Botswana vs New Zealand: Free and fair elections
Botswana
1
in 2025
New Zealand
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Botswana
- New Zealand
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 65 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 New Zealand?
- Botswana, at 1 against 1 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Botswana and New Zealand?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and New Zealand?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and New Zealand rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Botswana ranks 1st and New Zealand 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.