Botswana vs Dominican Republic: Electoral democracy
Botswana
1
in 2025
Dominican Republic
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Dominican Republic rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Botswana
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Botswana ranks 1st and Dominican Republic ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 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, Botswana or Dominican Republic?
- Botswana, at 1 against 1 in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Botswana and Dominican Republic?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Dominican Republic?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Dominican Republic rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Dominican Republic ranks 1st of 197 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).