Afghanistan vs Myanmar: Universal right to vote
Afghanistan
2
in 2025
Myanmar
2
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
1st
Myanmar rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Afghanistan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 2 against 2 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Myanmar ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Myanmar ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Myanmar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | Myanmar |
| 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, Afghanistan or Myanmar?
- Afghanistan, at 2 against 2 in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Afghanistan and Myanmar?
- 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Myanmar?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Myanmar rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and Myanmar 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. 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 men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.