Romania vs Sao Tome and Principe: Universal right to vote
Romania
2
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
2
in 2025
Romania rank
1st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Romania
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Romania currently reports 2 against 2 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Romania ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Sao Tome and Principe | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Romania |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Romania |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Romania |
| 1940s | 1.4 | 0 | 1.4 | Romania |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Romania |
| 1960s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Romania |
| 1970s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Romania |
| 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, Romania or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Romania, at 2 against 2 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Romania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Romania ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe 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.