Chile vs Colombia: Universal right to vote in practice
Chile
2
in 2025
Colombia
2
in 2025
Chile rank
1st
Colombia rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Chile
- Colombia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 2 against 2 in Colombia, a difference of 0.
Across all 228 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 1st and Colombia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 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 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 2 | 1.8 | Colombia |
| 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, Chile or Colombia?
- Chile, at 2 against 2 in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Chile and Colombia?
- 0, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Colombia?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Colombia rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Chile ranks 1st and Colombia 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).