Eritrea vs Portugal: Universal right to vote
Eritrea
2
in 2025
Portugal
2
in 2025
Eritrea rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Eritrea
- Portugal
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 2 against 2 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 107 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Portugal ahead.
Eritrea ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Eritrea |
| 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, Eritrea or Portugal?
- Eritrea, at 2 against 2 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Eritrea and Portugal?
- 0, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Portugal?
- 107 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Portugal rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Eritrea ranks 1st and Portugal 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.