Botswana vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Women's universal right to vote

Botswana
1
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
1st

Women's universal right to vote over time

  • Botswana
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Botswana ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st of 197 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Women's universal right to vote
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Indicates whether all women are allowed to vote in national elections. It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.