Botswana vs Dominican Republic: Free and fair elections
Botswana
1
in 2025
Dominican Republic
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Botswana
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 1st and Dominican Republic ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 0.2857 | 0.7143 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Botswana |
| 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 free and fair elections, Botswana or Dominican Republic?
- Botswana, at 1 against 1 in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Botswana and Dominican Republic?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Dominican Republic?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Dominican Republic rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Dominican Republic ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 national elections were free and fair or not.