China vs Pakistan: Universal right to vote
China
2
in 2025
Pakistan
2
in 2025
China rank
1st
Pakistan rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- China
- Pakistan
How they compare
China currently reports 2 against 2 in Pakistan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 79 shared years of data; in 1947 it was China ahead.
China ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2 | 0 | 2 | China |
| 1950s | 2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | China |
| 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, China or Pakistan?
- China, at 2 against 2 in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between China and Pakistan?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Pakistan?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
- How do China and Pakistan rank globally for universal right to vote?
- China ranks 1st and Pakistan 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.