Sweden vs Uruguay: Universal right to vote
Sweden
2
in 2025
Uruguay
2
in 2025
Sweden rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Sweden
- Uruguay
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2 against 2 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 201 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Uruguay ahead.
Sweden ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Sweden |
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Sweden or Uruguay?
- Sweden, at 2 against 2 in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Sweden and Uruguay?
- 0, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?
- 201 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Sweden ranks 1st and Uruguay 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.