Denmark vs Uganda: Universal right to vote in practice
Denmark
2
in 2025
Uganda
2
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Uganda rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Denmark
- Uganda
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2 against 2 in Uganda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 132 shared years of data; in 1894 it was Uganda ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Uganda ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Denmark |
| 1960s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Denmark |
| 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, Denmark or Uganda?
- Denmark, at 2 against 2 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Denmark and Uganda?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Uganda?
- 132 years are reported by both, from 1894 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Uganda rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Uganda 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).