San Marino vs Spain: Universal right to vote in practice
San Marino
2
in 2025
Spain
2
in 2025
San Marino rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- San Marino
- Spain
How they compare
San Marino currently reports 2 against 2 in Spain, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Spain ahead.
San Marino ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 198 countries.
San Marino has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | San Marino | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | San Marino |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | San Marino |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | San Marino |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | San Marino |
| 1950s | 1.3 | 0 | 1.3 | San Marino |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | San Marino |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | San Marino |
| 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, San Marino or Spain?
- San Marino, at 2 against 2 in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between San Marino and Spain?
- 0, with San Marino ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for San Marino and Spain?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do San Marino and Spain rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- San Marino ranks 1st and Spain 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).