Burkina Faso vs Congo: Universal right to vote
Burkina Faso
2
in 2025
Congo
2
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
1st
Congo rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Burkina Faso
- Congo
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 2 against 2 in Congo, a difference of 0.
Across all 92 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Congo ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 0.6 | 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, Burkina Faso or Congo?
- Burkina Faso, at 2 against 2 in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Burkina Faso and Congo?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Congo?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Congo rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Congo 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.