Thailand vs Zimbabwe: Universal right to vote in practice
Thailand
2
in 2025
Zimbabwe
2
in 2025
Thailand rank
1st
Zimbabwe rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Thailand
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 2 against 2 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 131 shared years of data; in 1895 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Thailand ranks 1st and Zimbabwe ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1.4 | 0 | 1.4 | Thailand |
| 1940s | 1.6 | 0 | 1.6 | Thailand |
| 1950s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | Thailand |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Thailand |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 2 | 0.2 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1 | Zimbabwe |
| 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, Thailand or Zimbabwe?
- Thailand, at 2 against 2 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Thailand and Zimbabwe?
- 0, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Zimbabwe?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Thailand and Zimbabwe rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Thailand ranks 1st and Zimbabwe 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).