Botswana vs Hungary: Universal right to vote in practice
Botswana
2
in 2025
Hungary
2
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Hungary rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Botswana
- Hungary
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2 against 2 in Hungary, a difference of 0.
Across all 141 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and Hungary ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Hungary |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Hungary |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Hungary |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Hungary |
| 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 Hungary?
- Botswana, at 2 against 2 in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Botswana and Hungary?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Hungary?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Hungary rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Hungary 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).