Botswana vs Ghana: Electoral democracy
Botswana
2
in 2025
Ghana
2
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Ghana rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Botswana
- Ghana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2 against 2 in Ghana, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Ghana ahead.
Botswana ranks 1st and Ghana ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Botswana or Ghana?
- Botswana, at 2 against 2 in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Botswana and Ghana?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Ghana ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (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 Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.