Burundi vs Tonga: Universal right to vote
Burundi
2
in 2025
Tonga
2
in 2025
Burundi rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Burundi
- Tonga
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 2 against 2 in Tonga, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Tonga ahead.
Burundi ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | Burundi |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Burundi |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Burundi |
| 1990s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Burundi |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Burundi |
| 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, Burundi or Tonga?
- Burundi, at 2 against 2 in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Burundi and Tonga?
- 0, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Tonga?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Tonga rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Burundi ranks 1st and Tonga 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.