Somalia vs Syria: Universal right to vote in practice
Somalia
0
in 2025
Syria
0
in 2025
Somalia rank
165th
Syria rank
165th
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0 against 0 in Syria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Syria ahead.
Somalia ranks 165th and Syria ranks 165th of 198 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Syria |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Syria |
| 1960s | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | Syria |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.2 | 2 | 1.8 | Syria |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Syria |
| 2010s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Syria |
| 2020s | 0 | 1.33 | 1.33 | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Somalia or Syria?
- Somalia, at 0 against 0 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Somalia and Syria?
- 0, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Somalia ranks 165th and Syria ranks 165th 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).