Belize vs Malaysia: Universal right to vote
Belize
2
in 2025
Malaysia
2
in 2025
Belize rank
1st
Malaysia rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Belize
- Malaysia
How they compare
Belize currently reports 2 against 2 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1874 it was Malaysia ahead.
Belize ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | Belize |
| 1960s | 2 | 2 | 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, Belize or Malaysia?
- Belize, at 2 against 2 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Belize and Malaysia?
- 0, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Malaysia?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1874 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Malaysia rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Belize ranks 1st and Malaysia 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.