India vs USSR: Universal right to vote in practice
India
2
in 2025
USSR
2
in 1990
India rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- India
- USSR
How they compare
India currently reports 2 against 2 in USSR, a difference of 0.
Across all 69 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
India ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 198 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | USSR |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | USSR |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 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 USSR?
- India, at 2 against 2 in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between India and USSR?
- 0, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and USSR?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1990.
- How do India and USSR rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- India ranks 1st and USSR 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).