Tanzania vs Zimbabwe: Universal right to vote
Tanzania
2
in 2025
Zimbabwe
2
in 2025
Tanzania rank
1st
Zimbabwe rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Tanzania
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 2 against 2 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Tanzania ranks 1st and Zimbabwe ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 0 | 1.4 | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 2 | 0.2 | 1.8 | Tanzania |
| 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, Tanzania or Zimbabwe?
- Tanzania, at 2 against 2 in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Tanzania and Zimbabwe?
- 0, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zimbabwe?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Tanzania and Zimbabwe rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Tanzania ranks 1st and Zimbabwe 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.