Iraq vs Sierra Leone: Universal right to vote
Iraq
2
in 2025
Sierra Leone
2
in 2025
Iraq rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Iraq
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2 against 2 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Iraq ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Iraq |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Iraq |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Iraq |
| 1950s | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | Iraq |
| 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, Iraq or Sierra Leone?
- Iraq, at 2 against 2 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Iraq and Sierra Leone?
- 0, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sierra Leone?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Sierra Leone rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Iraq ranks 1st and Sierra Leone 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.