Botswana vs Guyana: Universal right to vote in practice
Botswana
2
in 2025
Guyana
2
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Guyana rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Botswana
- Guyana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2 against 2 in Guyana, a difference of 0.
Across all 134 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and Guyana ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Guyana | 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0 | — |
| 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 Guyana?
- Botswana, at 2 against 2 in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Botswana and Guyana?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guyana?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Guyana rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Guyana 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).