France vs Nepal: Universal right to vote in practice
France
2
in 2025
Nepal
2
in 2025
France rank
1st
Nepal rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- France
- Nepal
How they compare
France currently reports 2 against 2 in Nepal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Nepal ahead.
France ranks 1st and Nepal ranks 1st of 198 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | France |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | France |
| 1850s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | France |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | France |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | France |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | France |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | France |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | France |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | France |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | France |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | France |
| 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, France or Nepal?
- France, at 2 against 2 in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between France and Nepal?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Nepal?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do France and Nepal rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- France ranks 1st and Nepal 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).