Montenegro vs Switzerland: Universal right to vote in practice
Montenegro
2
in 2025
Switzerland
2
in 2025
Montenegro rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Montenegro
- Switzerland
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 2 against 2 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Switzerland ahead.
Montenegro ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Montenegro averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montenegro | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 1.1 | 1 | 0.1 | Montenegro |
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Montenegro |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Montenegro |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | Montenegro |
| 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, Montenegro or Switzerland?
- Montenegro, at 2 against 2 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Montenegro and Switzerland?
- 0, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Switzerland?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
- How do Montenegro and Switzerland rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Montenegro ranks 1st and Switzerland 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).