Botswana vs Solomon Islands: Universal right to vote in practice
Botswana
2
in 2025
Solomon Islands
2
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Solomon Islands rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Botswana
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2 against 2 in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1893 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Botswana ranks 1st and Solomon Islands ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Solomon Islands | 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 | 0.8 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Botswana |
| 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 Solomon Islands?
- Botswana, at 2 against 2 in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Botswana and Solomon Islands?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Solomon Islands?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1893 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Solomon Islands rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Solomon Islands 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).