Belgium vs United Kingdom: Universal right to vote in practice
Belgium
2
in 2025
United Kingdom
2
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Belgium
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2 against 2 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 203 shared years of data; in 1789 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | United Kingdom | 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 | 0.2 | 0.5 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | United Kingdom |
| 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 United Kingdom?
- Belgium, at 2 against 2 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Belgium and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United Kingdom?
- 203 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and United Kingdom rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Belgium ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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).