El Salvador vs Kyrgyzstan: Universal right to vote in practice
El Salvador
2
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan
2
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Kyrgyzstan rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- El Salvador
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2 against 2 in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
El Salvador ranks 1st and Kyrgyzstan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 9 and Kyrgyzstan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 2 | 1.7 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2 | 1.67 | 0.3333 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, El Salvador or Kyrgyzstan?
- El Salvador, at 2 against 2 in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between El Salvador and Kyrgyzstan?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kyrgyzstan?
- 158 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and Kyrgyzstan 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).