Angola vs Nicaragua: Universal right to vote in practice
Angola
2
in 2025
Nicaragua
2
in 2025
Angola rank
1st
Nicaragua rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Angola
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Angola currently reports 2 against 2 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Angola ranks 1st and Nicaragua ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Angola |
| 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 in practice, Angola or Nicaragua?
- Angola, at 2 against 2 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Angola and Nicaragua?
- 0, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Nicaragua?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Nicaragua rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Angola ranks 1st and Nicaragua ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. 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 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).