues in the forecast record
Population2.6M2,562,122 · Year 2025 · Source: World Bank, 2025
CapitalGaboroneGaborone
Area582k km²582000
GDP$19.9B (2025)19.93 USD bn (2025) · Year 2025 · Source: World Bank, 2025
CurrencyBWPBWP , Botswana pula (P)
LanguagesEnglish, TswanaEnglish, Tswana
Armed forces9k (2020)Armed forces personnel, total, 2020 · The World Bank, World Development Indicators: The Military Balance, IISS · CC BY 4.0
L1 IdentityIdentity is descriptive (name, capital, population). It has no pressure reading by design.
n/a · identity, no pressure reading L2 EconomyPressure linked to the economy and its resources.
L3 PoliticsPressure linked to political power and public institutions.
L4 EventsPressure linked to events that affect the country.
L5 InformationPressure linked to how information reaches the public.
L6 SocietyPressure linked to social conditions and everyday life.
Layer readings: method v1.1, from each layer's documented record, same 0-100 scale as country score. Snapshot 28 Oct 2026.Numeric fields use fixed thresholds on the country pressure scale. Text fields use a documented rubric with two independent readings. These readings describe the snapshot; they are not forecasts.
Since 1946
Highest decade mean 81.1 (1950s); lowest 48.8 (2020-2025).
Details
Recorded events 10 · Country record
- 2017sovereign stress
- 2008sovereign stress
- 1 Jan 1996capital controls
- 1 Jan 1993capital controls
- 22 Mar 1991street pressure
- 1986sovereign stress
- 1985currency stress
- 1982currency stress
- 1 Jan 1980capital controls
- 1979sovereign stress
public country snapshot archive, frozen 10 July 2026. The chart shows mapped historical scores through 2025, with bands at 55, 65 and 80. The 2026 snapshot uses a separate score scale. Its archived crisis category is independent of that number. No numerical change from 2025 to 2026 is implied.
| Year | Mapped historical score | Historical band | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 71.2 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1947 | 71.2 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1948 | 71.2 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1949 | 56.9 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1950 | 81.1 | Crisis | archive reading |
| 1951 | 81.1 | Crisis | archive reading |
| 1952 | 81.1 | Crisis | archive reading |
| 1953 | 81.1 | Crisis | archive reading |
| 1954 | 81.1 | Crisis | archive reading |
| 1955 | 81.1 | Crisis | archive reading |
| 1956 | 81.1 | Crisis | archive reading |
| 1957 | 81.0 | Crisis | archive reading |
| 1958 | 81.0 | Crisis | archive reading |
| 1959 | 81.0 | Crisis | archive reading |
| 1960 | 81.0 | Crisis | archive reading |
| 1961 | 62.6 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1962 | 62.6 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1963 | 62.6 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1964 | 62.6 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1965 | 79.8 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1966 | 65.1 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1967 | 64.0 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1968 | 63.3 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1969 | 76.5 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1970 | 62.1 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1971 | 61.7 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1972 | 60.9 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1973 | 60.3 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1974 | 60.0 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1975 | 59.7 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1976 | 59.3 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1977 | 59.0 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1978 | 58.7 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1979 | 69.1 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1980 | 58.3 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1981 | 57.4 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1982 | 57.1 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1983 | 56.9 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1984 | 56.7 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1985 | 56.6 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1986 | 67.1 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1987 | 66.8 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1988 | 66.5 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1989 | 65.4 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1990 | 60.4 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1991 | 64.9 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1992 | 64.8 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1993 | 64.8 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1994 | 65.0 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1995 | 67.9 | Strain | archive reading |
| 1996 | 64.4 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1997 | 64.2 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1998 | 64.2 | Watch | archive reading |
| 1999 | 64.0 | Watch | archive reading |
| 2000 | 65.2 | Strain | archive reading |
| 2001 | 64.0 | Watch | archive reading |
| 2002 | 63.8 | Watch | archive reading |
| 2003 | 63.6 | Watch | archive reading |
| 2004 | 64.8 | Watch | archive reading |
| 2005 | 64.6 | Watch | archive reading |
| 2006 | 65.7 | Strain | archive reading |
| 2007 | 40.7 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2008 | 62.7 | Watch | archive reading |
| 2009 | 77.0 | Strain | archive reading |
| 2010 | 41.3 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2011 | 52.4 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2012 | 39.2 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2013 | 38.3 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2014 | 37.3 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2015 | 60.6 | Watch | archive reading |
| 2016 | 43.5 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2017 | 64.5 | Watch | archive reading |
| 2018 | 63.7 | Watch | archive reading |
| 2019 | 63.5 | Watch | archive reading |
| 2020 | 78.3 | Strain | archive reading |
| 2021 | 55.5 | Watch | archive reading |
| 2022 | 53.8 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2023 | 35.3 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2024 | 40.0 | Calm | archive reading |
| 2025 | 29.6 | Calm | archive reading |
| Snapshot year | Score on the separate 2026 scale | Independent archived crisis category | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29.6 | Calm | archive reading |
Pressure points
Details
Years like now
3 similar years · Closest: Oman, 1979
Details
URY, 2009
Published archive distance 0.3466. This similarity is not a forecast.
