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