San Marino vs Sweden: Universal right to vote
San Marino
2
in 2025
Sweden
2
in 2025
San Marino rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- San Marino
- Sweden
How they compare
San Marino currently reports 2 against 2 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sweden ahead.
San Marino ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, San Marino averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | San Marino | Sweden | 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 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | San Marino |
| 1910s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | San Marino |
| 1920s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1.3 | 2 | 0.7 | Sweden |
| 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, San Marino or Sweden?
- San Marino, at 2 against 2 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between San Marino and Sweden?
- 0, with San Marino ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for San Marino and Sweden?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do San Marino and Sweden rank globally for universal right to vote?
- San Marino ranks 1st and Sweden 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.