Belarus vs Maldives: Universal right to vote
Belarus
2
in 2025
Maldives
2
in 2025
Belarus rank
1st
Maldives rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Belarus
- Maldives
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 2 against 2 in Maldives, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 226 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Maldives ahead.
Belarus ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Belarus |
| 1910s | 1.3 | 0 | 1.3 | Belarus |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Belarus |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Belarus |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Belarus |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Belarus |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Belarus |
| 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 Maldives?
- Belarus, at 2 against 2 in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Belarus and Maldives?
- 0, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Maldives?
- 226 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Maldives rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Belarus ranks 1st and Maldives 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.