Colombia vs Latvia: Universal right to vote in practice
Colombia
2
in 2025
Latvia
2
in 2025
Colombia rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Colombia
- Latvia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2 against 2 in Latvia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Latvia ahead.
Colombia ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | Latvia |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Latvia |
| 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, Colombia or Latvia?
- Colombia, at 2 against 2 in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Colombia and Latvia?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latvia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Latvia rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Colombia ranks 1st and Latvia 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).