Nauru vs Sao Tome and Principe: Universal right to vote in practice
Nauru
2
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
2
in 2025
Nauru rank
1st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Nauru
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 2 against 2 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 138 shared years of data; in 1888 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Nauru ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Sao Tome and Principe | 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 | 0 | 0.8 | Nauru |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Nauru |
| 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, Nauru or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Nauru, at 2 against 2 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Nauru and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 138 years are reported by both, from 1888 to 2025.
- How do Nauru and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Nauru ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe 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).