Guinea vs Switzerland: Universal right to vote
Guinea
2
in 2025
Switzerland
2
in 2025
Guinea rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Guinea
- Switzerland
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 2 against 2 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 135 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Switzerland ahead.
Guinea ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Guinea |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | Guinea |
| 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, Guinea or Switzerland?
- Guinea, at 2 against 2 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Guinea and Switzerland?
- 0, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Switzerland?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Switzerland rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Guinea ranks 1st and Switzerland 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.