Samoa vs Uruguay: Universal right to vote in practice
Samoa
2
in 2025
Uruguay
2
in 2025
Samoa rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Samoa
- Uruguay
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 2 against 2 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
Across all 124 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Uruguay |
| 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, Samoa or Uruguay?
- Samoa, at 2 against 2 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Samoa and Uruguay?
- 0, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Uruguay?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Uruguay rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Samoa 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).