Belgium vs Malta: Universal right to vote in practice
Belgium
2
in 2025
Malta
2
in 2025
Belgium rank
1st
Malta rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Belgium
- Malta
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2 against 2 in Malta, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 186 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Malta ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 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, Belgium or Malta?
- Belgium, at 2 against 2 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Belgium and Malta?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malta?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Malta rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Malta 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).