South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Universal right to vote
South Africa
2
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2
in 2025
South Africa rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Sri Lanka |
| 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, South Africa or Sri Lanka?
- South Africa, at 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between South Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for universal right to vote?
- South Africa ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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.