Portugal vs USSR: Universal right to vote in practice
Portugal
2
in 2025
USSR
2
in 1990
Portugal rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Portugal
- USSR
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2 against 2 in USSR, a difference of 0.
Across all 69 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 197 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | USSR |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | USSR |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | USSR |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | USSR |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 2 | 1.2 | USSR |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 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 USSR?
- Portugal, at 2 against 2 in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Portugal and USSR?
- 0, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and USSR?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1990.
- How do Portugal and USSR rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Portugal ranks 1st and USSR 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).