El Salvador vs Laos: Universal right to vote in practice
El Salvador
2
in 2025
Laos
2
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Laos rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- El Salvador
- Laos
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2 against 2 in Laos, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Laos ahead.
El Salvador ranks 1st and Laos ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 12 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Laos |
| 1970s | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | El Salvador |
| 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, El Salvador or Laos?
- El Salvador, at 2 against 2 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between El Salvador and Laos?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Laos?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Laos rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and Laos 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).