India vs Indonesia: Universal right to vote in practice
India
2
in 2025
Indonesia
2
in 2025
India rank
1st
Indonesia rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
India currently reports 2 against 2 in Indonesia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 226 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Indonesia ahead.
India ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | India |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | India |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | India |
| 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, India or Indonesia?
- India, at 2 against 2 in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between India and Indonesia?
- 0, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 226 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2025.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- India ranks 1st and Indonesia 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).