Laos vs Sierra Leone: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Laos
100.0%
in 2025
Sierra Leone
100.0%
in 2025
Laos rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Laos
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Laos currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Laos ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 2.5% | 2.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 16.0% | 5.0% | 11.0% | Laos |
| 1950s | 53.5% | 27.0% | 26.5% | Laos |
| 1960s | 73.1% | 100.0% | 26.9% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adult citizens who have the right to vote, Laos or Sierra Leone?
- Laos, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Laos and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sierra Leone?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Laos ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adult citizens who have the 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
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.