Congo vs Maldives: Universal right to vote in practice
Congo
2
in 2025
Maldives
2
in 2025
Congo rank
1st
Maldives rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Congo
- Maldives
How they compare
Congo currently reports 2 against 2 in Maldives, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 144 shared years of data; in 1882 it was Maldives ahead.
Congo ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | Congo |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Maldives |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Maldives |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Maldives |
| 2000s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Maldives |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Congo |
| 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, Congo or Maldives?
- Congo, at 2 against 2 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Congo and Maldives?
- 0, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Maldives?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Maldives rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Congo ranks 1st and Maldives 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).