Senegal vs Sierra Leone: Universal right to vote
Senegal
2
in 2025
Sierra Leone
2
in 2025
Senegal rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 2 against 2 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Senegal ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Senegal |
| 1950s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Senegal |
| 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, Senegal or Sierra Leone?
- Senegal, at 2 against 2 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 0, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sierra Leone?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Senegal and Sierra Leone rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Senegal 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.