Marshall Islands vs South Africa: Universal right to vote
Marshall Islands
2
in 2025
South Africa
2
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Marshall Islands
- South Africa
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 2 against 2 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Marshall Islands |
| 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, Marshall Islands or South Africa?
- Marshall Islands, at 2 against 2 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Marshall Islands and South Africa?
- 0, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and South Africa?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and South Africa rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Marshall Islands 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.