Chile vs Sierra Leone: Universal right to vote in practice
Chile
2
in 2025
Sierra Leone
2
in 2025
Chile rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Chile
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Chile currently reports 2 against 2 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Chile ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 2 | 1.8 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Chile |
| 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 Sierra Leone?
- Chile, at 2 against 2 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Chile and Sierra Leone?
- 0, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sierra Leone?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Sierra Leone rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Chile ranks 1st and Sierra Leone 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).