Bosnia and Herzegovina vs South Africa: Universal right to vote

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2
in 2025
South Africa
2
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st

Universal right to vote over time

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • South Africa
00.511.52190019622025

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 2 against 2 in South Africa, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was South Africa ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 198 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bosnia and Herzegovina South Africa Difference Ahead
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 1 0 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1930s 1 0 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1940s 1.5 0 1.5 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1950s 2 0 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1960s 2 0 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1970s 2 0 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1980s 2 0 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s 2 1.2 0.8 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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, Bosnia and Herzegovina or South Africa?
Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 2 against 2 in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in universal right to vote between Bosnia and Herzegovina and South Africa?
0, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and South Africa?
108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and South Africa rank globally for universal right to vote?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.