Botswana vs New Zealand: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Botswana
1
in 2025
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Botswana
- New Zealand
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 176 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Botswana or New Zealand?
- Botswana, at 1 against 1 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Botswana and New Zealand?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and New Zealand?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and New Zealand rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Botswana ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.