Kuwait vs Sri Lanka: Universal right to vote
Kuwait
2
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2
in 2025
Kuwait rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Kuwait
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
Across all 237 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 1.6 | 1.6 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 2 | 1.1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 2 | 0.6 | Sri Lanka |
| 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, Kuwait or Sri Lanka?
- Kuwait, at 2 against 2 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Kuwait and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sri Lanka?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Sri Lanka rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Kuwait ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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.