Bolivia vs Guatemala: Universal right to vote in practice
Bolivia
2
in 2025
Guatemala
2
in 2025
Bolivia rank
1st
Guatemala rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Bolivia
- Guatemala
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 2 against 2 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 186 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Guatemala ahead.
Bolivia ranks 1st and Guatemala ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 3 and Guatemala in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | Bolivia |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.2 | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Guatemala |
| 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, Bolivia or Guatemala?
- Bolivia, at 2 against 2 in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Bolivia and Guatemala?
- 0, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Guatemala?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Guatemala rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Bolivia ranks 1st and Guatemala 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).