Panama vs Switzerland: Universal right to vote
Panama
2
in 2025
Switzerland
2
in 2025
Panama rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Panama
- Switzerland
How they compare
Panama currently reports 2 against 2 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Switzerland ahead.
Panama ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1.4 | 1 | 0.4 | Panama |
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Panama |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Panama |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | Panama |
| 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, Panama or Switzerland?
- Panama, at 2 against 2 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Panama and Switzerland?
- 0, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Switzerland?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Switzerland rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Panama 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.