Botswana vs Ecuador: Free and Fair Elections Index
Botswana
0.803
in 2025
Ecuador
0.827
in 2025
Botswana rank
57th
Ecuador rank
55th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Botswana
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.827 against 0.803 in Botswana, a difference of 0.024.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Ecuador ahead.
Botswana ranks 57th and Ecuador ranks 55th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Ecuador in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0.1652 | 0.1652 | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.1803 | 0.1803 | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.1548 | 0.1548 | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.1314 | 0.1314 | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.1566 | 0.1566 | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.4159 | 0.4159 | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 0.5251 | 0.2247 | 0.3004 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.7606 | 0.0947 | 0.6659 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.7634 | 0.7778 | 0.0144 | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0.8255 | 0.7935 | 0.032 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.8577 | 0.7814 | 0.0763 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.8358 | 0.7069 | 0.1289 | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.625 | 0.7752 | 0.1502 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Botswana or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 0.827 against 0.803 in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Botswana and Ecuador?
- 0.024, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ecuador?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Ecuador rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Botswana ranks 57th and Ecuador ranks 55th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. 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 the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.