Belarus vs Switzerland: Universal right to vote
Belarus
2
in 2025
Switzerland
2
in 2025
Belarus rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Belarus
- Switzerland
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 2 against 2 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 226 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Switzerland ahead.
Belarus ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 1.3 | 1 | 0.3 | Belarus |
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Belarus |
| 1930s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Belarus |
| 1940s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Belarus |
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Belarus |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Belarus |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | Belarus |
| 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 Switzerland?
- Belarus, at 2 against 2 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Belarus and Switzerland?
- 0, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Switzerland?
- 226 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Switzerland rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Belarus ranks 1st and Switzerland 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.