Botswana vs Tunisia: Universal right to vote in practice
Botswana
2
in 2025
Tunisia
2
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Tunisia rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Botswana
- Tunisia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2 against 2 in Tunisia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Tunisia ahead.
Botswana ranks 1st and Tunisia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Tunisia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Tunisia |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 1.33 | 0.6667 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Botswana or Tunisia?
- Botswana, at 2 against 2 in Tunisia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Botswana and Tunisia?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tunisia?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Tunisia rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Tunisia 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).