USSR vs Vietnam: Universal right to vote in practice
USSR
2
in 1990
Vietnam
2
in 2025
USSR rank
1st
Vietnam rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- USSR
- Vietnam
How they compare
USSR currently reports 2 against 2 in Vietnam, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Vietnam ahead.
USSR ranks 1st and Vietnam ranks 1st of 198 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | USSR | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | USSR |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | USSR |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | USSR |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, USSR or Vietnam?
- USSR, at 2 against 2 in Vietnam as of 1990.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between USSR and Vietnam?
- 0, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and Vietnam?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1990.
- How do USSR and Vietnam rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- USSR ranks 1st and Vietnam 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).