Slovenia vs South Africa: Universal right to vote

Slovenia
2
in 2025
South Africa
2
in 2025
Slovenia rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st

Universal right to vote over time

  • Slovenia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Slovenia 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.

Slovenia ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Slovenia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Slovenia South Africa Difference Ahead
1910s 0 0 0 β€”
1920s 1 0 1 Slovenia
1930s 1 0 1 Slovenia
1940s 1.5 0 1.5 Slovenia
1950s 2 0 2 Slovenia
1960s 2 0 2 Slovenia
1970s 2 0 2 Slovenia
1980s 2 0 2 Slovenia
1990s 2 1.2 0.8 Slovenia
2000s 2 2 0 β€”
2010s 2 2 0 β€”
2020s 2 2 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher universal right to vote, Slovenia or South Africa?
Slovenia, at 2 against 2 in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in universal right to vote between Slovenia and South Africa?
0, with Slovenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovenia and South Africa?
108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Slovenia and South Africa rank globally for universal right to vote?
Slovenia 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

Indicator
Universal right to vote
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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.