Cameroon vs Malawi: Universal right to vote
Cameroon
2
in 2025
Malawi
2
in 2025
Cameroon rank
1st
Malawi rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Cameroon
- Malawi
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2 against 2 in Malawi, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 135 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Malawi ahead.
Cameroon ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | Cameroon |
| 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 Malawi?
- Cameroon, at 2 against 2 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Cameroon and Malawi?
- 0, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Malawi rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Cameroon ranks 1st and Malawi 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.