France vs Serbia: Universal right to vote in practice
France
2
in 2025
Serbia
2
in 2025
France rank
1st
Serbia rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- France
- Serbia
How they compare
France currently reports 2 against 2 in Serbia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 222 shared years of data; in 1804 it was Serbia ahead.
France ranks 1st and Serbia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, France averaged higher in 9 and Serbia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.9 | 0.1 | France |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | France |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | Serbia |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, France or Serbia?
- France, at 2 against 2 in Serbia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between France and Serbia?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Serbia?
- 222 years are reported by both, from 1804 to 2025.
- How do France and Serbia rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- France ranks 1st and Serbia 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).