Seychelles vs Zimbabwe: Universal right to vote in practice
Seychelles
2
in 2025
Zimbabwe
2
in 2025
Seychelles rank
1st
Zimbabwe rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Seychelles
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 2 against 2 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Seychelles ranks 1st and Zimbabwe ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Seychelles |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Seychelles |
| 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, Seychelles or Zimbabwe?
- Seychelles, at 2 against 2 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Seychelles and Zimbabwe?
- 0, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Zimbabwe?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Seychelles and Zimbabwe rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Seychelles ranks 1st and Zimbabwe 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).