Botswana vs Nigeria: Multi-party elections
Botswana
1
in 2025
Nigeria
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Nigeria rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Botswana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Nigeria | 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 multi-party elections, Botswana or Nigeria?
- Botswana, at 1 against 1 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Botswana and Nigeria?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nigeria?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Nigeria rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party 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 whether national multi-party elections were held.