Lesotho vs Singapore: Universal right to vote in practice
Lesotho
2
in 2025
Singapore
2
in 2025
Lesotho rank
1st
Singapore rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Lesotho
- Singapore
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2 against 2 in Singapore, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Singapore |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 2 | 1.8 | Singapore |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Singapore |
| 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, Lesotho or Singapore?
- Lesotho, at 2 against 2 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Lesotho and Singapore?
- 0, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Singapore?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Singapore rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Lesotho ranks 1st and Singapore 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).