Bangladesh vs Belgium: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote

Bangladesh
100.0%
in 2025
Belgium
100.0%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
1st
Belgium rank
1st

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Belgium
020406080100178919072025

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Belgium, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Belgium ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 1st and Belgium ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Belgium Difference Ahead
1780s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1790s 0.0% 16.0% 16.0% Belgium
1800s 0.0% 40.0% 40.0% Belgium
1810s 0.0% 19.3% 19.3% Belgium
1820s 0.0% 5.0% 5.0% Belgium
1830s 0.0% 2.5% 2.5% Belgium
1840s 0.0% 2.8% 2.8% Belgium
1850s 0.0% 4.0% 4.0% Belgium
1860s 0.0% 4.0% 4.0% Belgium
1870s 0.0% 4.0% 4.0% Belgium
1880s 0.0% 4.0% 4.0% Belgium
1890s 0.0% 31.6% 31.6% Belgium
1900s 0.0% 50.0% 50.0% Belgium
1910s 1.0% 50.0% 49.0% Belgium
1920s 3.0% 50.0% 47.0% Belgium
1930s 6.5% 50.0% 43.5% Belgium
1940s 37.0% 55.0% 18.0% Belgium
1950s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
1960s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0%
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, Bangladesh or Belgium?
Bangladesh, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Bangladesh and Belgium?
0.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Belgium?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Belgium rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
Bangladesh ranks 1st and Belgium 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
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Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.