Botswana vs Kenya: Universal right to vote in practice
Botswana
2
in 2025
Kenya
2
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Kenya rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Botswana
- Kenya
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2 against 2 in Kenya, a difference of 0.
Across all 131 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and Kenya ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Kenya | 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 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Kenya |
| 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 Kenya?
- Botswana, at 2 against 2 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Botswana and Kenya?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kenya?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Kenya rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Kenya 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).