Kyrgyzstan vs Samoa: Universal right to vote in practice
Kyrgyzstan
2
in 2025
Samoa
2
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Samoa
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 2 against 2 in Samoa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Samoa ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 6 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Samoa |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.67 | 2 | 0.3333 | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Kyrgyzstan or Samoa?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 2 against 2 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Kyrgyzstan and Samoa?
- 0, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Samoa?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Samoa rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 1st and Samoa 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).