Bangladesh vs Philippines: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Bangladesh
100.0%
in 2025
Philippines
100.0%
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
1st
Philippines rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Bangladesh
- Philippines
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Philippines, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Philippines ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 1st and Philippines ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Philippines |
| 1910s | 1.0% | 11.0% | 10.0% | Philippines |
| 1920s | 3.0% | 20.0% | 17.0% | Philippines |
| 1930s | 6.5% | 30.5% | 24.0% | Philippines |
| 1940s | 37.0% | 52.5% | 15.5% | Philippines |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 62.5% | 37.5% | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 72.5% | 27.5% | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 84.0% | 16.0% | Bangladesh |
| 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 Philippines?
- Bangladesh, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Bangladesh and Philippines?
- 0.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Philippines?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Philippines rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Bangladesh ranks 1st and Philippines 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.