Belgium vs Sri Lanka: Universal right to vote in practice
Belgium
2
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Belgium
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 203 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.4 | 0.2 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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 Sri Lanka?
- Belgium, at 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Belgium and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sri Lanka?
- 203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Sri Lanka rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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).