Lesotho vs United States: Universal right to vote
Lesotho
2
in 2025
United States
2
in 2025
Lesotho rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Lesotho
- United States
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2 against 2 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | United States | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 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, Lesotho or United States?
- Lesotho, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Lesotho and United States?
- 0, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and United States?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and United States rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Lesotho ranks 1st and United States 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.