Sao Tome and Principe vs Seychelles: Universal right to vote
Sao Tome and Principe
2
in 2025
Seychelles
2
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Seychelles rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Seychelles
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2 against 2 in Seychelles, a difference of 0.
Across all 123 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Seychelles ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Seychelles |
| 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, Sao Tome and Principe or Seychelles?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 2 against 2 in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles?
- 0, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Seychelles rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st and Seychelles 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.