Marshall Islands vs Vietnam: Universal right to vote in practice
Marshall Islands
2
in 2025
Vietnam
2
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
1st
Vietnam rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Marshall Islands
- Vietnam
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 2 against 2 in Vietnam, a difference of 0.
Across all 129 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.
Marshall Islands ranks 1st and Vietnam ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | — |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 2 | 1.5 | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Marshall Islands or Vietnam?
- Marshall Islands, at 2 against 2 in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Marshall Islands and Vietnam?
- 0, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Vietnam?
- 129 years are reported by both, from 1875 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and Vietnam rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Marshall Islands ranks 1st and Vietnam 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).