San Marino vs Switzerland: Universal right to vote in practice
San Marino
2
in 2025
Switzerland
2
in 2025
San Marino rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- San Marino
- Switzerland
How they compare
San Marino currently reports 2 against 2 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Switzerland ahead.
San Marino ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, San Marino averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | San Marino | 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 | 0.9 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1.3 | 1 | 0.3 | San Marino |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 1 | San Marino |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | San Marino |
| 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, San Marino or Switzerland?
- San Marino, at 2 against 2 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between San Marino and Switzerland?
- 0, with San Marino ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for San Marino and Switzerland?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
- How do San Marino and Switzerland rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- San Marino 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).