Botswana vs Poland: Electoral democracy
Botswana
1
in 2025
Poland
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Poland rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Botswana
- Poland
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in Poland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Poland ahead.
Botswana ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Poland |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Poland |
| 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 | 0.9 | Botswana |
| 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 Poland?
- Botswana, at 1 against 1 in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Botswana and Poland?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Poland?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Poland rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Poland 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).