Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Electoral democracy
Botswana
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Botswana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Botswana ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea 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 | Papua New Guinea | 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 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Botswana, at 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea 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).