Burkina Faso vs Finland: Universal right to vote
Burkina Faso
2
in 2025
Finland
2
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
1st
Finland rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Burkina Faso
- Finland
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 2 against 2 in Finland, a difference of 0.
Across all 92 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Finland ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Finland |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Finland |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Finland |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Finland |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Finland |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Burkina Faso or Finland?
- Burkina Faso, at 2 against 2 in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Burkina Faso and Finland?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Finland?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Finland rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Finland 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. 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 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.