Fiji vs Portugal: Universal right to vote in practice
Fiji
2
in 2025
Portugal
2
in 2025
Fiji rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Fiji
- Portugal
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 2 against 2 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1874 it was Portugal ahead.
Fiji ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Fiji |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Portugal |
| 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, Fiji or Portugal?
- Fiji, at 2 against 2 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Fiji and Portugal?
- 0, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Portugal?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1874 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Portugal rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Fiji ranks 1st and Portugal 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).