Switzerland vs Tajikistan: Universal right to vote in practice
Switzerland
2
in 2025
Tajikistan
2
in 2025
Switzerland rank
1st
Tajikistan rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Switzerland
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 2 against 2 in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 1st and Tajikistan ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 9 and Tajikistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Tajikistan |
| 1950s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 1.9 | 2 | 0.1 | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Switzerland |
| 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, Switzerland or Tajikistan?
- Switzerland, at 2 against 2 in Tajikistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Switzerland and Tajikistan?
- 0, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Tajikistan?
- 158 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and Tajikistan rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Switzerland ranks 1st and Tajikistan 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).