Nigeria vs Seychelles: Universal right to vote in practice
Nigeria
2
in 2025
Seychelles
2
in 2025
Nigeria rank
1st
Seychelles rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Nigeria
- Seychelles
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 2 against 2 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Seychelles ahead.
Nigeria ranks 1st and Seychelles ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 0.2 | 2 | 1.8 | Seychelles |
| 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, Nigeria or Seychelles?
- Nigeria, at 2 against 2 in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Nigeria and Seychelles?
- 0, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Seychelles?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Seychelles rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Nigeria ranks 1st and Seychelles 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).