Botswana vs India: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Botswana
100.0%
in 2025
India
100.0%
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
India rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Botswana
- India
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in India, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 126 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and India ranks 1st of 176 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | India |
| 1920s | 1.0% | 3.0% | 2.0% | India |
| 1930s | 1.0% | 6.5% | 5.5% | India |
| 1940s | 1.0% | 10.0% | 9.0% | India |
| 1950s | 2.8% | 100.0% | 97.2% | India |
| 1960s | 90.3% | 100.0% | 9.7% | India |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adult citizens who have the right to vote, Botswana or India?
- Botswana, at 100.0% against 100.0% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Botswana and India?
- 0.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and India?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and India rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Botswana ranks 1st and India ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.