El Salvador vs Sierra Leone: Universal right to vote in practice
El Salvador
2
in 2025
Sierra Leone
2
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- El Salvador
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2 against 2 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 8 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.75 | 0 | 0.75 | 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 | 2 | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 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, El Salvador or Sierra Leone?
- El Salvador, at 2 against 2 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between El Salvador and Sierra Leone?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sierra Leone?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Sierra Leone rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.