Bhutan vs Chile: Universal right to vote in practice
Bhutan
2
in 2025
Chile
2
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
Chile rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Bhutan
- Chile
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 2 against 2 in Chile, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 1st and Chile ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Chile |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Chile |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Chile |
| 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 in practice, Bhutan or Chile?
- Bhutan, at 2 against 2 in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Bhutan and Chile?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Chile?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Chile rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and Chile 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).