Universal right to vote in practice by country
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).
Countries reporting
182
Highest
2
Angola
Lowest
0
Yemen
Median
2
Years covered
237
1789–2025
Data points
32,485
What the numbers show
Universal right to vote in practice is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 2 in Angola; the lowest is 0 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 2, and the mean is 1.8.
Universal right to vote in practice: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Albania | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Andorra | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Argentina | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Armenia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Australia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Austria | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Burundi | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belgium | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Benin | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bahamas | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Belarus | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belize | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bolivia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Brazil | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Barbados | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bhutan | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Botswana | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Central African Republic | 2 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Switzerland | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Chile | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cameroon | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Congo | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Colombia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Comoros | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cuba | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cyprus | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Czechia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Germany | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Djibouti | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Dominica | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Denmark | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Algeria | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ecuador | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Egypt | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Spain | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Estonia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Fiji | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | France | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Micronesia (country) | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Gabon | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Georgia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ghana | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Gambia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Greece | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Grenada | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guatemala | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Guyana | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Honduras | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Croatia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Hungary | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Indonesia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | India | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ireland | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Iraq | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Iceland | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Israel | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Italy | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Jamaica | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kenya | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cambodia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Kiribati | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Korea | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Laos | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lebanon | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Liberia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lesotho | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Latvia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Moldova | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Maldives | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mexico | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Malta | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Montenegro | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mongolia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mozambique | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritania | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritius | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Malawi | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Malaysia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Namibia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nigeria | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Netherlands | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Norway | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nepal | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nauru | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | New Zealand | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Pakistan | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Panama | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Peru | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Philippines | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Palau | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Poland | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Portugal | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Paraguay | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Romania | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Russia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Rwanda | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Senegal | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Singapore | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | El Salvador | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | San Marino | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Serbia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Suriname | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Slovakia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Slovenia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Sweden | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Seychelles | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Chad | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Togo | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Thailand | 2 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | East Timor | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Tonga | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Tunisia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Turkey | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Tuvalu | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Tanzania | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Uganda | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ukraine | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Uruguay | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | United States | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Venezuela | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Vietnam | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Samoa | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Africa | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Zambia | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Taiwan | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Western Sahara | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | USSR | 2 | 1990 | unchanged | volatile |
| 165 | Afghanistan | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Bangladesh | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | China | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Guinea | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Haiti | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Libya | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Madagascar | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Mali | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Myanmar | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Niger | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | North Korea | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Sudan | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Somalia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Eswatini | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Syria | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Yemen | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).