Gambia vs United States: Men's universal right to vote
Gambia
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Gambia rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Men's universal right to vote over time
- Gambia
- United States
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 137 shared years of data; in 1889 it was United States ahead.
Gambia ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher men's universal right to vote, Gambia or United States?
- Gambia, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in men's universal right to vote between Gambia and United States?
- 0, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and United States?
- 137 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and United States rank globally for men's universal right to vote?
- Gambia ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Men's 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 all men are allowed to vote in national elections. It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.