Rwanda vs Sierra Leone: Universal right to vote
Rwanda
2
in 2025
Sierra Leone
2
in 2025
Rwanda rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 2 against 2 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.
Across all 110 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Sierra Leone |
| 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, Rwanda or Sierra Leone?
- Rwanda, at 2 against 2 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 0, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sierra Leone?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and Sierra Leone rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Rwanda 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.