Singapore vs Zambia: Universal right to vote in practice
Singapore
2
in 2025
Zambia
2
in 2025
Singapore rank
1st
Zambia rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Singapore
- Zambia
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 2 against 2 in Zambia, a difference of 0.
Across all 115 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 197 regions.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | Zambia |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Singapore or Zambia?
- Singapore, at 2 against 2 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Singapore and Zambia?
- 0, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Zambia?
- 115 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and Zambia rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Singapore ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 1st of 197 regions.
- 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).