MUS, 2003
Published archive distance 0.3547. This similarity is not a forecast.
Last cyclesA dated measurement used to compare country readings over time.
Last change: 17 Oct 2026, 2 fields.
Details
| Cycle | Date | Fields changed | Layer distance from baseline | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| date unavailable | 2026-10-28 | 0 | Identity: 0 · Economy: 0 · Politics: 0 · Events: 0 · Information: 0 · Society: 0 | Original public record |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 2026-10-17 | 2 | Identity: 0 · Economy: 0 · Politics: 0 · Events: 0 · Information: 0 · Society: 0 | Original public record |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 2026-10-06 | 0 | Identity: 0 · Economy: 0 · Politics: 0 · Events: 0 · Information: 0 · Society: 0 | Original public record |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 2026-09-25 | 0 | Identity: 0 · Economy: 0 · Politics: 0 · Events: 0 · Information: 0 · Society: 0 | Original public record |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 2026-09-14 | 0 | Identity: 0 · Economy: 0 · Politics: 0 · Events: 0 · Information: 0 · Society: 0 | Original public record |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 2026-09-04 | 0 | Identity: 0 · Economy: 0 · Politics: 0 · Events: 0 · Information: 0 · Society: 0 | Original public record |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 2026-08-27 | 0 | Identity: 0 · Economy: 0 · Politics: 0 · Events: 0 · Information: 0 · Society: 0 | Reconstructed from archived cycle files |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 2026-08-14 | 4 | Identity: 0 · Economy: 0 · Politics: 0 · Events: 2 · Information: 1 · Society: 1 | Reconstructed from archived cycle files |
| 2 Aug 2026 | 2026-08-02 | 0 | Identity: 0 · Economy: 0 · Politics: 0 · Events: 0 · Information: 0 · Society: 0 | Reconstructed from archived cycle files |
| 29 Jul 2026 | 2026-07-29T13:40:26Z | 2 | Identity: 0 · Economy: 2 · Politics: 0 · Events: 0 · Information: 0 · Society: 0 | Reconstructed from archived cycle files |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 2026-07-10T00:30:00Z | 0 | Identity: 0 · Economy: 0 · Politics: 0 · Events: 0 · Information: 0 · Society: 0 | Original public record |
🟢 Calm <55🟡 Watch 55-<65🟠 Strain 65-<80🔴 Crisis 80-100
Snapshot 28 Oct 2026 · Public country snapshot · Data noticesA dated measurement used to compare country readings over time.
Technical detail
Field sources carry their own dates (shown in each detail).
Record supportHow well documented each layer of this country's record is (share of confirmed and sourced fields). Not a pressure reading.
How well documented each layer of this country's record is (share of confirmed and sourced fields). Not a pressure reading.
