Botswana vs New Zealand: Universal right to vote in practice
Botswana
2
in 2025
New Zealand
2
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Botswana
- New Zealand
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2 against 2 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 141 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 197 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Botswana or New Zealand?
- Botswana, at 2 against 2 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Botswana and New Zealand?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and New Zealand?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and New Zealand rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Botswana ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).