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Elections recently led to a change in government in Botswana

Botswana: Elections recently led to a change in government was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 197 countries
All-time high
1
in 2024
All-time low
0
in 1885
Years of data
141
1885–2025

Elections recently led to a change in government in Botswana, 1885–2025

00.20.40.60.81188519552025

Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for elections recently led to a change in government in Botswana is 1, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 141 years on record.

Over the whole period, elections recently led to a change in government in Botswana peaked at 1 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1885.

Botswana ranks 1st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1880s 0 0 0 5
1890s 0 0 0 10
1900s 0 0 0 10
1910s 0 0 0 10
1920s 0 0 0 10
1930s 0 0 0 10
1940s 0 0 0 10
1950s 0 0 0 10
1960s 0 0 0 10
1970s 0 0 0 10
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 0 0 0 10
2000s 0 0 0 10
2010s 0 0 0 10
2020s 0.3333 0 1 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is elections recently led to a change in government in Botswana?
Elections recently led to a change in government in Botswana was 1 in 2025, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest elections recently led to a change in government recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2024.
What is the lowest elections recently led to a change in government recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1885.
How does Botswana rank for elections recently led to a change in government?
Botswana ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Elections recently led to a change in government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Elections recently led to a change in government
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Indicates whether the country experienced an electoral turnover event within the last 12 years.