Bahrain vs Malawi: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote

Bahrain
100.0%
in 2025
Malawi
100.0%
in 2025
Bahrain rank
1st
Malawi rank
1st

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

  • Bahrain
  • Malawi
020406080100190019622025

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Malawi, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 126 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Bahrain ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Malawi Difference Ahead
1900s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1910s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1920s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1930s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1940s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1950s 0.0% 1.0% 1.0% Malawi
1960s 0.0% 63.2% 63.2% Malawi
1970s 40.0% 100.0% 60.0% Malawi
1980s 50.0% 100.0% 50.0% Malawi
1990s 50.0% 100.0% 50.0% Malawi
2000s 95.0% 100.0% 5.0% Malawi
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, Bahrain or Malawi?
Bahrain, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Bahrain and Malawi?
0.0%, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Malawi?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Malawi rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
Bahrain ranks 1st and Malawi 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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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
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Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.