What is universal right to vote in Vatican?

Universal right to vote in Vatican was 0 in 1869, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest universal right to vote recorded in Vatican?

The highest recorded value was 0 in 1789.

What is the lowest universal right to vote recorded in Vatican?

The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.

How does Vatican rank for universal right to vote?

Vatican ranks 191st out of 197 countries with data for 1869.

Where does this Vatican data come from?

The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Universal right to vote. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Universal right to vote in Vatican

Name: Universal right to vote in Vatican
Creator: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Vatican: Universal right to vote was 0 in 1869. ▬ Flat

Latest (1869)

World rank

191st

of 197 countries

All-time high

in 1789

All-time low

in 1789

Years of data

1789–1869

Universal right to vote in Vatican, 1789–1869

Source: Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Vatican recorded 0 for universal right to vote in 1869. That is the highest value across all 81 years on record.

Over the whole period, universal right to vote in Vatican peaked at 0 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1789.

Vatican ranks 191st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0	0	0	1
1790s	0	0	0	10
1800s	0	0	0	10
1810s	0	0	0	10
1820s	0	0	0	10
1830s	0	0	0	10
1840s	0	0	0	10
1850s	0	0	0	10
1860s	0	0	0	10

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More reference data data for Vatican

Competitive elections 0 (1869)
Universal right to vote in practice 0 (1869)
Democracy 0 (1869)
Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (1869)
Elected parliament 0 (1869)
Men's universal right to vote 0 (1869)
Private Civil Liberties Index 0.072 (1870)
Judicial Checks on Government Index 0.148 (1870)
Elected Political Leaders Index 0 (1870)
Free and Fair Elections Index 0.22 (1870)

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Frequently asked questions

What is universal right to vote in Vatican?: Universal right to vote in Vatican was 0 in 1869, according to Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest universal right to vote recorded in Vatican?: The highest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
What is the lowest universal right to vote recorded in Vatican?: The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1789.
How does Vatican rank for universal right to vote?: Vatican ranks 191st out of 197 countries with data for 1869.
Where does this Vatican data come from?: The figures come from Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Universal right to vote. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 07 August 2026

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.