Sierra Leone vs United Kingdom: Universal right to vote in practice
Sierra Leone
2
in 2025
United Kingdom
2
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Sierra Leone
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2 against 2 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
Across all 130 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 197 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 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 United Kingdom?
- Sierra Leone, at 2 against 2 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Sierra Leone and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and United Kingdom?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and United Kingdom rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Sierra Leone ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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).