Afghanistan vs USSR: Universal right to vote
Afghanistan
2
in 2025
USSR
2
in 1990
Afghanistan rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Afghanistan
- USSR
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 2 against 2 in USSR, a difference of 0.
Across all 69 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 198 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | USSR |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | USSR |
| 1940s | 1 | 2 | 1 | USSR |
| 1950s | 1 | 2 | 1 | USSR |
| 1960s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | 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, Afghanistan or USSR?
- Afghanistan, at 2 against 2 in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Afghanistan and USSR?
- 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and USSR?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1990.
- How do Afghanistan and USSR rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and USSR 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. 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 men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.