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Botswana vs United Kingdom: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions

Botswana
1
in 2025
United Kingdom
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st

Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time

  • Botswana
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.

Across all 126 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.