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Free and fair elections, gaps filled in Botswana

Botswana: Free and fair elections, gaps filled was 1 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 172 countries
All-time high
1
in 1961
All-time low
1
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2025

Free and fair elections, gaps filled in Botswana, 1961–2025

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2025, free and fair elections, gaps filled in Botswana stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, free and fair elections, gaps filled in Botswana peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1961.

That places Botswana 1st out of 172 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

Free and fair elections, gaps filled in Botswana, year by year

Year Value Change
1961 1 —
1962 1 +0.0%
1963 1 +0.0%
1964 1 +0.0%
1965 1 +0.0%
1966 1 +0.0%
1967 1 +0.0%
1968 1 +0.0%
1969 1 +0.0%
1970 1 +0.0%
1971 1 +0.0%
1972 1 +0.0%
1973 1 +0.0%
1974 1 +0.0%
1975 1 +0.0%
1976 1 +0.0%
1977 1 +0.0%
1978 1 +0.0%
1979 1 +0.0%
1980 1 +0.0%
1981 1 +0.0%
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 1 +0.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 1 +0.0%
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 1 +0.0%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 1 +0.0%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 1 +0.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%
2024 1 +0.0%
2025 1 +0.0%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1 1 1 9
1970s 1 1 1 10
1980s 1 1 1 10
1990s 1 1 1 10
2000s 1 1 1 10
2010s 1 1 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is free and fair elections, gaps filled in Botswana?
Free and fair elections, gaps filled in Botswana was 1 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest free and fair elections, gaps filled recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
What is the lowest free and fair elections, gaps filled recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
How does Botswana rank for free and fair elections, gaps filled?
Botswana ranks 1st out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
Is free and fair elections, gaps filled rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Free and fair elections, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Free and fair elections with 276 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Free and fair elections, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
172 places, 17,276 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Free and fair elections with 276 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.