Botswana vs Israel: Competitive elections
Botswana
1
in 2025
Israel
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Israel rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Botswana
- Israel
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in Israel, a difference of 0.
Across all 78 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and Israel ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Israel |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Israel |
| 1960s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Israel |
| 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, Botswana or Israel?
- Botswana, at 1 against 1 in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Botswana and Israel?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Israel?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Israel rank globally for competitive elections?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Israel 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.