Montenegro vs Nicaragua: Universal right to vote in practice
Montenegro
2
in 2025
Nicaragua
2
in 2025
Montenegro rank
1st
Nicaragua rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Montenegro
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 2 against 2 in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 185 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Montenegro ranks 1st and Nicaragua ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Montenegro averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montenegro | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | Montenegro |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 | Montenegro |
| 1950s | 2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Montenegro |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Montenegro |
| 1980s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Montenegro |
| 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, Montenegro or Nicaragua?
- Montenegro, at 2 against 2 in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Montenegro and Nicaragua?
- 0, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Nicaragua?
- 185 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Montenegro and Nicaragua rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Montenegro ranks 1st and Nicaragua 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).