Botswana vs Bulgaria: Universal right to vote in practice
Botswana
2
in 2025
Bulgaria
2
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Bulgaria rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Botswana
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2 against 2 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.
Across all 141 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and Bulgaria ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Botswana or Bulgaria?
- Botswana, at 2 against 2 in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Botswana and Bulgaria?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Bulgaria?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Bulgaria rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Bulgaria ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).