Botswana vs Sweden: Country position on nuclear weapons
Botswana
0
in 2023
Sweden
0
in 2023
Botswana rank
12th
Sweden rank
12th
Country position on nuclear weapons over time
- Botswana
- Sweden
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0 against 0 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 86 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 12th of 246 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 Sweden?
- Botswana, at 0 against 0 in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in country position on nuclear weapons between Botswana and Sweden?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sweden?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1938 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Sweden rank globally for country position on nuclear weapons?
- Botswana ranks 12th and Sweden 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.