Bhutan vs Samoa: Universal right to vote in practice

Bhutan
2
in 2025
Samoa
2
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st

Universal right to vote in practice over time

  • Bhutan
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 2 against 2 in Samoa, a difference of 0.

Across all 124 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 197 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Universal right to vote in practice
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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).