Norway vs Sierra Leone: Universal right to vote
Norway
2
in 2025
Sierra Leone
2
in 2025
Norway rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Norway
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2 against 2 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Norway ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Norway |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Norway |
| 1910s | 1.7 | 0 | 1.7 | Norway |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Norway |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Norway |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Norway |
| 1950s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Norway |
| 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, Norway or Sierra Leone?
- Norway, at 2 against 2 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Norway and Sierra Leone?
- 0, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sierra Leone?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sierra Leone rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Norway 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.