Botswana vs United States: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Botswana
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Botswana
- United States
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 176 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1960s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | United States |
| 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 United States?
- Botswana, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Botswana and United States?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and United States?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and United States rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Botswana ranks 1st and United States 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.