Chile vs Laos: Universal right to vote
Chile
2
in 2025
Laos
2
in 2025
Chile rank
1st
Laos rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Chile
- Laos
How they compare
Chile currently reports 2 against 2 in Laos, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 1st and Laos ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Laos |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Laos |
| 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, Chile or Laos?
- Chile, at 2 against 2 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Chile and Laos?
- 0, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Laos?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Laos rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Chile ranks 1st and Laos 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.