Laos vs Romania: Universal right to vote in practice
Laos
2
in 2025
Romania
2
in 2025
Laos rank
1st
Romania rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Laos
- Romania
How they compare
Laos currently reports 2 against 2 in Romania, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.1 | 0.1 | Romania |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Romania |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Romania |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Romania |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Romania |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 2 | 1.8 | Romania |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Romania |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Romania |
| 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, Laos or Romania?
- Laos, at 2 against 2 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Laos and Romania?
- 0, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Romania?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Romania rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Laos ranks 1st and Romania 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).