Senegal vs Sweden: Universal right to vote in practice
Senegal
2
in 2025
Sweden
2
in 2025
Senegal rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Senegal
- Sweden
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 2 against 2 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 122 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Senegal ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Senegal or Sweden?
- Senegal, at 2 against 2 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Senegal and Sweden?
- 0, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sweden?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Senegal and Sweden rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Senegal ranks 1st and Sweden 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).