Belgium vs Vietnam: Universal right to vote in practice
Belgium
2
in 2025
Vietnam
2
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Vietnam rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Belgium
- Vietnam
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2 against 2 in Vietnam, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 181 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Vietnam ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Vietnam ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Vietnam | 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 | 0.6 | Belgium |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Belgium |
| 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 Vietnam?
- Belgium, at 2 against 2 in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Belgium and Vietnam?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Vietnam?
- 181 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Vietnam rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Vietnam 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).