Lebanon vs South Africa: Universal right to vote
Lebanon
2
in 2025
South Africa
2
in 2025
Lebanon rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Lebanon
- South Africa
How they compare
Lebanon 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.
Lebanon ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Lebanon |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lebanon |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lebanon |
| 1950s | 1.8 | 0 | 1.8 | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Lebanon |
| 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, Lebanon or South Africa?
- Lebanon, at 2 against 2 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Lebanon and South Africa?
- 0, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and South Africa?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Lebanon and South Africa rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Lebanon ranks 1st and South Africa 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.