Cameroon vs Netherlands: Universal right to vote in practice
Cameroon
2
in 2025
Netherlands
2
in 2025
Cameroon rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Cameroon
- Netherlands
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2 against 2 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Cameroon or Netherlands?
- Cameroon, at 2 against 2 in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Cameroon and Netherlands?
- 0, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Netherlands?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Netherlands rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Cameroon ranks 1st and Netherlands 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).