Guinea-Bissau vs Somalia: Universal right to vote in practice
Guinea-Bissau
0
in 2025
Somalia
0
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau rank
164th
Somalia rank
164th
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Somalia
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0 against 0 in Somalia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Somalia ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 164th and Somalia ranks 164th of 197 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 0 | 1.4 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Guinea-Bissau or Somalia?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 0 against 0 in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Guinea-Bissau and Somalia?
- 0, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Somalia?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Somalia rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 164th and Somalia ranks 164th 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).