Kenya vs Tanzania: Universal right to vote in practice
Kenya
2
in 2025
Tanzania
2
in 2025
Kenya rank
1st
Tanzania rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Kenya
- Tanzania
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2 against 2 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.
Across all 112 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 1st and Tanzania ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 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, Kenya or Tanzania?
- Kenya, at 2 against 2 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Kenya and Tanzania?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Kenya ranks 1st and Tanzania 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).