Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: Universal right to vote in practice
Afghanistan
0
in 2025
Bangladesh
0
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
165th
Bangladesh rank
165th
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0 against 0 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 165th and Bangladesh ranks 165th of 198 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Bangladesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2222 | 0.6667 | 0.4444 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 0.3333 | 1.33 | 1 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Afghanistan or Bangladesh?
- Afghanistan, at 0 against 0 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
- 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Bangladesh rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Afghanistan ranks 165th and Bangladesh ranks 165th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. 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 adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).