Belgium vs Marshall Islands: Universal right to vote in practice
Belgium
2
in 2025
Marshall Islands
2
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Marshall Islands rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Belgium
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2 against 2 in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1875 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Marshall Islands ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | Belgium |
| 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 in practice, Belgium or Marshall Islands?
- Belgium, at 2 against 2 in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Belgium and Marshall Islands?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Marshall Islands?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1875 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Marshall Islands rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Marshall Islands 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).