Sri Lanka vs Sweden: Universal right to vote in practice
Sri Lanka
2
in 2025
Sweden
2
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2 against 2 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sweden | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Sri Lanka or Sweden?
- Sri Lanka, at 2 against 2 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Sri Lanka and Sweden?
- 0, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sweden?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sweden rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Sri Lanka 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).