Botswana vs South Korea: Country position on nuclear weapons
Botswana
0
in 2023
South Korea
0
in 2023
Botswana rank
12th
South Korea rank
12th
Country position on nuclear weapons over time
- Botswana
- South Korea
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0 against 0 in South Korea, a difference of 0.
Across all 86 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 12th and South Korea ranks 12th of 246 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher country position on nuclear weapons, Botswana or South Korea?
- Botswana, at 0 against 0 in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in country position on nuclear weapons between Botswana and South Korea?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Korea?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1938 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and South Korea rank globally for country position on nuclear weapons?
- Botswana ranks 12th and South Korea ranks 12th of 246 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bleek (2017); Nuclear Threat Initiative (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Country position on nuclear weapons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether a country does not consider (0), considers (1), pursues (2), or possesses (3) nuclear weapons.