Brazil vs Singapore: Universal right to vote in practice
Brazil
2
in 2025
Singapore
2
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Singapore rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Brazil
- Singapore
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 2 against 2 in Singapore, a difference of 0.
Across all 159 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 1 | Singapore |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Singapore |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Brazil or Singapore?
- Brazil, at 2 against 2 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Brazil and Singapore?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Singapore?
- 159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Singapore rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Singapore 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).