Gabon vs Maldives: Universal right to vote

Gabon
2
in 2025
Maldives
2
in 2025
Gabon rank
1st
Maldives rank
1st

Universal right to vote over time

  • Gabon
  • Maldives
00.511.52178919072025

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 2 against 2 in Maldives, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Maldives ahead.

Gabon ranks 1st and Maldives ranks 1st of 198 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Maldives 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 0.6 0 0.6 Gabon
1960s 2 1 1 Gabon
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, Gabon or Maldives?
Gabon, at 2 against 2 in Maldives as of 2025.
What is the difference in universal right to vote between Gabon and Maldives?
0, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Maldives?
141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Maldives rank globally for universal right to vote?
Gabon ranks 1st and Maldives 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

Indicator
Universal right to vote
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.