Portugal vs Serbia: Universal right to vote in practice
Portugal
2
in 2025
Serbia
2
in 2025
Portugal rank
1st
Serbia rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Portugal
- Serbia
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2 against 2 in Serbia, a difference of 0.
Across all 222 years both countries report, Serbia has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 1st and Serbia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Serbia |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Serbia |
| 1940s | 0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | Serbia |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Serbia |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Serbia |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | Serbia |
| 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 Serbia?
- Portugal, at 2 against 2 in Serbia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Portugal and Serbia?
- 0, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Serbia?
- 222 years are reported by both, from 1804 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Serbia rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Portugal ranks 1st and Serbia 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).