Belarus vs El Salvador: Universal right to vote
Belarus
2
in 2025
El Salvador
2
in 2025
Belarus rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Belarus
- El Salvador
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 2 against 2 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was El Salvador ahead.
Belarus ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 1.3 | 1 | 0.3 | Belarus |
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Belarus |
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Belarus |
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Belarus |
| 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, Belarus or El Salvador?
- Belarus, at 2 against 2 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Belarus and El Salvador?
- 0, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and El Salvador?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and El Salvador rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Belarus ranks 1st and El Salvador 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.