Luxembourg vs Sierra Leone: Universal right to vote in practice
Luxembourg
2
in 2025
Sierra Leone
2
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Luxembourg
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 2 against 2 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Luxembourg |
| 1930s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Luxembourg |
| 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, Luxembourg or Sierra Leone?
- Luxembourg, at 2 against 2 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Luxembourg and Sierra Leone?
- 0, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sierra Leone?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Sierra Leone rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Luxembourg ranks 1st and Sierra Leone 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).