Switzerland vs Vanuatu: Universal right to vote in practice

Switzerland
2
in 2025
Vanuatu
2
in 2025
Switzerland rank
1st
Vanuatu rank
1st

Universal right to vote in practice over time

  • Switzerland
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 2 against 2 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 120 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Switzerland ahead.

Switzerland ranks 1st and Vanuatu ranks 1st of 197 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Universal right to vote in practice
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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).