Botswana vs North Korea: Women's universal right to vote
Botswana
1
in 2025
North Korea
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
North Korea rank
1st
Women's universal right to vote over time
- Botswana
- North Korea
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in North Korea, a difference of 0.
Across all 78 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 1st of 198 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | North Korea |
| 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 North Korea?
- Botswana, at 1 against 1 in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in women's universal right to vote between Botswana and North Korea?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and North Korea?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and North Korea rank globally for women's universal right to vote?
- Botswana ranks 1st and North Korea ranks 1st of 198 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.