China vs Eritrea: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
China
100.0%
in 2025
Eritrea
100.0%
in 2025
China rank
1st
Eritrea rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- China
- Eritrea
How they compare
China currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Eritrea ahead.
China ranks 1st and Eritrea ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Eritrea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 8.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% | China |
| 1920s | 10.0% | 0.0% | 10.0% | China |
| 1930s | 10.0% | 0.0% | 10.0% | China |
| 1940s | 37.0% | 0.0% | 37.0% | China |
| 1950s | 98.8% | 40.0% | 58.8% | China |
| 1960s | 98.0% | 100.0% | 2.0% | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 98.0% | 100.0% | 2.0% | Eritrea |
| 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, China or Eritrea?
- China, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between China and Eritrea?
- 0.0%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Eritrea?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do China and Eritrea rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- China ranks 1st and Eritrea 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.