Botswana vs Italy: Political opposition
Botswana
1
in 2025
Italy
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Italy rank
1st
Political opposition over time
- Botswana
- Italy
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in Italy, a difference of 0.
Across all 141 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Italy |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Italy |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Italy |
| 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 political opposition, Botswana or Italy?
- Botswana, at 1 against 1 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political opposition between Botswana and Italy?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Italy?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Italy rank globally for political opposition?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political opposition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether more than one party or non-party candidate are able to compete in elections for the legislature.