Sierra Leone vs Solomon Islands: Universal right to vote in practice
Sierra Leone
2
in 2025
Solomon Islands
2
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Solomon Islands rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Sierra Leone
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2 against 2 in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 1st and Solomon Islands ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Solomon Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Solomon Islands |
| 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, Sierra Leone or Solomon Islands?
- Sierra Leone, at 2 against 2 in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Sierra Leone and Solomon Islands?
- 0, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Solomon Islands?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Solomon Islands rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Sierra Leone ranks 1st and Solomon Islands 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).