Equatorial Guinea vs Laos: Universal right to vote in practice
Equatorial Guinea
2
in 2025
Laos
2
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
1st
Laos rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Laos
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 2 against 2 in Laos, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Laos ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st and Laos ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Laos |
| 1960s | 0.4 | 2 | 1.6 | Laos |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | Laos |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 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, Equatorial Guinea or Laos?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 2 against 2 in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Equatorial Guinea and Laos?
- 0, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Laos?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Laos rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st and Laos 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).