Tonga vs Uruguay: Universal right to vote in practice
Tonga
2
in 2025
Uruguay
2
in 2025
Tonga rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Tonga
- Uruguay
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 2 against 2 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
Across all 181 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Tonga ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Uruguay |
| 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, Tonga or Uruguay?
- Tonga, at 2 against 2 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Tonga and Uruguay?
- 0, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Uruguay?
- 181 years are reported by both, from 1845 to 2025.
- How do Tonga and Uruguay rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Tonga ranks 1st and Uruguay 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).