Uruguay vs Yemen: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Uruguay
100.0%
in 2025
Yemen
100.0%
in 2025
Uruguay rank
1st
Yemen rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Uruguay
- Yemen
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Yemen, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 128 shared years of data; in 1825 it was Yemen ahead.
Uruguay ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uruguay | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 2.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | Uruguay |
| 1830s | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | Uruguay |
| 1840s | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | Uruguay |
| 1850s | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 5.5% | 0.0% | 5.5% | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 8.0% | 5.0% | 3.0% | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 13.5% | 0.0% | 13.5% | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 20.5% | 0.0% | 20.5% | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 30.0% | 5.0% | 25.0% | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 35.0% | 25.0% | 10.0% | Uruguay |
| 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, Uruguay or Yemen?
- Uruguay, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Uruguay and Yemen?
- 0.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Yemen?
- 128 years are reported by both, from 1825 to 2025.
- How do Uruguay and Yemen rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Uruguay ranks 1st and Yemen 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.