Cameroon vs Ethiopia: Universal right to vote
Cameroon
2
in 2025
Ethiopia
2
in 2025
Cameroon rank
1st
Ethiopia rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Cameroon
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2 against 2 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.
Across all 142 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 1st and Ethiopia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Ethiopia |
| 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, Cameroon or Ethiopia?
- Cameroon, at 2 against 2 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Cameroon and Ethiopia?
- 0, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Ethiopia?
- 142 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Ethiopia rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Cameroon ranks 1st and Ethiopia 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.