Botswana vs Canada: Elections recently led to a change in government
Botswana
1
in 2025
Canada
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Canada rank
1st
Elections recently led to a change in government over time
- Botswana
- Canada
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in Canada, a difference of 0.
Across all 141 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and Canada ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Canada |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Canada |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Canada |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Canada |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Canada |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Canada |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 2000s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Canada |
| 2010s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.3333 | 1 | 0.6667 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elections recently led to a change in government, Botswana or Canada?
- Botswana, at 1 against 1 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elections recently led to a change in government between Botswana and Canada?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Canada?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Canada rank globally for elections recently led to a change in government?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Canada ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elections recently led to a change in government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether the country experienced an electoral turnover event within the last 12 years.