Chad vs South Africa: Universal right to vote in practice
Chad
2
in 2025
South Africa
2
in 2025
Chad rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Chad
- South Africa
How they compare
Chad currently reports 2 against 2 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was South Africa ahead.
Chad ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Chad |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Chad |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.6667 | 2 | 1.33 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Chad or South Africa?
- Chad, at 2 against 2 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Chad and South Africa?
- 0, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and South Africa?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Chad and South Africa rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Chad ranks 1st and South Africa 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).