Gabon vs Turkmenistan: Universal right to vote in practice
Gabon
2
in 2025
Turkmenistan
2
in 2025
Gabon rank
1st
Turkmenistan rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Gabon
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 2 against 2 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 141 shared years of data; in 1885 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Gabon ranks 1st and Turkmenistan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Gabon |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1.33 | 2 | 0.6667 | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Gabon or Turkmenistan?
- Gabon, at 2 against 2 in Turkmenistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Gabon and Turkmenistan?
- 0, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Turkmenistan?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Turkmenistan rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Gabon 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).