Botswana vs Gambia: Free and Fair Elections Index
Botswana
0.803
in 2025
Gambia
0.777
in 2025
Botswana rank
57th
Gambia rank
60th
Free and Fair Elections Index over time
- Botswana
- Gambia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.803 against 0.777 in Gambia, a difference of 0.026.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Gambia ahead.
Botswana ranks 57th and Gambia ranks 60th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Gambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.1214 | 0.1214 | Gambia |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.5517 | 0.5517 | Gambia |
| 1960s | 0.5251 | 0.6104 | 0.0853 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0.7606 | 0.5576 | 0.203 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.7634 | 0.5193 | 0.2441 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.8255 | 0.3253 | 0.5002 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.8577 | 0.2426 | 0.6151 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.8358 | 0.2827 | 0.5531 | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.625 | 0.6997 | 0.0747 | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Botswana or Gambia?
- Botswana, at 0.803 against 0.777 in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Botswana and Gambia?
- 0.026, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Gambia rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Botswana ranks 57th and Gambia ranks 60th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – 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.