El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: Universal right to vote
El Salvador
2
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
El Salvador ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 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, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
- El Salvador, at 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for universal right to vote?
- El Salvador ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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.