Sierra Leone vs United States: Universal right to vote in practice
Sierra Leone
2
in 2025
United States
2
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Sierra Leone
- United States
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2 against 2 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was United States ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | United States | 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 | 1 | 0.6 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | United States |
| 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 States?
- Sierra Leone, at 2 against 2 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Sierra Leone and United States?
- 0, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and United States?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and United States rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Sierra Leone ranks 1st and United States 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).