Kuwait vs Portugal: Universal right to vote
Kuwait
2
in 2025
Portugal
2
in 2025
Kuwait rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Kuwait
- Portugal
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2 against 2 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Portugal ahead.
Kuwait ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Portugal | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Portugal |
| 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, Kuwait or Portugal?
- Kuwait, at 2 against 2 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Kuwait and Portugal?
- 0, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Portugal?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Portugal rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Kuwait 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.