Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Afghanistan
100.0%
in 2025
Pakistan
100.0%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
1st
Pakistan rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Afghanistan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Pakistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Pakistan ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Pakistan |
| 1920s | 60.0% | 3.0% | 57.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 60.0% | 6.5% | 53.5% | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 50.0% | 37.0% | 13.0% | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 50.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 80.0% | 100.0% | 20.0% | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
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 Pakistan?
- Afghanistan, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 0.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Pakistan?
- 187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Pakistan rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and Pakistan 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
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.