China vs Russia: Universal right to vote
China
2
in 2025
Russia
2
in 2025
China rank
1st
Russia rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- China
- Russia
How they compare
China currently reports 2 against 2 in Russia, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Russia ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Russia |
| 1910s | 0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Russia |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Russia |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Russia |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 2 | 1.4 | Russia |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, China or Russia?
- China, at 2 against 2 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between China and Russia?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Russia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do China and Russia rank globally for universal right to vote?
- China ranks 1st and Russia 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.