Chile vs Liberia: Universal right to vote in practice
Chile
2
in 2025
Liberia
2
in 2025
Chile rank
1st
Liberia rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Chile
- Liberia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 2 against 2 in Liberia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 205 shared years of data; in 1821 it was Liberia ahead.
Chile ranks 1st and Liberia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Liberia |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Liberia |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Liberia |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Liberia |
| 1990s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | Chile |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Chile |
| 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 Liberia?
- Chile, at 2 against 2 in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Chile and Liberia?
- 0, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Liberia?
- 205 years are reported by both, from 1821 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Liberia rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Chile ranks 1st and Liberia 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).