Botswana vs Senegal: Universal right to vote
Botswana
2
in 2025
Senegal
2
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Senegal rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Botswana
- Senegal
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2 against 2 in Senegal, a difference of 0.
Across all 122 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and Senegal ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Senegal |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Senegal |
| 1960s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Senegal |
| 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, Botswana or Senegal?
- Botswana, at 2 against 2 in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Botswana and Senegal?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Senegal?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Senegal rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Senegal 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. 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 men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.