Cote d'Ivoire vs South Africa: Universal right to vote in practice
Cote d'Ivoire
2
in 2025
South Africa
2
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- South Africa
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 2 against 2 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | South Africa |
| 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, Cote d'Ivoire or South Africa?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 2 against 2 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa?
- 0, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and South Africa rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 1st and South Africa 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).