Bhutan vs Rwanda: Universal right to vote in practice
Bhutan
2
in 2025
Rwanda
2
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
Rwanda rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Bhutan
- Rwanda
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 2 against 2 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.
Across all 110 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1 | Rwanda |
| 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 Rwanda?
- Bhutan, at 2 against 2 in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Bhutan and Rwanda?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Rwanda?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Rwanda rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and Rwanda 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).