Botswana vs Congo: Women's universal right to vote
Botswana
1
in 2025
Congo
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Congo rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Botswana
- Congo
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in Congo, a difference of 0.
Across all 141 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and Congo ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Congo | 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 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Congo |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher women's universal right to vote, Botswana or Congo?
- Botswana, at 1 against 1 in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Botswana and Congo?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Congo?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Congo rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Congo ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Women's 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 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.