Botswana vs Eswatini: Elected parliament
Botswana
1
in 2025
Eswatini
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Eswatini rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Botswana
- Eswatini
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in Eswatini, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 127 shared years of data; in 1899 it was Eswatini ahead.
Botswana ranks 1st and Eswatini ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Botswana |
| 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 elected parliament, Botswana or Eswatini?
- Botswana, at 1 against 1 in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Botswana and Eswatini?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eswatini?
- 127 years are reported by both, from 1899 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Eswatini rank globally for elected parliament?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Eswatini ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament. 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 elect a legislature which does issue some laws, but does not perform executive functions.