Malaysia vs Portugal: Men's universal right to vote
Malaysia
1
in 2025
Portugal
1
in 2025
Malaysia rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Men's universal right to vote over time
- Malaysia
- Portugal
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1874 it was Portugal ahead.
Malaysia ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher men's universal right to vote, Malaysia or Portugal?
- Malaysia, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in men's universal right to vote between Malaysia and Portugal?
- 0, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Portugal?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1874 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Portugal rank globally for men's universal right to vote?
- Malaysia ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Men's 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 all men are allowed to vote in national elections. It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.