Botswana vs Kiribati: Elected parliament
Botswana
1
in 2025
Kiribati
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Kiribati rank
1st
Elected parliament over time
- Botswana
- Kiribati
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in Kiribati, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Kiribati ahead.
Botswana ranks 1st and Kiribati 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 | Kiribati | 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 | 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 elected parliament, Botswana or Kiribati?
- Botswana, at 1 against 1 in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament between Botswana and Kiribati?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kiribati?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Kiribati rank globally for elected parliament?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Kiribati 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.