China vs Colombia: Universal right to vote
China
2
in 2025
Colombia
2
in 2025
China rank
1st
Colombia rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- China
- Colombia
How they compare
China currently reports 2 against 2 in Colombia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Colombia ahead.
China ranks 1st and Colombia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Colombia | 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 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 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 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | China |
| 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, China or Colombia?
- China, at 2 against 2 in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between China and Colombia?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Colombia?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do China and Colombia rank globally for universal right to vote?
- China ranks 1st and Colombia 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.