Belize vs Botswana: Competitive elections
Belize
1
in 2025
Botswana
1
in 2025
Belize rank
1st
Botswana rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Belize
- Botswana
How they compare
Belize currently reports 1 against 1 in Botswana, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Botswana ahead.
Belize ranks 1st and Botswana ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Botswana | 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 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | Belize |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 competitive elections, Belize or Botswana?
- Belize, at 1 against 1 in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Belize and Botswana?
- 0, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Botswana?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Botswana rank globally for competitive elections?
- Belize ranks 1st and Botswana ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.