Mali vs Sudan: Universal right to vote
Mali
2
in 2025
Sudan
2
in 2025
Mali rank
1st
Sudan rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Mali
- Sudan
How they compare
Mali currently reports 2 against 2 in Sudan, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 127 shared years of data; in 1899 it was Sudan ahead.
Mali ranks 1st and Sudan ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Sudan | 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 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Sudan |
| 1960s | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4 | Mali |
| 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, Mali or Sudan?
- Mali, at 2 against 2 in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Mali and Sudan?
- 0, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sudan?
- 127 years are reported by both, from 1899 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Sudan rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Mali ranks 1st and Sudan 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.