Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Universal right to vote in practice
Kenya
2
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2
in 2025
Kenya rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Kenya
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
Across all 131 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Sri Lanka |
| 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, Kenya or Sri Lanka?
- Kenya, at 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Kenya ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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).