Colombia vs Portugal: Universal right to vote in practice
Colombia
2
in 2025
Portugal
2
in 2025
Colombia rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Colombia
- Portugal
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2 against 2 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Portugal ahead.
Colombia ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Colombia or Portugal?
- Colombia, at 2 against 2 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Colombia and Portugal?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Portugal?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Portugal rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Colombia ranks 1st and Portugal 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).