Botswana vs Poland: Free and Fair Elections Index

Botswana
0.803
in 2025
Poland
0.825
in 2025
Botswana rank
57th
Poland rank
56th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

  • Botswana
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.825 against 0.803 in Botswana, a difference of 0.022.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Poland ahead.

Botswana ranks 57th and Poland ranks 56th of 176 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Poland Difference Ahead
1910s 0 0.292 0.292 Poland
1920s 0 0.6217 0.6217 Poland
1930s 0 0.285 0.285 Poland
1940s 0 0.0725 0.0725 Poland
1950s 0 0.2037 0.2037 Poland
1960s 0.5251 0.2394 0.2857 Botswana
1970s 0.7606 0.2328 0.5278 Botswana
1980s 0.7634 0.2753 0.4881 Botswana
1990s 0.8255 0.9305 0.105 Poland
2000s 0.8577 0.9614 0.1037 Poland
2010s 0.8358 0.9546 0.1188 Poland
2020s 0.625 0.7568 0.1318 Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Botswana or Poland?
Poland, at 0.825 against 0.803 in Botswana as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Botswana and Poland?
0.022, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Poland?
103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Poland rank globally for free and fair elections index?
Botswana ranks 57th and Poland ranks 56th 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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Indicator
Free and Fair Elections Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.