Russia vs Uruguay: Universal right to vote in practice
Russia
2
in 2025
Uruguay
2
in 2025
Russia rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Russia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Russia currently reports 2 against 2 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.
Russia ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | Russia |
| 1980s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Russia |
| 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, Russia or Uruguay?
- Russia, at 2 against 2 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Russia and Uruguay?
- 0, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Uruguay?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Uruguay rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Russia ranks 1st and Uruguay 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).