Afghanistan vs Hong Kong: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote

Afghanistan
100.0%
in 2025
Hong Kong
100.0%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
1st
Hong Kong rank
1st

Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Hong Kong
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 1st and Hong Kong ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Hong Kong Difference Ahead
1900s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% β€”
1910s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% β€”
1920s 60.0% 0.0% 60.0% Afghanistan
1930s 60.0% 0.0% 60.0% Afghanistan
1940s 50.0% 0.0% 50.0% Afghanistan
1950s 50.0% 0.0% 50.0% Afghanistan
1960s 80.0% 0.0% 80.0% Afghanistan
1970s 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% Afghanistan
1980s 100.0% 0.0% 100.0% Afghanistan
1990s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
2000s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of adult citizens who have the right to vote, Afghanistan or Hong Kong?
Afghanistan, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Hong Kong as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Afghanistan and Hong Kong?
0.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Hong Kong?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Hong Kong rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Hong Kong ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adult citizens who have the 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

Indicator
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Unit
%
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,409 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.