Equatorial Guinea vs Rwanda: Universal right to vote in practice
Equatorial Guinea
2
in 2025
Rwanda
2
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
1st
Rwanda rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 2 against 2 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Rwanda ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.4 | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 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, Equatorial Guinea or Rwanda?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 2 against 2 in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Equatorial Guinea and Rwanda?
- 0, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Rwanda?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st and Rwanda 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).