Statizoid

Benin vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Universal right to vote

Benin
2
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo
2
in 2025
Benin rank
1st
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
1st

Universal right to vote over time

  • Benin
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 2 against 2 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 134 shared years of data; in 1892 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Benin ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st of 197 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Universal right to vote
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 men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.