Kenya vs Malaysia: Universal right to vote
Kenya
2
in 2025
Malaysia
2
in 2025
Kenya rank
1st
Malaysia rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Kenya
- Malaysia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 2 against 2 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.
Across all 131 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malaysia | 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 | 1 | 1 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Malaysia |
| 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, Kenya or Malaysia?
- Kenya, at 2 against 2 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Kenya and Malaysia?
- 0, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malaysia?
- 131 years are reported by both, from 1895 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Malaysia rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Kenya 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.