Chile vs USSR: Universal right to vote in practice

Chile

in 2025

USSR

in 1990

Chile rank

1st

USSR rank

1st

Universal right to vote in practice over time

Chile
USSR

How they compare

Chile currently reports 2 against 2 in USSR, a difference of 0.

Across all 69 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 197 countries.

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Universal right to vote in practice in Chile
Universal right to vote in practice in USSR
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 2026

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).