Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Botswana: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1
in 2025
Botswana
1
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
1st
Botswana rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
How they compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 1 against 1 in Botswana, a difference of 0.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 1st and Botswana ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Botswana |
| 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, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Botswana?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 1 against 1 in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Botswana?
- 0, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Botswana?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Botswana rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 1st and Botswana ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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 the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).