L1 Identity60%Confirmed: 0 of 6; Sourced: 6 of 6; Inferred: 0 of 6; Unknown: 0 of 6
L2 Economy68%Confirmed: 3 of 8; Sourced: 3 of 8; Inferred: 2 of 8; Unknown: 0 of 8
L3 Politics64%Confirmed: 3 of 7; Sourced: 1 of 7; Inferred: 3 of 7; Unknown: 0 of 7
L4 Events48%Confirmed: 0 of 5; Sourced: 3 of 5; Inferred: 2 of 5; Unknown: 0 of 5
L5 Information60%Confirmed: 0 of 3; Sourced: 3 of 3; Inferred: 0 of 3; Unknown: 0 of 3
L6 Society68%Confirmed: 2 of 6; Sourced: 3 of 6; Inferred: 1 of 6; Unknown: 0 of 6
Source: Hendeka record audit, snapshot 28 Oct 2026
Phase 1The pressure band expressed as a number from 1 to 4.Confidence 62.3The source confidence score for this reading; it is not a prediction probability.
Botswana in this snapshot
Botswana (BWA) records Calm pressure at 29.6 of 100 and touches 0 mapped pressure points.
The recorded country pattern is drifting; its numbered pressure band is 1. The source confidence score is 62.3.
Snapshot 28 Oct 2026. Dataset published 2026-11-05T08:17:49Z. Source: public country snapshot public country index.
5 public layer readings; 0 mapped pressure points in this dated snapshot; 11 country change records; 81 archive readings. Identity is descriptive; absent readings are named beside each layer.
Botswana has pressure score 29.6/100 in Calm. 138 of 206 public Atlas entries have a higher score; 1 share this score. Its competition rank is 139. This is the published snapshot, not the mapped historical scale.
Adjacent entries in score-descending order (ties by case-folded name, then ISO3): Liechtenstein (LIE), 30/100, higher by 0.4; Croatia (HRV), 28.9/100, lower by 0.7.
Botswana's highest decade mean is recorded in 1950-1959 (10 readings, mean 81.1). The lowest is 2020-2025 (6 readings, mean 48.8). Calendar decades use available years only; edge decades are partial. These means are calculated from published mapped scores, not the latest pressure scores.
| Observed years | Readings | Mean | Minimum | Maximum | At or above 80 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-1949 | 4 | 67.6 | 56.9 | 71.2 | 0 |
| 1950-1959 | 10 | 81.1 | 81 | 81.1 | 10 |
| 1960-1969 | 10 | 68 | 62.6 | 81 | 1 |
| 1970-1979 | 10 | 61.1 | 58.7 | 69.1 | 0 |
| 1980-1989 | 10 | 60.9 | 56.6 | 67.1 | 0 |
| 1990-1999 | 10 | 64.5 | 60.4 | 67.9 | 0 |
| 2000-2009 | 10 | 63.2 | 40.7 | 77 | 0 |
| 2010-2019 | 10 | 50.4 | 37.3 | 64.5 | 0 |
| 2020-2025 | 6 | 48.8 | 29.6 | 78.3 | 0 |
Across 80 annual readings (1946-2025), Botswana's mapped-score peak is 81.1 in 1950-1956; the minimum is 29.6 in 2025.
Botswana is at or above the historical threshold 55 in 69 of 80 readings: 1946-2006, 2008-2009, 2015, 2017-2021. The remaining 11 are below 55.
Botswana is at or above the historical threshold 65 in 28 of 80 readings: 1946-1948, 1950-1960, 1965-1966, 1969, 1979, 1986-1989, 1994-1995, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2020. The remaining 52 are below 65.
Botswana is at or above the historical threshold 80 in 11 of 80 readings: 1950-1960. The remaining 69 are below 80.
The latest observed annual historical-band change for Botswana is 2021 to 2022: Watch (55.5) to Calm (53.8). This compares annual historical readings; it does not describe a change between published country snapshots.
Botswana records no changed fields against the previous measured cycle at date unavailable (2026-10-28); previous cycle: 17 Oct 2026. Layer counts are distances from baseline, not cycle-change components.
Pressure point readings and their own snapshot date are shown in Pressure points.