Barbados vs Botswana: Electoral democracy
Barbados
1
in 2025
Botswana
1
in 2025
Barbados rank
1st
Botswana rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Barbados
- Botswana
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 against 1 in Botswana, a difference of 0.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 1st and Botswana ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 electoral democracy, Barbados or Botswana?
- Barbados, at 1 against 1 in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Barbados and Botswana?
- 0, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Botswana?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Botswana rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Barbados ranks 1st and Botswana ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies if the political regime of a country is an electoral democracy. It identifies whether a country is an electoral democracy (score 1) or not (score 0).