Botswana vs Kenya: Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections

Botswana

in 2025

Kenya

in 2025

Botswana rank

1st

Kenya rank

1st

Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections over time

Botswana
Kenya

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in Kenya, a difference of 0.

Across all 126 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections in Botswana
Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections in Kenya
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Chief executive of the government is chosen in multi-party elections
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,307 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Data by Lührmann et al. (2018) and V-Dem. "Chief executive" is defined here as the head of state or the head of government, whoever has more power over the appointment and dismissal of cabinet ministers.