Guyana vs Lesotho: Universal right to vote in practice
Guyana
2
in 2025
Lesotho
2
in 2025
Guyana rank
1st
Lesotho rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Guyana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 2 against 2 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Lesotho ahead.
Guyana ranks 1st and Lesotho ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Lesotho | 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Guyana |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | Guyana |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Guyana |
| 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, Guyana or Lesotho?
- Guyana, at 2 against 2 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Guyana and Lesotho?
- 0, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Lesotho?
- 134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Lesotho rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Guyana ranks 1st and Lesotho 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).