Portugal vs Russia: Universal right to vote in practice
Portugal
2
in 2025
Russia
2
in 2025
Portugal rank
1st
Russia rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Portugal
- Russia
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2 against 2 in Russia, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 1st and Russia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Russia |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Russia |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Russia |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Russia |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Russia |
| 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, Portugal or Russia?
- Portugal, at 2 against 2 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Portugal and Russia?
- 0, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Russia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Russia rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Portugal ranks 1st and Russia 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).