Botswana vs Comoros: Universal right to vote in practice
Botswana
2
in 2025
Comoros
2
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Comoros rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Botswana
- Comoros
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2 against 2 in Comoros, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 109 shared years of data; in 1886 it was Comoros ahead.
Botswana ranks 1st and Comoros 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 | Comoros | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Botswana |
| 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 Comoros?
- Botswana, at 2 against 2 in Comoros as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Botswana and Comoros?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Comoros?
- 109 years are reported by both, from 1886 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Comoros rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Comoros 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).