Nauru vs USSR: Universal right to vote in practice
Nauru
2
in 2025
USSR
2
in 1990
Nauru rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Nauru
- USSR
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 2 against 2 in USSR, a difference of 0.
Across all 69 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Nauru 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 | Nauru | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | USSR |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | USSR |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | USSR |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | USSR |
| 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, Nauru or USSR?
- Nauru, at 2 against 2 in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Nauru and USSR?
- 0, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and USSR?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1990.
- How do Nauru and USSR rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Nauru 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).