United States vs Western Sahara: Universal right to vote
United States
2
in 2025
Western Sahara
2
in 2025
United States rank
1st
Western Sahara rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- United States
- Western Sahara
How they compare
United States currently reports 2 against 2 in Western Sahara, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Western Sahara ahead.
United States ranks 1st and Western Sahara ranks 1st of 197 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.43 | 0 | 1.43 | United States |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | United States |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | United States |
| 1990s | 2 | 0 | 2 | United States |
| 2000s | 2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | United States |
| 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, United States or Western Sahara?
- United States, at 2 against 2 in Western Sahara as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between United States and Western Sahara?
- 0, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Western Sahara?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do United States and Western Sahara rank globally for universal right to vote?
- United States ranks 1st and Western Sahara 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.