Botswana vs Equatorial Guinea: Chief executive of the government is elected
Botswana
1
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Equatorial Guinea rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Botswana
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Botswana ranks 1st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Equatorial Guinea | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 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 chief executive of the government is elected, Botswana or Equatorial Guinea?
- Botswana, at 1 against 1 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Botswana and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Equatorial Guinea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Chief executive of the government is elected. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens directly or indirectly elect the chief executive. It considers political system which do not govern themselves — such as due to external interventions, occupations, or colonization — as not holding executive elections.