Congo vs Russia: Universal right to vote in practice
Congo
2
in 2025
Russia
2
in 2025
Congo rank
1st
Russia rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Congo
- Russia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 2 against 2 in Russia, a difference of 0.
Across all 144 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 1st and Russia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Russia |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Russia |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Russia |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Russia |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Russia |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Russia |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Russia |
| 2000s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Russia |
| 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, Congo or Russia?
- Congo, at 2 against 2 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Congo and Russia?
- 0, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Russia?
- 144 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Russia rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Congo ranks 1st and Russia 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).