Chad vs El Salvador: Universal right to vote in practice
Chad
2
in 2025
El Salvador
2
in 2025
Chad rank
1st
El Salvador rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Chad
- El Salvador
How they compare
Chad currently reports 2 against 2 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was El Salvador ahead.
Chad ranks 1st and El Salvador ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Chad |
| 1970s | 1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 2 | 1.33 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Chad or El Salvador?
- Chad, at 2 against 2 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Chad and El Salvador?
- 0, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and El Salvador?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Chad and El Salvador rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Chad 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).