Botswana vs Guyana: Electoral democracy
Botswana
1
in 2025
Guyana
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Guyana rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Botswana
- Guyana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in Guyana, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Guyana ahead.
Botswana ranks 1st and Guyana ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Botswana |
| 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 Guyana?
- Botswana, at 1 against 1 in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Botswana and Guyana?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guyana?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Guyana rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Guyana 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).