Angola vs Malaysia: Universal right to vote in practice
Angola
2
in 2025
Malaysia
2
in 2025
Angola rank
1st
Malaysia rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Angola
- Malaysia
How they compare
Angola currently reports 2 against 2 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.
Across all 141 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Malaysia | 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 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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 in practice, Angola or Malaysia?
- Angola, at 2 against 2 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Angola and Malaysia?
- 0, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Malaysia?
- 141 years are reported by both, from 1885 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Malaysia rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Angola ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st 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).