Burkina Faso vs USSR: Universal right to vote

Burkina Faso
2
in 2025
USSR
2
in 1990
Burkina Faso rank
1st
USSR rank
1st

Universal right to vote over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • USSR
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 2 against 2 in USSR, a difference of 0.

Across all 54 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 197 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso USSR Difference Ahead
1920s 0 2 2 USSR
1930s 0 2 2 USSR
1940s 0 2 2 USSR
1950s 0.6 2 1.4 USSR
1960s 2 2 0
1970s 2 2 0
1980s 2 2 0
1990s 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 USSR?
Burkina Faso, at 2 against 2 in USSR as of 2025.
What is the difference in universal right to vote between Burkina Faso and USSR?
0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and USSR?
54 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 1990.
How do Burkina Faso and USSR rank globally for universal right to vote?
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and USSR 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

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.