Cameroon vs El Salvador: Universal right to vote in practice
Cameroon
2
in 2025
El Salvador
2
in 2025
Cameroon rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Cameroon
- El Salvador
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2 against 2 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 142 shared years of data; in 1884 it was El Salvador ahead.
Cameroon ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0.6667 | 0.6667 | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Cameroon |
| 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, Cameroon or El Salvador?
- Cameroon, at 2 against 2 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Cameroon and El Salvador?
- 0, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and El Salvador?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and El Salvador rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Cameroon ranks 1st and El Salvador 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).