Serbia vs Switzerland: Universal right to vote in practice
Serbia
2
in 2025
Switzerland
2
in 2025
Serbia rank
1st
Switzerland rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Serbia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 2 against 2 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 222 shared years of data; in 1804 it was Switzerland ahead.
Serbia ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Serbia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Serbia |
| 1950s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Serbia |
| 1960s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Serbia |
| 1970s | 2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 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, Serbia or Switzerland?
- Serbia, at 2 against 2 in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Serbia and Switzerland?
- 0, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Switzerland?
- 222 years are reported by both, from 1804 to 2025.
- How do Serbia and Switzerland rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Serbia 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).