Egypt vs Ethiopia: Universal right to vote in practice
Egypt
2
in 2025
Ethiopia
2
in 2025
Egypt rank
1st
Ethiopia rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2 against 2 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Egypt ranks 1st and Ethiopia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Egypt |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 0 | 1.4 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Ethiopia |
| 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, Egypt or Ethiopia?
- Egypt, at 2 against 2 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 0, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Egypt ranks 1st and Ethiopia 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).