El Salvador vs Poland: Universal right to vote in practice

El Salvador
2
in 2025
Poland
2
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Poland rank
1st

Universal right to vote in practice over time

  • El Salvador
  • Poland
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 2 against 2 in Poland, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Poland ahead.

El Salvador ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Poland Difference Ahead
1860s 0 0 0 β€”
1870s 0 0 0 β€”
1880s 0.5 0 0.5 El Salvador
1890s 0.8 0 0.8 El Salvador
1900s 1 0 1 El Salvador
1910s 1 0.2 0.8 El Salvador
1920s 1 1.6 0.6 Poland
1930s 0.9 1.8 0.9 Poland
1940s 0.3 0.6 0.3 Poland
1950s 2 2 0 β€”
1960s 1.6 2 0.4 Poland
1970s 1.8 2 0.2 Poland
1980s 1.6 2 0.4 Poland
1990s 2 2 0 β€”
2000s 2 2 0 β€”
2010s 2 2 0 β€”
2020s 2 2 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, El Salvador or Poland?
El Salvador, at 2 against 2 in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between El Salvador and Poland?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Poland?
158 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Poland rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
El Salvador ranks 1st and Poland 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

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

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).