Ecuador vs Turkmenistan: Universal right to vote in practice
Ecuador
2
in 2025
Turkmenistan
2
in 2025
Ecuador rank
1st
Turkmenistan rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Ecuador
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2 against 2 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 196 shared years of data; in 1830 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Ecuador ranks 1st and Turkmenistan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 2 | 1.8 | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Ecuador |
| 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, Ecuador or Turkmenistan?
- Ecuador, at 2 against 2 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Ecuador and Turkmenistan?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Turkmenistan?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Turkmenistan rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Ecuador ranks 1st and Turkmenistan 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).